Ernest Herman Wagner, 84, died September 22, 2009 at his home in Great Bend, Kansas. He was born on February 6, 1925 at Galatia, Kansas the son of Henry and Mollie Locke Wagner. On April 16, 1945 he married Clara Heronema at Colorado Springs, Colorado. She died June 16, 1967. He then married Helen Heronema Elliott in April 1968 at Great Bend, Kansas. She survives. Before retirement Ernest was a mechanic for Pamco for forty years. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, a 4th Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus, Fraternal Order of Eagles #646 and RSVP all of Great Bend. Survivors include his wife, Helen of the home; four sons, John Wagner, Flora, Indiana, Donald Wagner, Wichita, Kansas, Gene Wagner, Smithville, Missouri, and Myron Wagner, Otis, Kansas; two daughters, Julianna Miller, Offerle, Kansas and Mary Jane Ledesma, Galva, Kansas; three step-sons, Patrick Elliott, Highland Village, Texas, William Elliott, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas and Thomas Elliott, McPherson, Kansas; three brothers, Vernon Maier, Russell, Kansas, Albert Maier, Great Bend, Kansas, Alan Maier, Otis, Kansas; two sisters, Elinora Garver, Humansville, Missouri, Mary Anne Bieberle, Bushton, Kansas; twenty grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. Ernest was preceded in death by a sister, Leona Ehrlich. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 25, 2009 at the Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, Kansas with Father Floyd McKinney officiating. Vigil Service with Knights of Columbus Rosary will be a 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend, Kansas Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children's Research in care of the funeral home.