Don wants everyone to know the field work is finished and the packages delivered; his work here is done. A final waltz played as he danced his way to heaven at the age of 76 on August 28, 2016.Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hague, ND with Fr. Leonard Eckroth Officiating.Visitation will be from 5-9 pm with a prayer service at 7:00 pm on Monday at the church.Burial will be at Holy Trinity (Krassna) Cemetery, rural Strasburg, ND.Donald Nagel was born to Isadore and Genevieve (Glas) Nagel on August 14, 1940, the second of eight children. He spent his time as a child working on the family farm west of Strasburg. He attended country school and eventually Strasburg High School, where he graduated in 1957.Don farmed with his dad until 1958 when he moved to Milwaukee to work for Briggs & Stratton. He went back to help on the farm for a short while in 1959 and then returned to Milwaukee until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He served in the infantry, first as a gravel agitator and then in Korea as a radio operator. After being honorably discharged, he again went to work for Briggs & Stratton. He operated a Kerr-McGee gas station in Waukesha and was later hired as a retail manager for multiple stations.Don married the mother of his children, Bernice Kiefer, on June 26, 1965. That union was blessed with six children: Kurt, Lynn, Donald Jr., LeeAnn, Daniela, and Katrina. Don returned to the farm in 1971. In addition to farming, Don and his sons custom combined throughout the Midwest. He was also a substitute mail carrier until he took a full-time carrier position in Minot. In 1987, Don took over the rural mail route out of Strasburg which he continued until his retirement in 2011.Don married Vivian Hulm in 2003. While making their home in Hague, Don was a member of the Knights of Columbus as well as St. Mary's Catholic Church where he was a regular in the church choir. He could often be found in the Hague Cafe sitting and visiting over coffee.Don loved the outdoors: he loved to hunt and was also an avid gun collector. He enjoyed making sausage after harvesting a deer and especially liked to sample it throughout the process. He was always good with his hands, making sure he could maintain all of the equipment and vehicles in the farmyard. Don's sense of humor and ability to "shoot the bull" with just about anyone made him easy to like. He had an ear for musicalways tapping his toes or his fingers to the beatand wouldn't turn down the opportunity to dance, especially to a good waltz. His grandchildren were his pride and joy, regularly telling stories about them to whoever would listen.Don is survived by his six children and their spouses: Kurt (LaShawn) of Anchorage, AK, Lynn (Keith) Sanford of Lakewood, CO, Donald Jr. (Sheila) of Oakes, ND, LeeAnn (Sam) Conway of Brunswick, GA, Daniela (David) Martian of Florence, MS, and Katrina (Eric) Eberhart of Bismarck, ND; 9 grandchildren: Amanda, Ashley, Trevor, John, Jared, DanNae, Jacob, Levi, Anna, and one more granddaughter on the way; 2 step-grandchildren: Damion (Dani) and Devon; 3 step-great-grandchildren: Dylan, Dru and Danica; 2 sisters and 3 brothers-in-law: Evangeline Schafer, Eleanor (LeRoy) Gefroh, Bob "Bugs" McCartney, and Gary Powelski; 2 brothers and 2 sisters-in-law: Victor (Judy) Nagel and Isador (Cathy) Nagel; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Floyd, sisters Helen McCartney and Jane Powelski, nephew Troy Schafer, and step-grandson Daniel Deibert.