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Alfred Roy Wagner, 94

Alfred Roy Wagner, 94, of Post Falls, Idaho, passed away March 20, 2017, at his home. Alfred was born July 3, 1922, in Detroit, Mich., to Frank and Agnes (Podke) Wagner.

Al grew up during the Depression in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the second oldest of five brothers and one sister. He was raised on the east side of Cleveland in a tough neighborhood. It is said that the kids got tougher the farther down the street you went, and the Wagners lived at the end of the block.

In October 1939, Al joined the United States Marine Corps, and was sent to Parris Island, S.C., for training. While on recruiting duty with the Marines in Cleveland, Ohio, he met and married Mary Lucy Mackham, and adopted her four small children. The marriage lasted 38 years before the Lord called her home. During 20 years in the Corps, he participated in action against the enemy at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941, the Battle of Midway Island, Tulagi and Guadacanah in the Soloman Islands and the battle engagements during the war in Korea. He also served as a Military Policeman in the occupation of Japan, then in Tiensen, China.

After retiring from the Marines, Al spent five years as a Deputy Sheriff in Orange County, Calif. After resigning from the Sheriff’s Department, he bought a business in Benton, Calif., which he later sold. He then bought a home in Carson City, Nev., and started working with the Nevada Department of Prisons, and eventually retired as a prison guard sergeant in 1982. In 1981, Al was chosen as the “Best Employee” for the Nevada Department of Prisons.

Finally, Al sold his home in Carson City, and had a home built in Hayden, Idaho.

A rosary service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2017, with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. at Bell Tower Funeral Home, 3398 E. Jenalan Ave., Post Falls. Burial will be at Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens.

Bell Tower Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. You may view his online memorial at www.belltowerfuneralhome.com.