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Lambert J. “Bert” Wagner

PORTAGE  --   Lambert J. “Bert” Wagner, age 82, of Portage, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Divine Savior Healthcare Hospital.

Bert was born on February 5, 1932 in Augsburg, Germany, the son of Lambert J. and Mathilda (Schuster) Wagner.  He had worked for Kenny Construction in Chicago, doing deep tunnel construction. Bert was a member of the United Brotherhood of Operating Engineers, Local #150 for over 60 years.  He was a member of the St. Hubertus Jagd Club in Chicago, and loved his family, big game hunting and bird watching.

He is survived by his wife, Donna;  his children, Anna (Warren) Kraft, Mundelien, Fred (Allison) Wagner, Trevor, Bert (Carrie) Wagner, Chicago, Cheryl (Larry) Lynch, Portage, and Patrick Ryan, Sheboygan Falls;  his grandchildren, Raymond Kraft, Brandon Wagner, Skylar Kovachik, Cole Kovachik, Lila Wagner, Errin (Chad) Vivian, Justin Ryan, Ian Ryan, Scott Burnstad and Erick Burnstad;  eleven great-grandchildren;  his sister, Mathilda (Karl) Hochstatter, Augsburg, Germany;  other relatives and many close friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, and a grandson, Kyle Wagner. 

A memorial visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage.  A prayer service will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. 

 

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