Joan Katherine Wagner

1940 - 2025

Joan Katherine Wagner passed peacefully away September 14, 2025. She was born July 8, 1940, in Washington, DC to parents Francis J. Burns and Mary Ellen Estep. Growing up, she attended Catholic schools in the District of Columbia and out of state. In her late teens, Joan entered a Convent affiliated with the Wheaton Franciscans, intending to become a nun before she felt she had a different calling from God.

Joan then met her husband Richard (Dick) Wagner at a Young Adult function in DC and were married shortly thereafter, spending a little over 60 years of their lives together. They raised a large family of six children living primarily in Maryland and Ohio. After Richard's passing, Joan returned to Frederick, Maryland to be with her family.

Joan is survived by her children: Elizabeth (Craig) Lalley, Richard Wagner, Kathleen Wagner, Amy (Jon) Acquafondata, Alice Wagner (Nadene Vevea, who loved and was loved as her special daughter), and Stephen Wagner. Grandchildren Samantha (David) Stringer, Jennifer (Alex) Turman, and Kristen Lalley (Thanos Pappas); Great grandchildren Alexander, Caterina, Kathleen, Claire, and Nolan.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and by her sisters, Pauline Perry and Helen Cordero.

Final arrangements are being managed by Keeney Basford Funeral Home; a funeral mass will be held at noon on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025 at St. Joseph on Carrollton Manor Catholic Church, 5843 Manor Woods Rd, Frederick, Maryland 21703. Visitation with the family is the hour prior at 11:00AM, at the church. Interment will follow the service at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland, Maryland.

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