Ronald F. Wagner

April 17, 1946 - January 15, 2020

Ronald F.Wagner was born on April 17, 1946 to parents Virgil and Maxine Wagner in Kankakee, Illinois. Sadly, he passed peacefully on January 15, 2020 surrounded by his family. Ron was a 1964 graduate and avid supporter of Bradley Bourbonnais High School. He was a long-time member of the Army National Guard. Ron worked as a supervisor at Kankakee Roper and Gould Battery, where he retired in 2005, and was a lifetime member of the Kankakee Valley Boat Club. Ron’s passions included coaching Bourbonnais Bears Jr. Football, being a Chicago Bears fan, driving his Corvettes, boating, playing cards and supporting his children and grandchildren in athletics and life. He spent his retired winters as a snow bird in Casa Del Sol, Texas. Ron was preceded in death by his first wife, Carol (Middleton) Wagner, who passed on January 18, 1982. Ron is survived by his current wife, Jeanette J. (Meatte) Wagner whom he married on April 1,1983. Additionally, Ron is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Fred Rivard of Kankakee, brothers-in-law (and spouses) Ronald Middleton (Karen Peterson), Donald (Lana) Middleton, sister-in-law, Vicki Middleton (Scott) Stevenson, four children, Janine Meatte (Matt) Whitaker of San Diego, CA, Todd (Traci) Wagner of Grant Park, Jodine Meatte Klopp (Mike Leveque) of Bradley, and Tami Wagner (Brian) Kempen of Kankakee, and seven grandchildren, Justine Lamie (Mitch Deval), Luc Blume (Kaylee Drummer), Camden Wagner, Jude Klopp, Makenna Whitaker, Wilse Whitaker and Jack Klopp. There will be a visitation on Monday, January 20, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Schreffler Funeral Home, Kankakee Chapel. There will be a funeral on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Schreffler Funeral Home, Kankakee Chapel. Chaplain Dan Horton will be officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Kankakee. Memorials may be made to family wishes. For Ron, the good life was forever changing and challenging. He kept his loved ones close and cherished the memories he had with them. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Hospice of Kankakee Valley and the University of Chicago for assisting Ron’s family and allowing him to complete his journey at home. Please sign his guestbook at www.schrefflerfuneralhomes.com