Wayne J. Faber age 84 of Richland Center passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at the Richland Hospital.  He was born on May 12, 1926 the son of Joseph and Marie (Wiedenfeld) Faber.  He was married on October 22, 1947 to the former Marcella Brickl.  Wayne was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richland Center.  He was a dairy farmer for 50 years, Bear Creek Town Chairman for 16 years. He taught CCD, was on the parish council and in the choir for many years at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Keyesville and at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Loreto.  Wayne was a well known musician for 40 years starting at the age of 14 with the Faber Family Band then the Ederer Brothers Band and several other bands.  He played the accordion  for many weddings and barn dances and his signature song was “The Auctioneer”.  Survivors include: his wife, Marci Faber of Richland Center, 9 children, Char Murphy of West Salem, Jo (Al) Knoeck of Naperville, IL, Doug (Brenda) Faber of Plain, Lynn (Jody) Newkirk of Richland Center, Dwayne (Cathie) Faber of Hillpoint, Vicki Faber and Tom Peckham of Richland Center, Shelly (Randy) Schmidt of Lone Rock, Jacki Beatty of Holmen, Jason (Heather) Faber of Plain, 27 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, 9 siblings, Norm (Marie) Faber of Richland Center, Fr. Emmett Faber of Bastrop, TX, Mary Shields of Chula Vista, CA, LaVerne (Donna) Faber of Hazel Green, WI, Jerry (Dori) Faber of Lone Rock, Imelda (Harold) McCarthy of Chilton, WI, Francis (Sue) Faber of McFarland, Sharon (Larry) Lampman of Newton, Kansas, Colleen (Robert) Hargrave of Houston, TX, a brother-in-law, Melvin Eberle of Lone Rock, many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Marie Faber, a brother, John Faber, 2 sisters, Genevieve Faber and Eileen Eberle.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 12:00 Noon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richland Center.  Fr. Emmanuel Famiyeh and Fr. Eric Burns will concelebrate.  Burial will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Keyesville at a later date.  Visitation will be held on Monday, February 14, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richland Center from 4:30 P.M.-8:00 P.M. where a parish rosary will be recited at 4:30 P.M.  Visitation will also be held on Tuesday at the church from 11:00 A.M. until the time of Mass.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic School or the Richland County Veterans Memorial Building Fund.   The Stafford Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.