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Obituary: John F. Wagner, Longtime Member of the Bocci Club of Readville

(From George H. Doherty Funeral Home)

John F. Wagner, 97, of Dedham, formerly of Hyde Park, died July 9, 2013.
He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor (Capone) Wagner, devoted father of Arthur J. Wagner and his wife, Geraldine, of Norfolk and John G. Wagner and his wife Eileen of Dedham, loving grandfather of Nicole and Christopher Wagner of Norfolk and Meredith and John Wagner Jr. of Dedham.
He was was the retired employee of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and a member of the Bocci Club of Readville for 76 years. 
Mr. Wagner was the brother of the late Frank and Howard Wagner, Blanche Green, Gertrude Lailey, Marion Doyle, and Edith Fischer. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and his buddy Sam.Funeral Service in the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St. Dedham, Friday at noon. Relatives and friends are kindly invited.
Visiting hours are Thursday 4-8 p.m. Interment will be in Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham. 


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