Sarah Hooker Wagner

Sarah Hooker Wagner of Lancaster, PA, and Naples, FL, age 87, died on May 7, 2013. She was a private investor and trustee of several trusts. Originally from Tyrone, PA, she and her husband moved to Lancaster in 1957 after he completed his Naval active duty period at the Naval Hospital in the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. A graduate of Mt. Holyoke College with a major in chemistry and physics, she was a former member of the American Chemistry Society. She received her teaching accreditation at Temple University and had taught school at Cheltenham High School in Glenside and the Tyrone High School in Tyrone, PA. Sarah was a member of the Junior League, where she was a member of the Puppets Group and served as the League representative to the boards of trustees of The Boys and Girls Club, Meals on Wheels, and Head Start. Also, she served on the Boards of Linden Hall and the Rockford Foundation. In Naples, FL, she was an active member of the League Club. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, the Lancaster General Hospital Women’s Alliance, and the Mt. Holyoke College Alumnae Association. Her memberships also included the Lancaster Country Club and the Royal Poinciana Golf Club in Naples. She was a former member of the Hamilton Club of Lancaster. In addition to investing, her interests included skiing, golf, tennis, tai chi, gardening, study of antiques, and travel. She was the daughter of the late Edwin Stanton Hooker and Margaret Shuman Hooker of Tyrone, PA. Sarah is survived by her husband, Dr. Richard S. Wagner, Jr. They had been married almost 60 years. She is survived also by her daughter, Margaret Hooker Wagner of Norwalk, CT, and son, Richard S. Wagner, III, of Winston-Salem, NC, married to the former Elizabeth Hart. Also, she is survived by two grandchildren, Melissa Hart Wagner and Richard S. Wagner, IV, and sister Anna Margaret Hooker West of Coronado, CA. She was predeceased in 2007 by her brother, Edwin Stanton Hooker, Jr., and sister Elizabeth Hooker Appel in 2013. Memorial service and interment will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Sarah’s name may be made to the charity of your choice.

Sarah Hooker Wagner

May 8, 2013