Lavina I. (Schaefer) Nagel was born April 7, 1931, to Jacob John and Marie (Deutsch) Schaefer in White River, South Dakota.
She attended Concordia High School from 1945-1951. Lavina taught school in Marcus, Iowa, and Parmelee, South Dakota, before marrying Cleon Nagel on Oct. 18, 1953, at Zion Lutheran Church in Valentine. Lavina and Cleon lived on a farm near Cordova until 1956, when they moved to a farm near Utica. They then moved to Seward in 1992. In addition to farming, Lavina worked at Pamida in Seward for many years. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening, community activities and volunteering opportunities. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, St. John LWL, Seward County Genealogical Society, GSE Extension Club and West Side Country Club. Lavina passed away July 21, 2022, in Seward, at the age of 91 years, 2 months and 14 days.
She is survived by her children, Linda Tyrrell, Milford, Ronald Nagel, Wilsonville, Barry (Vicki) Nagel, St. Peters, Missouri, and Lori (Tom) Colwell, Arvada, Colorado; son-in-law, Steve Krivda, Seward; grandchildren, Jessica (Matt) Justice, Jamie (Will) Gillette, Jennifer Tyrrell (fiancé, Kyle Peterson), Brandon Nagel, Jeremy (Amanda) Price, Tony Krivda,and Sadie (Colin) Brisbane; 18 great- grandchildren. Lavina was preceded in death by her husband, Cleon Nagel; parents, Jacob and Marie Schaefer; daughter, Deb Krivda; daughter-in-law, Kristine Nagel; grandson, Austin Krivda; and brothers, Leonard Schaefer and Alvin Schaefer.
The funeral service was July 26 at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward with interment at the Seward Cemetery. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.volzkefuneralhome.com.
