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WAGER, Laverne Mert

Male 1925 - 2020  (95 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  WAGER, Laverne Mert was born on 2 Apr 1925 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (son of WAGER, Merton L and METZ, Florence); died on 27 Jun 2020 in Batavia Memorial Hospital, Batavia, Genesee County, NY.

    Notes:

    Laverne Merton "Mert" Wagner passed away peacefully on June 27th, 2020 at the age of 95. He was born April 2, 1925 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of Merton Laverne Wager and Florence Metz Wager.
    Mert graduated from LaSalle High School, then was a voluntary inductee into the US Navy Seabees. A veteran of WWII, he served in the South Pacific (New Guinea) theatre for three years.
    Mert married Dorothy Johnson on December 22, 1945. He worked for Niagara Mohawk Power Company for 34 years, first as a hot stick lineman, then ended his career as an administrator for the Trouble Department in Buffalo. They lived in the Town of Wheatfield during those years.
    After retirement, they summered in Dansville, NY, where he had built a summer getaway, and wintered in Tucson, AZ.
    Mert was an exceptionally talented man. He built two homes and two cabins, did carpentry work on the side, and had a "Yankee Workshop" at their home, making early American furniture.
    Mert was also an amazing artist - self-taught. He got serious about painting at the age of 40, using mostly acrylic paints. He completed well over 1,000 paintings in the last 50 years. His favorite subjects were western art, horses, birds, and Amish scenes. His paintings are held by collectors all over the USA, and his pride and joy was "White Horse," a painting of an Indian that was presented to the Crown Prince of Japan in 1974.
    Mert was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy; his daughter, Amy; his son, Christopher (Robin); and an "adopted" brother, Daniel Brown. He is survived by daughters, Jane (Gerald Lynn) Williams and Penny (Tim) Simpson; grandchildren, Megan Moelbert, Marnie Aldrow, Thomas Sayle, Katrina Evans, Adam Simpson, Michael Wager, Zinah Wager and Christine Catlin; and great-grandchildren, Lauren, Derek, Anya, Ginny, Carter, Harper, and Steven.
    A private celebration of his life will be held at future date and those who wish to contribute in his memory may do so to the Hope United Methodist Church 2914 Upper Mountain Rd. Sanborn, New York 14132.
    Please share words of comfort with Mert's family at tomaszewskifh.com or for more information, please call Michael at (585)343-7500.
    The family of Laverne Merton Wagner is being cared for by the
    MICHAEL S. TOMASZEWSKI FUNERAL & CREMATION CHAPEL, LLC, 4120 West Main Street Road, Batavia, New York 14020.Published on June 30, 2020

    Laverne married JOHNSON, Dorothy on 22 Dec 1945 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY. Dorothy (daughter of JOHNSON, William J and Ellen I) was born on 11 Feb 1925 in Canada; died on 20 Feb 1998 in Dansville, Livingston County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. WAGER, Amy and died.
    2. WAGER, Christopher and died.
    3. WAGER, Jane
    4. WAGER, Penny

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  WAGER, Merton L was born about 1904 in New York (son of WAGER, David and Elizabeth); and died.

    Merton married METZ, Florence about 1924. Florence (daughter of METZ, Christopher P and Katherine) was born about 1907 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  METZ, Florence was born about 1907 in New York (daughter of METZ, Christopher P and Katherine); and died.

    Notes:

    Niagara Gazette - 12/18/1945

    Mr. and Mrs. William J. Johnson,
    of Sanborn, N. Y., announce the
    engagement of their daughter,
    Dorothy, to Mr. La Verne M. Wager,
    U.S.N.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Merton
    Wager, of 224 Seventieth street.
    The wedding will take place Saturday,
    December 22, In the Methodist
    church In Sanborn.

    Children:
    1. 1. WAGER, Laverne Mert was born on 2 Apr 1925 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 27 Jun 2020 in Batavia Memorial Hospital, Batavia, Genesee County, NY.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  WAGER, David was born in May 1876 in New York; and died.

    David married Elizabeth about 1900. Elizabeth was born about 1880 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth was born about 1880 in New York; and died.
    Children:
    1. WAGER, Howard R was born on 25 Sep 1901 in New York; died on 12 Jun 1989 in Eustis, Lake County, FL.
    2. 2. WAGER, Merton L was born about 1904 in New York; and died.

  3. 6.  METZ, Christopher P was born in May 1872 in Germany; died in 1951; was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.

    Christopher married Katherine about 1898. Katherine was born in Nov 1873 in Germany; died in 1966; was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Katherine was born in Nov 1873 in Germany; died in 1966; was buried in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY.
    Children:
    1. METZ, Alice C was born in Feb 1899 in New York; and died.
    2. 3. METZ, Florence was born about 1907 in New York; and died.
    3. METZ, Mary was born about 1915 in New York.



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