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Beach, North Dakota: Leona Nagel, age 94, Beach, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Maple View North in Bismarck, North Dakota. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Beach. A Vigil Service will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Beach. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 12, 2013 at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Beach with Father Dan Berg Celebrating and Father David Morman Concelebrant. Concelebrant. Rite of Committal will be at St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
Leona was born on July 23, 1918, in Beach, a daughter of Christina and Bill Kippley; one of nine children. She grew up on the Kippley farm south of Beach, where she received her early education at Cox Elementary School and later graduated from Beach High School with the class of 1936. After high school, she continued working on her parents' farm where she met her future husband Richard Nagel. In 1939 Leona and Richard married at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Wibaux, Montana. They worked for her father, Bill Kippley, eventually taking over the family farm and continued farming until 1988 when they moved to Beach. Leona and Richard were married for seventy three years.
Leona was known for her cooking and also baking cakes for birthdays and weddings for many years. Leona enjoyed gardening, sewing, stitchery and being near her family. Richard and Leona enjoyed square dancing for many years. She was active in St. Anne's Guild at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Beach.
Leona is preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and four sisters.
Leona is survived by her husband, Richard; one daughter, Karen of Cincinnati, Ohio; two sons, Gary (Pam) Nagel of Bowman, North Dakota and their children, Nicole, Anthony, Vanessa and Veronica and Curtis (Peg) Nagel of Fruita, Colorado and numerous nieces and nephews.
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1918 - 2013 (94 years)
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