Statler Family Obituaries
Nagel, Laura F. (nee Birk)
Laura F. Nagel, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at her home.
She was born May 26, 1925, in Tilsit, MO, daughter of Alvin M. and Amanda A. Lange Birk. She and Ervin W. Nagel were married February 1, 1948.
Laura was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. She volunteered in the church office on Fridays, had worked at Southeast Hospital in medical records, and for K-mart in Cape Girardeau. She thoroughly enjoyed quilting, baking cookies, and playing with her great-grandchildren.
Loving survivors include; a son, Blane (Carolyn) Nagel of St. Charles, MO; two daughters, Shauna (Wes) Welch of Farmington, MO, Amanda (Harry) Litsey of Osage Beach, MO; a brother, Nelson (Mary) Birk of Fredericktown, MO; two sisters, Hulda Sievers and Vera Allen of Jackson; five grandchildren, Wade (Debbie) Welch, Darren (fiancé Christy) Welch, Stacey, Justin, and Kelsey Nagel; three great-grandchildren, Abby, Tanner, and Charlie.
She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, Gerhard and Alfred Birk, and three sisters, Vanita Spooler, Elverda Allen, and Alma Mouser Aufdenberg.
Friends may call Friday, February 1, 2013 from 4-8 PM at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, and will continue Saturday, from 10:00 AM until service time at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.
The funeral service will be Saturday, at 11:00 AM, at the church, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating.
Interment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
Memorials may take the form of contributions to Trinity Lutheran Church or Southeast Hospice.
Printed in the Friday, February 1, 2013 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO.
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