Grafton – Marjorie H. Ives Wagar, 82, of Simon Road, Grafton, NY, died Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at St. Mary’s Hospital Troy, NY, after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Alson H. Ives and Gladys (Cottrell) Ives and wife of the late Merritt E. Wagar. She had resided in Troy for 21 years and lived most of the rest of her life in Grafton. She was a graduate of the Troy High School class of 1944.
She was a homemaker. An active member of the Grafton United Methodist Church, she was a member of the Troy Annual Conference for 25 years, serving on the Board of Global Ministries, on the Laity Committee and as a Certified Lay Speaker. She was active in the Bennington-Troy (Embury) District and with the District United Methodist Women. She was a former district President. Mrs. Wagar was a member and former President of the Grafton Historical Society and a member of the former Grafton Community League and the PTA.
Survivors include three sons, Richard M. Wagar and wife Missy of Troy, James E. Wagar and wife Carol of Grafton and Jeffrey A. Wagar and wife Beth of Grafton, a daughter, Joanne M. and husband Mark Hubbs of Pittstown, NY, a sister, Dorothy McChesney of Moriah, NY, nine grandchildren, Stacy Winn, Richard M. Wagar II, Colleen Wagar, Gregory and Matthew Lewis, David and Michael Hubbs and Nathan and Leta Wagar, four great-grandchildren, Jordan and Kylie Winn and Brooke and Drew Ryan, and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by a sister, Ruth I. Daley.
Funeral services are Friday, November 7, at 12 noon at the Grafton United Methodist Church, Route 2, Grafton. Interment will be in Eagle Mills Cemetery.
Relatives and friends may call at the Bryce Funeral Home, Inc., 276 Pawling Avenue, Troy, on Thursday from 4 to 7 pm.
The family would like to express their deepest thanks to the ER staff and 5th Floor nursing staff at St. Mary’s Hospital and the Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Marjorie Wagar to the Grafton Historical Society, P.O. Box 244, Grafton, NY, 12082, or the Grafton Methodist Church Building Fund, Route 2, Grafton, NY, 12082. For a private family guest book and service directions, visit www.brycefh.com.