Wagner

Floyd E. Wagner, 100, of Butler, passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

He was born March 19, 1925, in Ellwood City, and was the son of the late Harvey and Bessie (Flinner) Wagner.

Floyd was a devoted member of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served as an usher, Sunday school teacher and a member of the church council. He was a veteran of the United States Army, proudly serving during World War II in the European Theater.

He was a 1942 graduate of Butler High School, a 1953 graduate of Slippery Rock College, and earned his master’s degree from Westminster College in 1957. Floyd dedicated 36 years to education, serving as a teacher, principal and guidance counselor in Hampton Township, Okinawa, Pine Township, Germany, Panama, and the Butler Area School District, retiring in 1989.

His employment with the United States government afforded him many travel opportunities with his wife and children. One of the most memorable was the family’s drive home from Panama to Butler in June of 1972 in a Volkswagen camper.

Floyd was a life member of VFW Post 249 and the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees. He had a deep love for working with youth. Woodworking and construction were lifelong passions, and he proudly built the family home and barn over the years.

Surviving are his wife of 78 years, Norma Jean (Miller) Wagner of Butler; two daughters, Kathleen Stedman of Middletown, Pa. and Wendy Kromer of Hudson, Ohio; a son, Jeffrey Wagner of Indianapolis, Ind.; five grandchildren, Erik (Angela) Keptner, Kelly (Josh) Kromer, Kate (Matt) Williamson, Alyssa Wagner, and Lucas Wagner; four great-grandchildren, Zachary and Samantha Keptner, Liam Kromer, and Rooney Wagner Williamson; and his sister, Donna Lee Shogren of Oakland, Md.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Arthur Eugene Wagner; and a sister, Martha Barto.

WAGNER — Friends of Floyd E. Wagner, who died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, will be received from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at noon Tuesday, Dec. 23, at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 West Jefferson St., Butler, with the Rev. David Phillips officiating.

Private burial will take place in Butler County Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Arrangements were entrusted to YOUNG FUNERAL HOME, Butler.

For more information, go to www.youngfuneralhomes.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.