Joseph C . Wagner

Joseph C. Wagner Jr., 80, of Fountain Hill, died April 15, 2014. He was the son of the late Joseph C. Wagner, Sr. and Anne E. (Gray) Wagner. Born January 20, 1934, he graduated from Allentown Central Catholic High School Class of 1951. He was a 1956 graduate of Rider University and served in the US Army, being honorably discharged in 1959. He retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in 1997 after 37 years. At the time of his retirement, Joe was the Director of Claims and Accounts Receivable.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Margaret Anne (Sharkey) Wagner, five sons, James and his wife, Amy, of Berkeley Hts., NJ; Joseph (Bud) and his wife, Linda, of Lake Hauto, PA; Michael of Chicago, IL; John and his wife, Heydee, of Florence, SC; and Mark (Duke) and his wife, Erika, of Bethlehem, PA; sister, Mrs. Nancy Strommer of Bethlehem, PA; and 14 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sister Anita Joseph Wagner, SSJ in 1997.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10a.m. Monday, April 21, 2014 at St. Ursulas Catholic Church, 1300 Broadway, Bethlehem, PA 18015. A viewing will be held from 6-8pm Sunday evening at the Connell Funeral Home, Inc., 245 E. Broad St., Bethlehem, PA 18018, and Monday morning from 9-10a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Holy Saviour Cemetery, Bethlehem, PA.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Ursulas Catholic Church.

Cemetery
Holy Saviour Cemetery
2575 Linden St.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US

Viewing
Sunday, April 20, 2014
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Connell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA 18018
US
610-868-8531

Visitation
Monday, April 21, 2014
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
St. Ursula's Catholic Church
1300 Broadway
Fountain Hill PA
US

Mass of Christian Burial
Monday, April 21, 2014
10:00 AM
St. Ursula's Catholic Church
1300 Broadway
Fountain Hill PA
US

Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA - 18018
US
610-868-8531