Obituary of Antone G. Wagner

Antone G. Wagner, 93, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at Greenwood Manor Care Center in Iowa City. He was a longtime resident of North Liberty, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City. Burial will be at the Oxford Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorial donations can be made in Antone’s memory to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Antone George Wagner was born January 3, 1917, in Johnson County, Iowa rural Oxford the son of Carl and Nellie (Wagner) Wagner. Following attending schools near Oxford he worked as a farm hand for area farmers in the Oxford and Homestead areas. On December 4, 1940, he was united in marriage to Agnes Katherine Sandersfeld in Conroy, IA. The couple moved near North Liberty in the early 1940’s where they along with Wendyll and Lois Stoner partnered to farm until their retirement in 1980 when Antone and Agnes moved into North Liberty. Agnes died August 16, 1997. He was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Iowa City, a member of the Johnson County Farm Bureau. Within the Farm Bureau he was a vocal advocate for farmers having health insurance. A true farmer at heart, Antone loved the outdoors, his farming, gardens, and caring for his yard. He loved collecting vintage tractor and car models; mechanically reworked a 1929 Ford, tudor. Playing cards with family and friends, bingo at Senior Dining, and the care center were all things he enjoyed doing in good health and mind up until just a few months ago. His family includes his two children and their spouses, Alvin and Alta Wagner of North Liberty; Elaine and Kenneth Cook of Cedar Rapids; 4 grandchildren, Lyle Wagner (Christine Sorensen), Kathlene Hoech (Peter), Denise Fesler (Christopher) and Kevin Cook; 2 great-granddaughters, Meleah and Mallory Fesler; sisters-in-law, Lillian Sandersfeld of Williamsburg, and Barbara Sandersfeld of Marengo; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Antone was preceded in death by his parents, wife, sister, Paulena Bowler and her husband, Ralph; sister-in-law, Regina Jacobs; and brothers-in-law, Raymond Sandersfeld, Ralph Sandersfeld, and Leonard Jacobs.