Rosary service will be held on Friday, February 13, at 9:15 am with Funeral Mass following at 10 am at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Scottsbluff with Father Gerald Harr officiating. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Visitation will be at the church starting at 8:30 am.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to Catholic Daughters of St. Agnes Church or Wel-Life Resident Council. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.dugankramer.com for the family.
Rita was born on April 25, 1928, in Scotia, Nebraska to John Joseph and Catherine Alice (Halpin) Burns.
She married Donald F. Wagner and made their home in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Rita was a homemaker and an Avon lady for many years.
She was a proud member of the St. Agnes Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters of St. Agnes Catholic Church.
Survivors include daughter Shannon Slagle and her husband Chuck of Shawnee, KS; son Kevin Wagner and his wife Nancy of Omaha, NE; granddaughter Lisa Heeke and her husband Scott of Shawnee, KS; grandson Michael Wagner of Omaha, NE; great grandsons Karsten and Liam Heeke as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Rita was preceded in death by her husband Don, her parents Jack and Kit Burns, brother Ira Burns, sisters Wauneta McGowan, Pat O’Connor as well as infant brother Bernard Burns.
