FARGO — Hilbert "Bert" Hagel, 73, died Jan. 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with cancer. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Faith Lutheran Church, West Fargo. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo.
Bert was born June 27, 1938, in Steele, to Adolph and Katherina (Albright) Hagel and was the youngest of 15 children. He graduated from Tappen High School, where he played baseball and was captain of his basketball team. Bert joined the Army in January 1957 and served as an MP at Fort Gordon, Ga.
After his discharge, he returned to North Dakota, where he met and married the love of his life, Kyle Good, on Dec. 29, 1959. They moved to Fargo in 1961, where Bert worked for CLA for 45 years, until starting his own business, Hagel Livestock, in 2006. He was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church, a lifetime member of the AMVETS and played softball in the Old Pro league.
Bert is survived by his wife, Kyle; three daughters, Dawn (Ken) Howe, Fergus Falls, Minn., Debbie (Jeff) Uline, Bismarck, and Terri (Bruce) Messelt, Stillwater, Minn.; seven grandchildren, Kacie (David) Schlecht, Bryce Uline, Alex and Kylie Howe, Katie, Ellie and Annie Messelt; four great-grandchildren, Faith, Ethan, Ian and Garik Schlecht; one brother, Ferdinand (Doris) Hagel; two sisters, Leah Reuer and Emma Kramlich; two sisters-in-law, Helen and Mamie Hagel; and many nieces and nephews.
FARGO — Hilbert "Bert" Hagel, 73, died Jan. 10, 2012, surrounded by his loving family after a heroic battle with cancer. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Faith Lutheran Church, West Fargo. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo.
Bert was born June 27, 1938, in Steele, to Adolph and Katherina (Albright) Hagel and was the youngest of 15 children. He graduated from Tappen High School, where he played baseball and was captain of his basketball team. Bert joined the Army in January 1957 and served as an MP at Fort Gordon, Ga.
After his discharge, he returned to North Dakota, where he met and married the love of his life, Kyle Good, on Dec. 29, 1959. They moved to Fargo in 1961, where Bert worked for CLA for 45 years, until starting his own business, Hagel Livestock, in 2006. He was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church, a lifetime member of the AMVETS and played softball in the Old Pro league.
Bert is survived by his wife, Kyle; three daughters, Dawn (Ken) Howe, Fergus Falls, Minn., Debbie (Jeff) Uline, Bismarck, and Terri (Bruce) Messelt, Stillwater, Minn.; seven grandchildren, Kacie (David) Schlecht, Bryce Uline, Alex and Kylie Howe, Katie, Ellie and Annie Messelt; four great-grandchildren, Faith, Ethan, Ian and Garik Schlecht; one brother, Ferdinand (Doris) Hagel; two sisters, Leah Reuer and Emma Kramlich; two sisters-in-law, Helen and Mamie Hagel; and many nieces and nephews.
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