Winifred Hallier-Wages

Winifred Hallier-Wages, 95, of Fremont, OH and formerly St. Augustine, FL died Friday, February 13, 2009 at Bethesda Care Center, Fremont, OH. She was born on September 11, 1913 in Ottawa County, OH to Edward J. and Sybil Turner Hallier. In 1953 in St. Augustine, FL she married Gabriel W. Wages, and he preceded her in death in 1986. Winifred graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelors Degree in Nursing. She then earned a Masters Degree in Nursing from Columbia University in New York. Winifred worked as a registered nurse and as a teacher of nurses at Akron Hospital, Akron, OH, St. Vincents Charity Hospital, Cleveland, OH, St. Vincents Hospital in Jacksonville, FL, and Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital, New York, NY. During World War II, she volunteered to go overseas to the warfront and work as a nurse on the front lines, but the U.S. Army command felt she would be more beneficial and valuable to the war effort if she would stay at home and continue teaching multitudes of future nurses. Winifred was a very faithful Christian and was devoted to her church and her Lutheran faith. In her childhood days she was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Danbury, OH. While she lived in St. Augustine, FL she was a longtime member of Memorial Lutheran Church and was a member of the church council and very active in church activities. Winifred loved to travel and was very well traveled. She has visited every state in the United States, every country in Europe, every country in Scandinavia, the Holy Lands, and Australia. Her greatest desire in life was education. She always wanted to learn, but never felt she knew everything. Winifred is survived by her niece: Rebecca Lyle of Fremont, OH; many great nieces nephews; many great great nieces nephews; many great great great nieces nephews; and numerous cousins and great friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother: Edward and Sophia Twarek Hallier, sister: Frances and Emery Teeman; nephew: Edward Hallier, niece: Fran Claar, and great great nephew: David Claar. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 noon, Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home Crematory, Port Clinton, OH. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Interment will be in St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Danbury, OH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given towards nursing scholarships to any of the colleges or nursing hospitals Winifred was affiliated with during her lifetime. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.