Aaron E. Wragge

PIERCE -- Funeral service for Aaron E. Wragge, 82, of Pierce will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 31, 2023 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Pierce. P.M.A. Jacqueline Samway will be officiating the service. Interment will be held at the Prospect View Cemetery, rural Pierce. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 30, also at the Christ Lutheran Church in Pierce. Military rites will be conducted by the Tomek-Otto Post #72 American Legion of Pierce and the United States Army Honors Guard. Aaron passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the family farm, rural Pierce. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce is in charge of the arrangements. Aaron was born on June 13, 1940 in Pierce, Nebraska to Elmer and Edna (Wulf) Wragge. He attended grade school at a rural District Country School, rural Pierce and graduated from Pierce High School in 1958. After high school Aaron worked at Backus Sand and Gravel and farmed. Aaron served in the United States Army from May 23, 1962 to May 22, 1964. He married Sharen Otjen on January 23, 1966 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Battle Creek. After marriage the couple lived and farmed northeast of Pierce. They moved into Pierce in July of 1998. Aaron loved his grandchildren and attending their school events. He always had homemade ice cream when they came over to visit. He enjoyed golfing, going downtown in the morning for coffee, and then heading to the farm. He was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church in Pierce and served on many boards over the years, Pierce Lions Club, and the Pierce County Fair Board. Survivors include his wife Sharen Wragge of Pierce, son Byron (Shannon) Wragge of Pierce and their children Cody (RaShay) Wragge and their children Kaden and McKenna of Doniphan, NE, Payton (Brandon) Freeman of Pierce, Kierstyn Wragge (fiancé August Fishell) of Axtell, NE, daughter Carla (Todd) Oestreich of Norfolk and their children Shianna Oestreich of Omaha, Carson Oestreich and Ritter Oestreich of Norfolk. He was preceded in death by his parents Elmer and Edna, brother LeRoy, sister and brother-in-law Elaine and Norman Peters. Organist will be Jolene Zibell and the congregational hymns will be“Amazing Grace”, “How Great Thou Art” , "Faith Of Our Fathers." Casket bearers will be Cody Wragge, Carson Oestreich, Ritter Oestreich, Brandon Freeman, August Fishell, and Mark Wragge. Honorary casket bearers will be Payton Freeman, Kierstyn Wragge, Shianna Oestreich, and Rashay Wragge. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Aaron E. Wragge

June 13, 1940 - March 27, 2023