Dick Wagoner was born October 1, 1943, to Boyd and Dorothy (Starry Wagoner in Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated from the Glenfield-Sutton Public School in 1961, and from Valley City State College in 1964. He married Cathy Laney on July 8, 1967. Cathy is the daughter of Joseph R. and Marjorie (Weinandt) Laney. She was born in Valley City on March 23, 1948. She graduated from the Verona Public School in 1966, and from the Sisters of St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1969.
Dick and Cathy have two children. Michael was born April 22, 1970, in Fargo, North Dakota, and graduated from the Hannaford Public School in 1988, and is attending NDSU in Fargo. Michelle was born May 12, 1971, in Fargo and will graduate from the Hannaford Public School in 1989. She is enrolled at VCSU in Valley City, North Dakota.
Dick, Cathy and family moved to Hannaford in 1972, from Page , North Dakota, where Dick was teaching school. They farm west of Hannaford.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 240