John Carlton Kagel

1920 - 2010  (90 years)

• Name	John Carlton Kagel  [1]
  Born	22 May 1920	Sundown Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Aug 2010	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota   [1]
  Person ID	I445735337	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	John Phillip Kagel,   b. 04 Jul 1890, Sundown Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 08 Dec 1953, Springfield, Brown Co., Minnesota, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Kathrine Elena Pederson,   b. 09 Jun 1888, Sundown Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA ,   d. 12 Jan 1968, Redwood Falls, Redwood, Minnesota, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	03 Sep 1919	Sundown Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA
  Family ID	F266376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maureen Hazel Lackie
  Children	1. Mary-Jane Kagel   2. Cassie Maureen Kagel,   b. 10 Jun 1951, Marshall, Lyon Co., Minnesota, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 2005, Apple Valley, Dakota, Minnesota, USA  (Age 54 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F266347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Spent the first six years of his life on the Kagel Farm in Sundown Township which his father farmed until he lost it in the Great Depression. They then moved into Clements where his father, John (Hans], and mother operated a restaurant. That burned to the ground when he was 9. He went to grade school in Clements and then to high school in Wabasso. He participated in all sports. He finished his senior year at Springfield. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre. He was a Master Technical Sergeant in Aviation Ordinance . He served his active duty in the Pacific Theatre , the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides and Guadalcanal . Alos spent 14 months in Hawaii . They were issued WW 1 helmets, which were tossed overboard while they were at sea because they were so uncomfortable . When he was discharged, he returned to Clements and was employed with the Rural Electric Association (REA) working as a clerk in the offi After they were married they lived in Clements for a short time. In September 1948 they moved to Milroy where they had purchased a grocery store. They operated Kagel's Grocery until 1978 when the sold the business to George Lanoue. In January 1979 John and Maureen went ot work in Redwood Falls, for the Zytec Corp.,formerly Control Da ta ( this was a factory where Computer power supplies were manufactured) . They both worked the night shift. John worked until October 1987 , at this time he retired due to heart surgery. Maureen continued to work until December 1988. John was actively involved in sports his entire life. He participated in football, basketball and baseball in high school. Following his military service he played catcher for area baseball teams (Wanda, Seaforth, Springfield, Milroy). He was manager of the Milroy baseball team for one year and also served on the baseball board. He also was a faithful fan. He ran the downs marker at the Milroy High school football games, the time clock at the basketball games and umpired the baseball games. He also umpired for area softball games.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1806611816] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online. Number: ; Issue State: Minnesota; Issue Date: Before 1951. Record for John Carlton Kagel