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Antonia Violet “Ann” Butkovich Wagner

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Birth	:	1 Apr 1918 Michigan, USA
Death	:	2 Aug 2011
Burial	:	Saint Anthony Cemetery, Grand Junction, Mesa County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.0454000, -108.5660000
Inscription	:	Married July 31, 1943
Description	:	Antonia Violet "Ann" Wagner April 1, 1918 – August 2, 2011 As gracefully as she lived it, Ann departed this life on Tuesday, August 2, with her family by her side. Born to Cecilia and Kuzma Butkovich in Dodgeville, Michigan, "Babe" was the youngest of nine children. She and her siblings were raised by her mother, who sold eggs from her chickens and moonshine from her basement to provide for her family. A bright young woman, Ann always wished she'd graduated high school. However, at age 16, she went to work to help support... Read More	Antonia Violet "Ann" Wagner April 1, 1918 – August 2, 2011 As gracefully as she lived it, Ann departed this life on Tuesday, August 2, with her family by her side. Born to Cecilia and Kuzma Butkovich in Dodgeville, Michigan, "Babe" was the youngest of nine children. She and her siblings were raised by her mother, who sold eggs from her chickens and moonshine from her basement to provide for her family. A bright young woman, Ann always wished she'd graduated high school. However, at age 16, she went to work to help support the family, begging her mother to allow her to enlist in the Women's Air Corps prior to World War II. Hearing none of it, Cecilia managed to hold her at bay for awhile, but Babe eventually made her way to Detroit, where she fulfilled her desire to aid in the war effort by working in an airplane factory as a "Rosie the Riveter". As it turned out, other desires were also fulfilled during this time, when her co-worker Ruth Wagner introduced Ann to Ruth's brother Mark, a dashing young carpenter totally smitten by her beauty and charm. Smart fellow that he was, Mark quickly set forth to become the first and only man in Ann's life. They were married on July 31, 1943. Seeking a new life together, Ann and Mark headed west and landed in Boulder, Colorado. Together with their partners, Norb and Vern Pika, they hand-built the Glacier View Motel. During this time, Ann commuted to and graduated from Bon Ton Beauty College in Denver. Finally, after also suffering five miscarriages during this time, their first child, William David was born in January, 1948. By 1949, their truly expanding lives were unfolding before Mark and Ann. They had sold the motel in Boulder and bought the Macongan Lounge in Grand Junction. Daughter Catherine Cecilia was born in April, and the Wagners were on their way to an adventurous lifetime of building friendships and a community they loved, and enjoying the Divine bounty of family, good health, and prosperity. Ann and Mark were blessed with sons, Mark Francis and James Matthew in April 1958 and February, 1960. By this time, the Macongan had begun a continuing metamorphosis of name and ambiance, at various times known as Mark's Macongan, Mark's Finer Dining, Mark's, Mark's Cork 'n Embers, and finally, The Cork 'n Embers. Their entrepreneurial skills had led Ann and Mark to establish Tonja's Treasures and Tonja's Coiffures. The foundation of these enterprises was Ann's recognition of the beauty in the people and the things we behold. And those who knew her best know that her quiet, gentle, and graceful acceptance of all that is, was truly the foundation of her own beautiful nature. Though we grieve for her, we do so joyfully, in gratitude for such an exemplary life. Ann is survived by her son, Bill; his children, Damion (Mariah), Brady (Logan), and Whitney (Trevor), their children, Nick (Damion and Mariah), Avery (Whitney and Trevor) and (as yet to be named, due 11/1) (Brady and Logan); daughter, Catherine and her children, Shaunti (Brent) Kelley, Chandra Vezakis, Luke (Patty) Fenske and Jessie (Jake) Wilbert, their children, Elizabeth and Zack (Shaunti and Brent) and Sophia (Luke and Patty); son, Mark (Mo) and their children, Meghan, Zak, and Brittany, and grandson, Cade; and son, Jim and his sons, Ryan and Logan. A rosary will be recited at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Services for Ann will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A celebration of Ann's life will be held on August 10 at 5:30 p.m. at 350 Walnut Ave. in Grand Junction. We invite friends, both old and new, to join us. If you need no-steps access, come to 300 Cedar Ct., which is off of Bookcliff Drive, and pull up between the balloons you'll see. Please bring a dish to share and a lawn chair, and enjoy burgers cooked with Mark's Secret Sauce, together with lots of great memories of this amazing woman. Published in The Daily Sentinel from August 6 to August 8, 2011

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