Linda L. Wagner

Linda L. Wagner obituary, Waterford, NY

Linda L. Wagner

Linda Wagner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home on Nov. 18, 2025.

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WATERFORD Linda L. Wagner, 83, of Broad St. passed away Tuesday May 6, 2025 at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home. Born in Easton, PA she was the daughter of the late Louis and Emma Fay Large. She was raised in Fish House, NY and then moved to Utica and then to the Waterford address in 2023.
Linda was a member of the ladies Auxiliary of the Deerfield Volunteer Fire Department. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and Word Search as well as watching soap operas.
She was the widow of Paul Wagner who died in 2018. She is the mother of Brian Wagner (Sandra) of Waterford, Charmaine Donato (David) of Utica and David Wagner of Schenectady and is the sister of Kathy Dimaio of Niskayuna and the late Marilyn Minister. She is the proud grandmother of Kevin and Matthew Donato, Hanna and Abigail Wagner. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Relatives and friends may visit at the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rte. 32), Waterford on Monday May 12, 2025 from 11 am – noon.
Committal services will follow at 1 pm at Gerald BH Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Abraham House, 1203 Kemble St, Utica, NY 13501.

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