Yesterday, Keith and I went to Ann Wagler's funeral in Roanoke. Ed Sauder (Bonnie Wuthrich's husband) had the service. It was very nice and mostly arranged by Ann. It was good to see Susan and Joan and their families.
Just a little side bit of news. Today Ed and Bonnie are leaving for Africa to climb Mt.
Killimanjaro, 19340 ft. They have climbed several other mountains, including Mt. McKinley.
They are a unique couple.
Alice
3 comments:
Wow - good for them. Is that Sauder? That would be the last thing I would want to do.
Much of what I know about teaching I learned from my mother and Ann Wagler - just by watching and listening. I still remember attending VBS and being enthralled by the Bible and missionary stories "Miss Ann" would tell. She was always very happy and enthusiastic. I loved her and am happy for her that her work on earth is finished and her faith has been made sight.
We attended Ann's funeral via the Roanoke dial-in phone service and almost felt we were there. That is the fourth dial in funeral that we've listened to (Aunt Edith Martin in Princeville, Bob Miller and Sig Schubert in Peoria). Both of us thought Ann was very aptly described. She was a very interesting person and only eternity will reveal all that she and Br. John did that folks do not generally know about. One of the points made was that John had an engineering degree and Ann an RN and they could well have lived a more affluent life, but chose not to. How distressed they would be with the Haitian tragedy, which was tragic enough even before the earthquake.
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