
Daniel "Pete" Wagner
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Daniel "Pete" Wagner, 91, died August 14, 2023, in his home in Oakes, ND.
Daniel "Pete" Theodore Wagner was born on June 27, 1932, in rural LaMoure County, ND, to Theodore and Mildred (Cox) Wagner. One of ten children, he grew up on the family farm where he attended Wright County School in Wright Township.
Pete made a trip to the West coast before returning to North Dakota. On September 20, 1953, he married Delores Kassman at St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in rural LaMoure. Together they had five children and made their home in the rural LaMoure area before moving to their farm in rural Oakes. He always had cattle, hogs and chickens on their farm. During the winter months, he worked at Hirds Implement in LaMoure. In 2013, Pete and Delores moved to Oakes. With Pete's love of farming, he continued to go to the farm to lend a helping hand and see what was happening at the farm.
When he wasn't tending to the animals or out in the fields, Pete could be found bowling in his younger years, square dancing with Delores, or attending local auctions and bull sales. He was a lifetime member of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, LaMoure.
Pete is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Delores; children, Twila (Glenn) Lemier, Oakes, ND, Danella (Wayne) Flaten, Fargo, ND, Wayne (Sandi) Wagner, Fargo, ND, Jolene Annen, Shakopee, MN, and Lyle Wagner, Moorhead, MN; ten grandchildren, Collin Lemier, Dixie (John) Tompt, Joshua (Katie) Lemier, Stacy Flaten, Lisa (Mike) Grossman, Serina Calhoun, Tessa (Ben) Callhoun-Doughty, Trent (Erin) Wagner, Mollie Annen, and Abbie (Alec) Lamberty; 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Alice Raatz, Lora Tischer, and Virginia Schmitz; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Virgil, Newton, Donald, Roger, and David Wagner; sister, Carolyn Gemar, brothers-in-law, Norman Tischer, Marvin Raatz, Floyd Schmitz, and Harold Gemar; and sister-in-law, Orla Wagner.
A memorial service will be held at Zoar Lutheran Church in LaMoure on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with a gathering of family & friends one hour prior. Pete's service will be live streamed on the Dahlstrom Funeral Home website www.dahlstromfuneralhome.com on his obituary page. Burial will be at St. Ansgar Cemetery near LaMoure.
