James Nagel Obituary, Death cause – Avon, Ohio native James Nagel, age 82, On Monday, October 2, 2023, at 10 a.m., funeral services will be held at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Springfield. The suburbs of Springfield, in the Emmanuel Reformed Cemetery, have been chosen as the last resting place. The viewing will take place at the church from 4 to 6 PM on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Instead of flowers, please consider a gift to the American Cancer Society. James Calvin Nagel was born on March 24, 1941, in a remote neighborhood of Springfield, South Dakota. John and Frances (Ludens) Nagel were his parents. He passed away at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, on September 26, 2023.
Jim underwent the sacrament of baptism in the Reformed Church of Emmanuel. After finishing high school in Springfield, he attended both Northern State University and Indiana University to earn degrees in administration and education, respectively. On October 28, 1965, Jim wed Darlene Conrad. Jim began his career as a teacher and mentor in Winnebago, Nebraska, soon after he wed. He then moved to Sheldon, Iowa, and then settled in Wheeling, Ohio, where he taught for the remaining 33 years of his life. He was responsible for a wide variety of subjects in the classroom, including physics, mathematics, and PE. The school’s athletic department also reported to him as its director.
He was an outstanding coach in the fields of cross country and track & field, with athletes of both sexes. The highlight of his career was undoubtedly being named Illinois State Girls Cross Country Meet Coach of the Year. His athletes’ successes brought him great joy since he knew he had encouraged them to keep going even when things were tough. Jim and Darlene’s kids, Trisha and Cory, grew raised in Palatine. Jim and his wife decided to open a running specialty store in 1984 while he was in school. They called it Running Unlimited.
Jim enjoyed spending time with his family and participating in religious activities in his spare time. He took his grandchildren on several vacations and had them spend the summers at the ranch, where he made sure they had plenty of fun and educational things to do. Jim sought to flourish as a spouse, father, grandfather, and friend by embodying virtues such as optimism, patience, kindness, diligence, and spirituality. Jim’s closest companion for the past 57 years, Darlene, is the only person he leaves behind. His daughter Trisha and her husband Jared Barker, together with their five grandchildren, also survive him. Cory, his son, is married to Jenny Nagel and is therefore also still alive.
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