Patsy "Pat" Wagner

Patsy Lucille Wagner of Celina Ohio, died on December 31, 2021 at Otterbein in St. Mary's, Ohio. Prior to August of 2020, Patsy and her husband Elton resided for 20 years in Zephyrhills, Florida.

She was born August 14, 1934 in Troy, MO to the late Lloyd and Lucille Simmons. On August 31, 2001 she was married to Elton Wagner who survives.
She is survived by her four children: Terri (Thomas) Moore, Waynesville, MO; Tim (Tammie) Faber and Kevin (Connie) Faber, Battle Creek, MI; Keith (Andrea) Faber, Celina, OH; 10 Grandchildren: Thomas Moore, Tara (Moore) Wilson, Timothy (TJ) Moore, Travis Faber, Tyler Faber, Megan (Faber) Heppler, Mitchell Faber, Tony Green, Adam Faber and Brooke Faber; 13 Great Grandchildren; her sister Sarah Wagner of Grand Rapids, MI; Sisters-In-Law Pauline (Wagner) Rufe and Katherine (Wagner) Powell. She also is survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers-in-law, Robert Wagner, John Wagner; Sister-in-law Marie (Wagner) Cracolici; and 3 Grandchildren, Kyle Faber, Abigail Faber and Bradley Faber.

Patsy was a 1952 graduate of Buchanan High School in Troy, MO and a 1955 graduate of Saint John's Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, MO. She was a Registered Nurse for more than forty years primarily at local hospitals in Battle Creek, MI, and ended her professional career as a Patient Quality Care Manager at the Veterans' Hospital in Battle Creek. After retirement, Patsy moved to Zephyrhills, Florida where she lived for 20 years with her husband Elton Wagner. She was a member of The First United Methodist Church in Zephyrhills, FL.

Visitation will be held on Monday, January 10, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral Home & Cremation Care (105 Capital Ave NE, Battle Creek, MI 49017) with a funeral service to follow at 11:30 a.m. Her Grandson, Pastor Timothy Joseph (TJ) Moore will officiate the services. Internment will be at the Ft. Custer National Cemetery immediately thereafter. A livestream of the service will be available at the following link: https://vimeo.com/662080630

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to establish the Patsy and Elton Wagner Nursing Scholarship in the Faber Family Fund with the Mercer County Civic Foundation, PO Box 439, Celina, OH 45822 (please add Faber Fund in the memo). Online donations are possible at mercercountycivicfdn.org by selecting the donate tab and then selecting Faber Family Fund from the Fund list. Personal messages for the family may be placed at www.farleyestesdowdle.com.