Donda Wia oner 2 la l Former Shelton realdent Don- da Waggoner died Saturday, De- cember 22, at Tri-Cities Chap- laincy Hospice of Kennewicki She was 55 and a resident of Sunny- side, She was born September 8, 1946 in Shelton to Don and Anita (Hurst) Saegeri She married Don Waggoner on June 14, 1983 in Presser. She received a bachelor‘s de- gree in psychology and social sci- ence in 1990 and a master’s of ed- ucation in counseling in 1995‘ She made the dean’s list and na- tional dean’s list and was rec- ognized by the Who’s Who Among American College Students. Mrs. Waggoner was employed as a counselor at Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services in Sunnyside at the time of her death. In 1989, she worked as a financial aid counselor for Herit- age College in Toppenish. The year before, she worked as a ther- apeutic child care teacher for Sunnyside Epic. She enjoyed traveling, dancing and music, and loved her work and people. She was a member of the Washington State Mental Health Counselors, Sunnyside Eagles, Sunnyside Promise and Saint Jo- seph Catholic Church. Sim; preceded in death by her father, Don Saeger and a brother, Matthew Saeger. Survivors include her husband, Don Waggoner of Sunnyside; chil- dren Merrill Danford of Korea, Glen Danford and Elizabeth Wag- goner of Sunnyside, Debra De- Long and her husband Clif of Vancouver, Sheila Waggoner of Grandview, Teresa Tucker of Zil- lah, and Gregory Waggoner and his wife Lori of Eagle River, Alas- ka Also surviving are eight grand- children; mother Anita Saeger of Shelton; sisters Cathy Cochran of Olympia and Beverly Widdle of Methow; brother Alan Saeger of Shelton; and special friend and sister-in-law Ricki Tebaldi of Washington. A funeral service and rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. ,Thurs~ day, December 27, at Smith Fu- neral Home in Sunnyside, A mass of Christian burial will be held at noon Friday, December 28, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside. Burial will be at Low- er Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside. . Arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Memorials may be made to Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services in Sunnyside. , OCR Text: Donda Wia oner 2 la l Former Shelton realdent Don- da Waggoner died Saturday, De- cember 22, at Tri-Cities Chap- laincy Hospice of Kennewicki She was 55 and a resident of Sunny- side, She was born September 8, 1946 in Shelton to Don and Anita (Hurst) Saegeri She married Don Waggoner on June 14, 1983 in Presser. She received a bachelor‘s de- gree in psychology and social sci- ence in 1990 and a master’s of ed- ucation in counseling in 1995‘ She made the dean’s list and na- tional dean’s list and was rec- ognized by the Who’s Who Among American College Students. Mrs. Waggoner was employed as a counselor at Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services in Sunnyside at the time of her death. In 1989, she worked as a financial aid counselor for Herit- age College in Toppenish. The year before, she worked as a ther- apeutic child care teacher for Sunnyside Epic. She enjoyed traveling, dancing and music, and loved her work and people. She was a member of the Washington State Mental Health Counselors, Sunnyside Eagles, Sunnyside Promise and Saint Jo- seph Catholic Church. Sim; preceded in death by her father, Don Saeger and a brother, Matthew Saeger. Survivors include her husband, Don Waggoner of Sunnyside; chil- dren Merrill Danford of Korea, Glen Danford and Elizabeth Wag- goner of Sunnyside, Debra De- Long and her husband Clif of Vancouver, Sheila Waggoner of Grandview, Teresa Tucker of Zil- lah, and Gregory Waggoner and his wife Lori of Eagle River, Alas- ka Also surviving are eight grand- children; mother Anita Saeger of Shelton; sisters Cathy Cochran of Olympia and Beverly Widdle of Methow; brother Alan Saeger of Shelton; and special friend and sister-in-law Ricki Tebaldi of Washington. A funeral service and rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. ,Thurs~ day, December 27, at Smith Fu- neral Home in Sunnyside, A mass of Christian burial will be held at noon Friday, December 28, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Sunnyside. Burial will be at Low- er Valley Memorial Gardens in Sunnyside. . Arrangements are under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Sunnyside. Memorials may be made to Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services in Sunnyside. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,W Last Name,Waggoner, Donda.tif,Waggoner, Donda.tif, Waggoner, Donda.tif