Linda Wagner
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Linda Wagner (née Petersen), 75, of Oswego, Illinois, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022, at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. She was born to the late Harlev and Virginia Petersen (née Burleigh) Petersen, on July 25, 1947, in Berwyn, Illinois. Linda was a part of the graduating class of 1965 from Riverside Brookfield High School (or "RB") in Riverside, Illinois. She attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois for one year... where she met DeWayne. She married the late DeWayne Wagner in 1970, and they lived together in Vernon Hills, Illinois, for 46 years. Linda is survived by three children: David (Tierney) Wagner, of Maple Park, Illinois; Jeffrey Wagner, of Vernon Hills, Illinois; and Chris (Kristin) Wagner, of West Rochester Hills, Michigan. She is also survived by four grandchildren: Sarah, Annie, Makayla, and Grayson Wagner; a sister, Laura Fagot; and two nephews, Kevin Bechtel and Brian Bechtel. Linda was predeceased by her loving husband in 2016. Linda enjoyed laughing, traveling, playing games, the Heartland TV show, and, above all else, family. A "celebration of life" event was held on January 3, 2023, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Naperville, Illinois, with a gravesite service to be performed later in the spring. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in her name (posted below). https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/GiftFunds/GiftFunds?px=7828897&pg=personal&fr_id=39300 |
