Clarence Wagner

1924 - 2021

Clarence "Buzz" Wagner, 97, of Cabot, passed away Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at Concordia Lutheran Ministries. Born July 17, 1924, in Sharpsburg, he was the son of the late William J. Wagner and Clara Kessler Wagner. Clarence was an Army veteran, serving in WWII. He worked in electrical maintenance for Westinghouse Electric and was a member of the IBEW. Clarence was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Saxonburg. Clarence enjoyed gardening and hunting. Surviving are his children, Carol (Kenneth) Walzer, Judith Sokolowski, of Georgia, and Robert (Jodi) Wagner; daughter-in-law, Alice Scott Wagner; a sister, Martha Strohm; grandchildren, Kenneth Walzer, Karen (Jason) Hendershot, Kevin (Jennifer) Walzer, Donald Sokolowski, Brian Sokolowski, Kimberly Sokolowski, Scott Wagner, Alexander (Nicole) Wagner, Bobbi Lynn (Joseph) Beck, and Benjamin Wagner; 16 great-grandchildren; and numerous and nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Edwards Wagner; best friend and companion, Evelyn F. Tusing; sons, Daniel Edward Wagner and Thomas William Wagner; and seven siblings, Laura (John) Reibert, Gertrude (Edward) Newcamp, Regina (Richard) Stivers, Helen (Albert) Dietrich, Mildred (Clarence) Dietrich, Walter (Santina) Wagner and Gerald (Katherine) Wagner; and a son-in-law, Robert Sokolowski. Friends will be received from noon to 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at FOX FUNERAL HOME INC., 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg, PA 16056. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with Rev. Brian Shirey officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Lakewood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or Autism Speaks.