WABASH – Catherine Alice Wagmer, 72, formerly of Wabash, died at 5:40 a.m. July 13, 2012, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Sept. 13, 1939, in Wabash, to William L. and Catherine Murphy Fleck. On Aug. 26, 1989, in Wabash, she married James Wagmer, who died Dec. 21, 1999. She was a nurse’s aide at the Wabash County Hospital and at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. She also was a former secretary at the Wabash Senior Center and a dog groomer. She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Wabash, and a past president of the Wabash Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxillary. She lived most of her life in Wabash, moving to Silver Lake in 2000 and to the Peabody Retirement Community in 2006. Surviving are three children: Michael S. (and spouse Karla Hoskins) Doub, Silver Lake; Mary Doub (and Kathy Smart), Anna Maria Island, Fla.; and Catherine “Kit” Bettencourt, Wabash; two stepchildren, David A. (and spouse Jane) Wagmer, Wabash, and Deborah (and spouse Anthony) Allman, Aiken, S.C.; a brother, William (and spouse Mary Catherine) Fleck, Silver Lake; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John Fleck. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 188 W. Sinclair St., Wabash, with Father Sextus Don officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Tipton. Calling is from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Services, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with a rosary services at 5 p.m. ***** Condolences may be sent via www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
