Lea L. Wagner

1908 - 2015  (107 years)

• Name	Lea L. Wagner
  Born	22 Aug 1908	South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Oct 2015	Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	9 Oct 2015	Garden of Memories Cemetery, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I112346	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Gottlieb F. Wagner,   b. 19 Apr 1885, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 0May 1979, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Lydia Maas,   b. 4 May 1885, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1975, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1905	Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F49268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Guthmiller,   b. 11 Dec 1905, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 0Jun 1979, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1928	South Dakota, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Delores Guthmiller   2. Lloyd Christ Guthmiller,   b. 23 Mar 1935, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 2016  (Age 81 years)   3. Pearl Guthmiller,   b. Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F49260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Lea L. Wagner Guthmiller Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about removing the ads from this memorial... Birth: Aug. 22, 1908 Death: Oct. 5, 2015 Yankton Yankton County South Dakota, USA Lea L. Guthmiller, age 107, of Yankton passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 9 at First United Methodist Church, Yankton, with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories. Visitations will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 8 at Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, with the family present and then one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be: Terry, Larry & Gary Guthmiller, Dan & David Lowe and Doug Benninghoven. Lea was born August 22, 1908 to Gottlieb and Lydia (Maas) Wagner. She was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Church. Lea married Christian Guthmiller December 3, 1928 in Tyndall, SD. After their marriage, she and Christ moved across the road from where she grew up, 20 miles north of Yankton. They lived there and farmed for 38 years before retiring and moving to Yankton in 1962. They lived in Yankton for 17 years and after Christ’s death, Lea continued to live in her home until a month before her 104th birthday, when she then moved to the nursing home. Lea worked at the downtown Yankton Coast to Coast store and Sunshine Foods. After retiring once again, she volunteered at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton for 22 years. Lea belonged to the First United Methodist Church in Yankton, VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary. All her life, she was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, making Afghans, playing cards and putting puzzles together. Lea is survived by her son, Lloyd Guthmiller of Yankton; daughter, Delores (Ray) Lowe of Golden, CO; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great grandchildren; brother, Lavern (Phoebe) Wagner of Menno, SD; sisters, Lillie Kirschenman of Yankton, SD and Belva Jean Walter of St. Lawrence, SD. Lea was preceded in death by her husband, Christ; infant daughter, Pearl; her parents; brothers: Emil, Robert and Elmer and her daughter-in-law, Karen. The family requests that any memorials be directed to a charity of your choosing. Family links: Parents: Gottlieb F. Wagner (1885 - 1979) Spouse: Christ Guthmiller (1905 - 1979) Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery Yankton Yankton County South Dakota, USA Created by: Volunteer Contributor Record added: Oct 08, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 153437204 [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: Gottlieb F Wagner Age: 21 Gender: Male Spouse: Lydia Maas Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1906 Marriage County: Hutchinson County of Residence: Hutchinson Post Office: Menno [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: Christ Guthmiller Age: 23 Gender: Male Spouse: Lea Wagner Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1928 Marriage County: Bon Homme County of Residence: Yankton Post Office: Menno