Norman John Wagner

Norman was born in Concordia, Kansas on May 27th, 1936. At the age of fourteen, Norman drove his old model “T” car to Colorado, with Dusty, his horse loaded in the back. He worked odd-end-jobs across the state until he reached the western slope. Where he met his future father-in-law, Archie Peterson. While working for Archie in a logging camps on the Grand Mesa, he met the love of his life, Lanetta Lea Peterson. They married on August 1, 1959. Together they had six children. Quint (Jewel) Wagner, Aaron Wagner, Reese (Julie) Wagner, Chris (Jodi) Wagner, Cheyanne (Luke) Hamilton, Royal Ann (Mitch) Larson. Norman has fourteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.

Norman worked as an over the road truck driver. When he was trying to stay closer to home he worked in construction, and carpentry. Norman loved farming which he did with traditional farm equipment and horse drawn farm equipment.

The most important thing in his life was family. Norman loved his wife Lanetta and enjoyed his kids, grand kids and quite a few that weren’t biologically his. They were all his kids.