Franklin C. Wangberg

Franklin C. Wangberg Formerly of Paw Paw Franklin C. Wangberg, The Hideout, Lake Ariel, PA, died Monday evening in the Brighten at Julia Ribuado Senior Care Center after an illness. His wife is the former Dorothy Agnes Bush Cassidy. The couple had been married for 16 years. His first wife, the former Jean Patterson died in 1991. Born in East Lansing, son of the late Ingwald and Clara Hopper Wangberg. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Michigan and then earned a Master's Degree in meteorology from MIT and a Master's Degree in Education from Western Michigan University. He was a member of the St. Thomas More/St. Mary's Parish Community. Prior to retirement he had been employed as a teacher for over 30 years in various public schools in Michigan and retired as an associate professor of education at Western Michigan University. He was a United States Navy veteran. Surviving are sons, Mark (Meg) of Pennsylvania, Chris (Terry) of Iowa; stepson, Joseph (Paula) Cassidy of New Jersey; daughters, Susan (Robert) Martin of Washington, Laura (Irve) Denenberg of Colorado, Sally (James) Newton of Michigan; stepdaughters, Catherine (Kent) Cassidy of New Jersey, Susan Pignatello, Grace (Patrick) Clauss, all of Lake Ariel, and Ruthanne (Bob) Griffin of New Jersey; sister, Joy Sleeper of Michigan; 26 grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers Harold and David and a stepson, David, who died while serving our country in Vietnam. Family and friends will be received Thursday evening and Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, 10:00 a.m. in Lake Ariel, PA. Cremation will follow the Mass. Arrangements by the James Wilson Funeral Home, Lake Ariel, www.jameswilsonfuneralhome.com A gathering of family and friends will be held Sunday (September 7) 1-3 p.m. at the Adams Funeral Home, Paw Paw. Interment of cremains will follow at Almena Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan or to the National Parkinson's Foundation. Share a memory or condolence online at: www.timeformemory.com/adams