Ruth E. Wagner

     Ruth E. Wagner, age 76, of Ravenna, OH, formerly of Middletown, OH, died on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Benton House of West Ashley in Charleston, SC.  She was born July 27, 1947, in Middletown, daughter of the late Wilda and Alice (Fish) Augspurger.

     Ruth graduated from Cedarville University in Cedarville, OH in 1969 earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Education.  On November 27, 1974 in Medina, OH she married Keith Wagner, who survives.  She was an elementary schoolteacher at Crestwood Local School District in Mantua, OH, until retiring.  She was a member of Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, OH.  Always active in her community, she was a member of of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in Ravenna, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, and worked at the polls on Election Day.  Ruth enjoyed gardening, canning, mowing and researching ancestry.  She was active with her fellow Cedarville University Alumni and loved getting together with her college friends and fellow retired teachers.

     In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Abigail Bauman and her husband Lee of Charleston.  Two grandchildren, Claire and Harper Bauman.  Her sister, Martha Augspurger of Middletown.

     There will be no public visitation.  Friends are welcome to attend a graveside service at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Venus Cemetery, Route 157, Venus, PA 16364, with Rev. Samuel J. Wagner, Associate Pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Franklin, PA, officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman J. Wimer Funeral Home of Tionesta, PA.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Old Northwest/Aaron Olmstead (ONAO) Chapter DAR, c/o Diana Ryman, 263 Jefferson Street, Ravenna, OH 44266, the Future Farmers of America, 6060 FFA Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46278, or the Cedarville University Alumni Association, 251 North Main Street, Cedarville, Ohio 45314.