General Info

Wagler Funeral Home History The Wagler Funeral Home was founded in 1907 by Clarence and Ethel Wagler in Pulaski, Iowa. They moved to Bloomfield in 1923 and the business was located on the west side of the square. Clarence and Ethel had three children: Chris, Scott and Alice Marie. After many years in the business and observing innovations on the east coast, in 1932 Clarence and Ethel built the present day funeral home located at 304 West Jefferson Street in Bloomfield. They also operated an ambulance service until 1969 and the Wagler Furniture Store on the west side of the Bloomfield square until 1983. Their eldest son, Chris began helping out in the family business after graduating from Iowa Wesleyan College. He later attended Worsham College of Embalming in Chicago, graduating in 1931. Chris and his wife, Frances, built the present day house next to the funeral home in 1936. They had two daughters: Nancy and Linda.