Doris M. Wagner
March 24, 1929 - February 6, 2025
Obituary
Doris M. Wagner, 95, of Tukwila, Washington, died on Thursday, February 6, 2025. She was born on March 24, 1929, to parents William Jacob Koenig and Anna Koenig in Buckley, Washington.
Doris graduated from Buckley High School in 1947 where she participated in drama, music, and publications. She also loved sports.
She moved to Seattle where she became an insurance underwriter and where she eventually met her future husband. Doris married John J. Wagner on May 18, 1957, and they had 2 children: Lisa and Paul Wagner.
Doris was very active in the Tukwila community throughout her life, participating regularly in Garden Club and community projects as well as the local Arts Guild. She was a loving and dedicated mother and supported her children’s activities in local schools.
Doris is survived by her children Lisa Wagner of Bellevue Washington and Paul Wagner of Plymouth Washington.
Doris was preceded in death by her husband John Joseph Wagner; sister Helen E. Koenig brother William J. Koenig, mother Anna Koenig and father William J. Koenig.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, February 21, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Bonney Watson Funeral Home, 16445 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98188. The internment will follow at 12:00 PM in Washington Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Boeing Museum of Flight, the United Service Organizations (USO,) or the Wounded Warrior Project.
We were neighbors in the brand new Pleasant Heights addition on 47th Avenue South (Seattle, now Tukwila) in 1959-77, and our children and Wagners’ children attended Crestview Elementary School, walking a no-traffic path to/from the school. Our children enjoyed many friendships created in this neighborhood. Doris was a wonderful friend for me, and John helped my husband Keith with a major backyard project. It was a very friendly neighborhood and our children have great memories of their early childhood.
When I read the obituary I was surprised to learn that she was from Buckley, where my Grandpa John A. Johnson, lived on Cottage Street. My Sumner classmate Rosemary Johnson Blanusa lived in Buckley until December 2024; she passed on March 3, 2025.
I wish we had communicated more after we moved to Federal Way in 1977. They were wonderful neighbors and helped make childhood delightful for our brood.
May they rest in peace!