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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272280
Title: Eleanor Wagner
Date: 8/23/1928-8/7/2026
Inscription/Marks: 8/23/1928
Summary: Eleanor Wagner, 97, of Glen Ullin, ND, passed away August 7, 2026, at Marian Manor Healthcare Center. Funeral Mass was held August 12, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glen Ullin, with Father Gary Benz celebrating. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND. Eleanor was born August 23, 1928, to Lucas and Angelina (Kary) Meuchel. She attended country school at St. Joe. On October 18, 1949, Eleanor married Alvin Wagner. Together, they farmed until 1983, when they moved to Glen Ullin. Eleanor worked at the Senior Center and Marian Manor Healthcare Center. She was a member of Haymarsh Homemakers, Christian Mothers and the Glen Ullin Lioness Club. Eleanor was always busy. She enjoyed baking, cooking, canning and sewing. She sewed for most of Glen Ullin and Hebron. Her needles were always moving. Eleanor will be deeply missed by her children, Fran Thomas of Bismarck, Cal Wagner of Beulah, ND, Jim (Dorinda) of Linton, ND, and Donna (Loren) Riemers of Oregon; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Loreine, Caroline and Angie; and one brother-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin, in 1998; son, Jeff, in 2009; granddaughters, Allayna, in 2025 and Nicole, in 2026; and 11 siblings.
Red ID: FND_I_79773

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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