Raphael Hagel
March 13, 1931-May 31, 2019
Raphael “Ray” Joseph
Hagel of Owatonna, MN,
formerly of Minot and
Dunseith, ND, passed
away Friday, May 31,
2019.
Ray was born March 13,
1931, the son of John and
Magdalena (Degenstein)
Hagel, in Orrin, ND, and
was raised and educated
in Orrin and Snohomish,
WA.
Ray enlisted in the Un-
ited States Army on
February 29, 1952. He
proudly served his coun-
try during the Korean
War. He was honorably
discharged on November
30, 1953 and was in the
Army Reserves until 1960.
Ray married Lois Miller
in Harvey, ND on August
4, 1953. He also began his
career as a Depot Agent
with the Great Northern
Railroad in 1953, which
led to numerous homes
for the Hagel family in-
cluding Bremen, Dunseith
and Minot, ND.
Ray was a member of
the Elks, Moose and Ea-
gles Fraternal Organiza-
tions, the American Le-
gion and the Knights of
Columbus Fourth Degree.
He enjoyed golf, fishing,
camping and following
the Minnesota Twins, and
was an armchair quarter-
back for the Minnesota
Vikings. Upon retirement
after 42 years with the
railroad, Ray and Lois
spent time in Mesa, AZ
where he enjoyed golfing,
friends and warmer
weather. It is rumored
that Ray got his first “offi-
cial” hole in one while on
a golf course in Arizona.
Ray is survived by his
five children, Curtis (Do-
die) Hagel, Omaha, NE,
LaRae (Frank) Evans,
Owatonna, MN, David
Hagel, Dunseith, ND, Den-
ise (Terry) Marback, De-
vils Lake, ND, and Ra-
chelle (Darrell) Peltier,
Wasilla, AK; sister, Irene
(Benny) Feist, Minot, ND;
nine grandchildren,
Aaron Peltier, Ashley Pel-
tier, Amber Peltier, Aman-
da (Matt) Larson, Katie
(Jeff) Edel, Jacquelyn
Evans, Bryce (Chelsea)
Marback, Elise Marback
and Raya Hagel; and
seven
great-grandchildren, An-
thony Young, Brady Lar-
son, Blake Larson, Camer-
yn Edel, McKenna Edel,
Tristen Peltier, Ethan Pel-
tier and Joseph Marback;
sisters-in-law, Katie
Hagel, Minot, ND,
Eleanor Hagel, Redmond,
WA and Marlys Schimke,
Bismarck, ND.
Ray was preceded in
death by his parents; his
wife Lois, infant daughter
Ann Marie, and eleven
brothers and sisters.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Friday, June 7, 2019, at
10:30 a.m. at St. Therese,
Church of the Little
Flower, Minot, ND.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Thursday
from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot, ND.
Vigil Prayer Service
and Recitation of the
Holy Rosary: Thursday at
7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot, ND.
Memorials are preferred
to Hospice.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompson
larson.com).