Wagner

Ronald W. Wagner, 74, of West Deer Township died Friday, Feb. 27, in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Born June 6, 1934, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Lillian and the late George M. Wagner.

Ronald was the founder and owner of the North Park General Store in McCandless.

He was an avid hunter, boater and Steelers fan.

He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Marlene (Hoffman) Wagner, whom he married Nov. 25, 1955. He was the loving father of Anita (Mark Nelson) Wagner, Yvonne (Ted) Tabacchi, George (Lorie) Wagner, Bernadette (Glenn) Conklin, Bart (Pam James) Wagner, Kurt (Kelly) Wagner and Christopher (Stephenie) Wagner; brother of Kenneth Wagner, Judith "Judy" Spencer, Ruth Ann Dee, Joel Wagner and Wayne Wagner; and Pap to 16 grandchildren.

<B>WAGNER</B> — The Wagner family will welcome friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Schellhaas Funeral Home</B>, 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, 724-443-1505. A Mass of Christian burial for Ronald W. Wagner, who died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, March 13, at St. Victor Church. Interment with military honors will follow in the Holy Savior Catholic Cemetery, Gibsonia.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Ron's honor to the St. Victor Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 149, Bairdford, PA 15006.Please send a personal tribute to www.schellhaasfh.com.