Frank A.Wagner;77;of 118 Beaumont St.;Belle Vernon;died at 7 a.m. Thursday;July 5;1973;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born July 20;1895;in Fairhope and was a veteran of World War I having served as squad leader with the 319th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Division. He was retired from Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.where he had worked as a millwright in the open hearth. Mr.Wagner was a member of First Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 659;both of Belle Vernon;and Charleroi Barracks of World War I Veterans. Surviving are his widow;Anna;three daughters;Mrs.Raymond (Margaret) Hillman of Gibsonton;Mrs.Wayne (Phyllis) Overand of West Newton and Mrs.William (Linda) Elkin of Belair;Md.;two sons;Frank Wagner of Watsontown and Tom Wagner of Belle Vernon;two brothers;John Wagner of Belle Vernon and Claude Wagner of Detroit;Mich.;14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with Dr.A.Arthur Talman of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey are the funeral directors in charge.

.
Your condolences will be posted here.