VALLIANT, OKL. – Rev. Joseph Edward Nagele, 85, a senior member of the Glenmary Home Missioners, died suddenly Nov. 22, 1995 at his residence at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Valliant, Oklahoma, in the Diocese of Tulsa.
He was born April 10, 1910 in Sheldon, the son of the late Arthur and Margaret Quinn Nagele.
He attended the Saint Joseph Parish in Kentland, Ind. in his younger years. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood Nov. 1, 1946 and made his perpetual profession to Glenmary on Aug. 26, 1951.
He graduated from Sheldon High School in 1927, where he was the class valedictorian. He attended Saint Meinrad Seminary (Indiana) from 1937-1940; from 1940-1942, he studied philosophy at the former Saint Gregory Seminary (Cincinnati) and from 1942-1946, he pursued theological studies at the former Mount Saint Mary Seminary (Cincinnati). Additionally, the Glenmarian engaged in canon law study.
Following ordination, he served in Glenmary missions in Norton, Virginia (1946-47); Statesboro, Georgia (1947-57); Sylvania, Georgia (1957-60); Sunfish, Kentucky (1960-71); and Elkton, Kentucky (1971-81). In 1981, he took senior membership within the society, residing in Cadiz, Kentucky until 1985.
For the last 10 years, he lived in Valliant, Oklahoma, where he served as the first resident Catholic priest at Good Shepherd Church.
He is survived by a sister, Genevra Gooding of Sheldon; three brothers, Donald Nagele of Sheldon, Thomas Nagele of Urbana, and James Nagele of Galconda; he is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A simple man who was one with nature, he loved to garden, with most of his produce going to poor families. He once said of his hobby, “I’m in the business of gardening for the purpose of filling my own stomach and as many stomachs of the poor as possible.”
Visitation, including a prayer service, took place today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Fields Chapel in Fairfield, Ohio. A mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Saint Gabriel Church in Glendale, Ohio. Burial will immediately follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Montgomery, Ohio.
Memorials may be made to the Glenmary Home Missioners, P.O. Box 465618, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45246-5618.
Nov. 22, 1995
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Unknown publication, unknown date — probably from an Iroquois County, Illinois newspaper