September 20, 1954 - July 4, 2022
Ray Wagner lost his life suddenly on July 4th, 2022 as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan to Jacob and Eleanor Wagner and was raised on a farm with his 4 siblings.
With a passion for agriculture and warm weather he moved with his then wife Darlyne and 4 children to Abbotsford, BC in 1997 after establishing his career with Farm Credit in Saskatchewan.
Ray found joy in helping people achieve their agricultural goals, inspired new projects with his creative vision and his clients would quickly become family.
Ray was a caring supportive man who encouraged his children and grandchildren to follow their dreams. He was always proud of their accomplishments.
Ray could fix almost anything and taught his children many invaluable lessons. He was always ready to go somewhere sunny and had many passions including his wine collection, motorcycles and music.
Ray is predeceased by his father, Jake Wagner in 1979, his daughter Lorie in 1998, sister Elouise Harding in 2002, mother Eleanor (Catley) Wagner in 2009, brother Wayne in 2015 and in-laws Adele and Harvey Gerhart in 2021.
He leaves to celebrate his life his son Mark (Jennifer) and grandchildren Dominic and Alice, daughter Shannon (Diogenes), son Michael (Nicola), their mother Darlyne Wagner, sister Florence (Jack), sister Marlene (John), many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He will be deeply missed.
Future celebration of life to be held please see Henderson's Fraser Valley Funeral Home.