Rhonda G. Wagner

Rhonda G. Wagner, 62 of Gardners, died July 31, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. My mother has been many things in her life. None of them have college degrees or titles behind them that are bought by years in an official education system, but they all have been more valuable than what any ivy league school could bring and are the things that have made me most proud of being her daughter. The most important roles are those she played in the lives of those she loved, as a daughter, mother, sister, in-law, aunt, grandmother, companion and friend to everyone, including those of the feline variety. I know I can easily speak for everyone who falls under those categories when I say you were all better for having had her in your life. My mother could be a private person in many instances, but she loved deeply and cared for everyone she knew and was a kind, caring, gentle, and stunningly beautiful person. I have always been proud to be told how much I look like her. That which I can speak most widely of is her role as a mother and grandmother. The amount of support and love that she has given me throughout my life cannot be measured by any means. She was my biggest fan, in pretty much anything I wanted to do. Even if she didn't agree with it (and she would readily tell me when she didn't) she still would always allow me to make my own decisions and stand by me whether I succeeded or not. She would never say "I told you so" and was quick to offer a shoulder even during my most stubborn phases. My mother was a massive support for me when I had my children early, and played just as much of a role in raising my boys as I have. The amount of responsibility she took on over the years to be such a rock to us is something I know we are truly blessed to have had. And nothing could make one feel better than having your mother tell you how proud she is of you. I am who I am because of her and am proud to call her my mother. We said "I love you" to each other multiple times every day. We were usually the first and last calls we made each morning and night, and she never ended a conversation with Good-bye, but instead said "So long". Rhonda was preceded in death by her parents, C. Rodney and Ethel R. (Murtorff) Weaver and her husband, Doak E. Wagner who passed in May 2009. She is survived by her daughter, Tawyna Y. Wagner of Gardners, twin grandsons Seth M. And Sean L. Biniek, sister Donna Long and companion Roy Dinges of Decatur, IL and many cousins, extended family and friends, all who will feel the deep loss of her physical presence in this life. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 6 at Uriah United Methodist Church, 925 Goodyear Road, Gardners with Reverend Andrew Irvin officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1:30 PM until time of services.