Services for Glenn Otto Wagner,

Glenn Otto Wagner, 84, died on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at the Goldpine Home in Bemidji, MN

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the United Lutheran Church with the Reverend Kris Snyder officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the United Lutheran Cemetery in Berner. The Cease Family Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

Glenn was born prematurely on January 5, 1937, at his Grandma Bergeson’s home in Clearbrook; small enough to fit inside a shoebox, which was kept near the wood stove to keep him warm. He grew up in Berner; learning how to farm alongside his dad and Grandpa Wagner. After graduating high school in 1955, Glenn attended the Teacher’s College in Bemidji, MN for a year before joining the Army National Guard and serving as a Reserve for 6 years. His training took him to Missouri, California, and Alaska. After his discharge, Glenn returned to the Gonvick area and worked, along with his brother Kenny, as a car mechanic – and also helping out on the family farm. He later moved to Osseo, MN, and began a 12-year career as a truck driver. Glenn had a boat and was often at Lake Minnetonka… skiing barefoot! His brother Ken introduced him to a pretty blonde, Mardelle Ostgaard; they were married August 1966. In 1970, they moved north to Berner to take over the Wagner farm from Glenn’s parents. In addition to farming, he worked at times at a local rice farm and at a sugar beet plant. They had 3 children; Michael, Karen, and Rachael.

Glenn is survived by his children- Mike Wagner of Warroad, Minnesota; Karen Wagner of Phoenix, Arizona; and Rachael (Jason) Pearson of West Fargo, ND; grandchildren - Sarah Wagner, and McKenzie, Madison, and Emma Pearson; sisters - Arvilla (Don) Meinhardt of Cokato, Minnesota; and Gloria (Clif) Thompson of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Preceded by wife Mardy, parents Otto and Tillie; and brothers Ray and Kenny.