Vernon Wagner, Capuchin Friar and priest, died on 8 December at the age of 89. He was born in 1928, the son of Philip and Sophia Wagner (deceased). He was invested in the Capuchin habit in 1946, perpetually professed in 1950, and ordained a priest in 1953. During his religious life he was a faculty member at St. Lawrence Seminary in Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin and at St. Anthony Friary in Marathon, Wisconsin. He ministered at Capuchin retreat centers in Washington and Saginaw, Michigan. In 2003, he retired at St. Lawrence Friary in Mt. Calvary. He is survived by his brother Bernard (also a Capuchin Friar), his sister Rosemary Gundrum of West Bend, Wisconsin, a his sister Helen Wagner OSF of Milwaukee, as well as the many Capuchin brothers with whom he lived, prayed and ministered for over 70 years. Visitation will be on Thursday, Dec. 14, 9-10:30 am at Holy Cross Church, Mt. Calvary, with the Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30.