Verlie H. Wagoner, 82, of Scottsbluff, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at The Residency Care Center in Scottsbluff. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 1st Baptist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Charlie Bagley officiating. Viewing will be on Saturday from 9:30am-10:30am at the church. Private family inurnment will take place at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Scottsbluff. It is respectfully requested that in lieu of flowers, memorials in Verlie’s honor be made in care of her family to be designated at a later time. Online condolences may be made by viewing Verlie’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com. Bridgman Family Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Scottsbluff is entrusted with arrangements.

Verlie was born December 18, 1941, to Learl E and Bertha (Sorgenfrei) Sutphen of Oshkosh. She was raised on a farm located on Blue Creek north of Oshkosh and attended schools in the area, graduating from Garden County High School in 1959.

She met her future husband, Thomas Wagoner at a Grange dance where his grandparents played music and they married on December 16, 1961, in Broadwater where they resided until 1974 when they moved to Gering. She worked as bookkeeper for the Scotts Bluff County Court until her retirement in 1996.

Verlie was active in various groups, including the After 5 Christian Women’s group in Scottsbluff, Joy of Living Bible Studies in Scottsbluff and Gering, Toastmasters, and AARP Grief Counseling.

She loved music, fondly remembering Saturday nights as a child riding in the car and listening to the Grand Ole Opry.

She is survived by her sister Nina (Larry) Magnuson of Cheyenne; children Erick (Lora) Wagoner of Scottsbluff, Lynne Wagoner of Mitchell, and Michael (Heidi) Wagoner of Mitchell; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren and too many nieces and nephews to count.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Thomas; brother Warren Sutphen; and sister Alice (George) Cooper of Columbus Kansas.