Delina Nagel, 78, of Springfield

Funeral services are 1:30 PM, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. Burial is in the Emmanuel Reformed Cemetery, rural Springfield. Visitation will be at the church on Tuesday from 5 until 7:30 PM, with family present from 6:30 to 7:30, followed by a 7:30 PM Prayer Service. Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.

Delina Christina Nagel was born May 14, 1938 in Naper, NE, the daughter of Gottlieb and Alvina Herrmann. Delina passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall after a long, courageous battle with cancer.

Delina was confirmed at the age of 16 on June 23, 1954. She graduated from Gregory High School in 1957. She attended Southern State College in Springfield. Delina was united in marriage to John Nagel on June 13, 1958 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Gregory, SD. Together they raised their family and farmed in rural Avon until they moved to town in 2009. Delina also worked at the Springfield Assisted Living Center.


Delina will be remembered for her passion for her family, raising and promoting beef, her church, gardening, sewing and embroidering.


Delina was a member of the Emmanuel Reformed Church, where she served as a Sunday School and Catechism teacher, youth advisor, Vacation Bible School director, member of Willing Workers, SD Beef Industry Council, Beef Bucks Board and also helped organize the beef booths for River Boat Days and Dakota Fest. She was a past President of the South Dakota Cattlemen's Auxiliary and received the 2011 South Dakota Cattlemen's Association Person of the Year Award.


Thankful for having shared her life are her husband John of Springfield; Jon Bryan and wife Angela (Powers) Nagel of rural Avon, Brenda Lea and husband Darwin Bartels of Urbandale, IA and Blane Todd and wife Cindy (Sorenson) Nagel of Springfield; nine grandchildren: John Nagel, Cassie Nagel, Jonalyn (Dan) Mulcahy, Tyler Bartels, Landon (Raya) Nagel, and Shayna, Chesney, Cheylee and Shalayne Nagel; five great grandchildren: Mylee and Michael Branaugh, Sloane Mulcahy, Rhykon Nagel and Tristan Keistler; two brothers: Donald Herrmann of Rapid City, DuWayne (Pat) Herrmann Sr. of Rose City, TX; sister Dianna (Dennis) French of Evansville, WY; and many relatives and friends.


Delina was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Delphine Buffington and Doris Herrmann.