CHARLES WAEGNER

1934 - 2025

CHARLES RICHARD WAEGNER

Feb. 4, 1934 – Sept. 8, 2025

Charles Richard Waegner, 91, died at home in Boulevard, California, on September 8, 2025. Rich was born February 4, 1934, to Fred and Clara Waegner in Houston, Texas. In California he attended Vista High School and studied agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona. He married Olivia Gongora on September 27, 1968.

For 19 years he worked for the Imperial County Agricultural Commissioner's office as an inspector and deputy commissioner. In April 1979, he was hired by Rockwood Chemical as a pest control advisor, later serving as President of Rockwood until his retirement in January 2016.

He was an avid collector of many things and had many interests. He enjoyed rock hunting, dove hunting, reading, studying plant pathology, gardening, identifying birds, collecting seeds, growing native plants, collecting antiques and Mexican ironwood carvings.

Rich is survived by his wife, Olivia; children daughters, Richelle Predmore, Melissa Waegner, Melissa Mara, and Nancy Rogers; grandchildren, Scott Miller, Ryan Giannini, Preston White, Hunter Toten Waegner, Sarah Robles, Anthony Martinez, and Jessica Martinez; and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Alan Waegner, and son, Richard Mark Waegner.

A memorial gathering will be held in December. The family requests donations in Rich's memory be made to CAPCA Desert Valleys Scholarships fund, P.O. Box 391, Brawley, CA 92227.