Stanley Wagner

Funeral Services for Stanley Wagner, 16, of Baker will be 10:30 a. m. , Thursday, August 13, 2015 at American Lutheran Church in Baker with Pastor Bruce and Reba Kolasch officiating. Burial will follow in the Fertile Prairie Cemetery. Visitation for Stanley will be from 1:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker with a prayer service being held at 7:00 p. m. Stanley passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015. Stanley David Wagner was born April 30, 1999 in Baker, MT, the son of Jake and Wendy (Krause) Wagner. Stan grew up and attended Baker High School. Stan had a true passion for football. He was proud to play football as a Spartan. His teammates knew him as “Stan the Man” and “The Elephant in the Back Field. ” Stan also spent a lot of his time at the local youth center. His faith in God was strong and he promised himself to never to take off his cross necklace. To him it was a comfort knowing God was always with him. Stan was excited to finally be old enough to race his derby car. He spent many hours getting the car ready for his first race and now Darick Gorder will be racing the car in his honor. Stan had a one of a kind personality and a smile that could light up a room. He loved to help coach baseball, teach people how to skin a deer and help his family at the wild game feed. Some of his hobbies included jet skiing, working alongside his dad, mom, and sister in the family meat business, shooting pool, playing Call of Duty with his dad, hunting, fishing, and European taxidermy. Stan will be greatly missed by all who were lucky enough to have known him. Stan is survived by his parents, Jake and Wendy (Krause) Wagner of Baker, MT; sisters, Jessica (Sheldon) Benedict, Samantha Smith, of Baker, MT; grandparents, David and Connie Krause of WI; David and Bev Ritchsmeier of MN; Linda Wagner and Pat Hanley of Baker, MT; great-grandparent; Paul Krause; uncles, Mike Krause, Dennis (Diane) Wagner; aunts, Penny (Gene) Dodge, Pamela Adams; nephew, Jason Benedict; Godparents, Donna and Dustin Gorder; special families, the Gorder Family, the Hall family, the Benedict family; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. Stan is preceded in death by his grandparents; Stanley Wagner, Marvin and Fern Klampe, Jeannette Krause, Clayton and Elva Mae Remington; and cousin, Brad Ruedy,


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Burial Date: August 13, 2015
Church American Lutheran Church

Funeral: Thursday, American Lutheran Church, Baker, MT