Obituaries Announcements

Greg Wagner
Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison
Cummings, KS

Gregory Charles “Greg” Wagner, age 64, of Cummings, Kansas, passed away May 29, 2021 at his home with his loving family at his side.

Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. A parish and Knights of Columbus Rosary will be prayed on Tuesday, June 1st at 6:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with visitation to follow until 7:30 p.m. Greg will be cremated following the service and burial will be at a later date. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Knights of Columbus Council #818 and may be left in care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.arensbergpruett.com.

Greg was born on November 5, 1956 in Atchison, Kansas the son of Charles R. and Carol A. (Anslinger) Wagner. He attended schools in Easton, Kansas until 10th grade and then graduated in 1974 from Atchison County Community High School in Effingham. He attended Kansas State University where he participated in the marching band as a tuba player, was very active in the ROTC and was on the KSU Rifle Team.  

He married Robyn Kuhnert on August 17, 1979 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Atchison and they shared over forty years together.

Greg was employed in the Grain Elevator Industry as a superintendent at Atchison County Coop for fifteen years, ConAgra for six years and Bunge for five years. He worked at the Pipe Plant for two years and Atchison Castings for six years. He and Robyn bought Daylight Donuts in 2005 and Greg loved frying donuts, enjoyed visiting with the customers and was in charge of quality control. They met so many nice people during their seven years as owners of Daylight Donuts. Greg completed his employment career as a maintenance supervisor at Wal-Mart.

He was a member of St. Benedict Parish and the Knights of Columbus Council #818. He coached baseball and Steelers Football for many years. Greg was a hunter, fisherman and a shooter.

Survivors include his wife Robyn Wagner, of the couple’s home in Cummings, KS; three sons, Gabe (Jennifer), Jacob (Dana), Lucas (Sarah); four grandchildren, Hannah, Kori, Emma, Alan; siblings, Jennifer (Kevin) Gigstad, Stephanie (Tom) Nichols, Angela (Russ) Seybert, Richard (Kathy) Wagner, Jeffrey (Bev) Wagner; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Carol Wagner; and an infant sister, Mary Katherine Wagner.