Gilbert C. Wagner

CAMBRIDGE - Gilbert C. Wagner, 71, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at Dorchester General Hospital.

He was born in Baltimore on March 12, 1936, and was a son of the late Phillip and Mildred Walther Wagner.

He attended schools in Baltimore City and Baltimore County and graduated from Kenwood High School in 1955. He enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and served from 1955 to 1957.

Mr. Wagner worked for Verizon for 35 years and had retired in 1992. On Nov. 24, 1963, he was married to the former Jean Hoffmeister. They have made their home in Cambridge since he retired in 1992.

Mr. Wagner was a member of St. Paul"s United Methodist Church in Cambridge where he had volunteered in a number of different jobs. He was a member of Cambridge Lodge No. 66 A.F.&A.M. as well as Chesapeake Forest 115 Tall Cedars of Lebanon.

He had been in failing health for the past month and had been a patient at Dorchester General Hospital since last Monday.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Wagner of Cambridge, and one daughter, Sandra L. Fuller and her husband Scott W. Fuller, of Mantua, N.J.

Members of Cambridge Lodge No. 66 A.F.&A.M. will conduct a Masonic Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge which will be followed by a funeral service with the Rev. Douglas M. Ridley officiating. Burial will follow at the Zion Church Cemetery in Baltimore. The family will receive friends during the hour preceding the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Endowment Fund of Cambridge Lodge No. 66 A.F.&A.M., P.O. Box 362, Cambridge, MD 21613.

Pallbearers will be members of Cambridge Lodge No. 66 A.F.&A.M.