Floyd E. Wagner

Floyd E. Wagner, 100, of Butler, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born March 19, 1925, in Ellwood City, the son of the late Harvey and Bessie (Flinner) Wagner. Floyd was a devoted member of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served as an usher, Sunday school teacher, and a member of the church council. He was a veteran of the United States Army, proudly serving during World War II in the European Theater. He was a 1942 graduate of Butler High School, a 1953 graduate of Slippery Rock College, and earned his master’s degree from Westminster College in 1957. Floyd dedicated 36 years to education, serving as a teacher, principal, and guidance counselor in Hampton Township, Okinawa, Pine Township, Germany, Panama, and the Butler Area School District, retiring in 1989. His employment with the United States Government afforded him many travel opportunities with his wife and children. One of the most memorable was the family’s drive home from Panama to Butler in June of 1972 in a Volkswagen camper. Floyd was a life member of VFW Post 249 and the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees. He had a deep love for working with youth. Woodworking and construction were lifelong passions, and he proudly built the family home and barn over the years. Surviving are his wife of 78 years, Norma Jean (Miller) Wagner of Butler; two daughters, Kathleen Stedman of Middletown, PA and Wendy Kromer of Hudson, Ohio; a son, Jeffrey Wagner of Indianapolis, Indiana; five grandchildren, Erik (Angela) Keptner, Kelly (Josh) Kromer, Kate (Matt) Williamson, Alyssa Wagner, and Lucas Wagner; four great-grandchildren, Zachary and Samantha Keptner, Liam Kromer, and Rooney Wagner Williamson; and his sister, Donna Lee Shogren of Oakland, Maryland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Arthur Eugene Wagner and a sister, Martha Barto. Friends will be received at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 West Jefferson Street, Butler, on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, from 11AM until the time of the funeral service at 12 PM, with Rev. David Phillips officiating. Private burial will take place in Butler County Memorial Park.

Floyd E. Wagner

March 19, 1925 - December 18, 2025