Donald "Paul" Slagel, 75, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Magnolia, died at home Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001.
Services were Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at All Saints Catholic Church in Mesa. Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, St. Paul.
"Paul" Slagel was born to Clarence and Jessie Slagel on April 22, 1926, in Magnolia. He graduated from Magnolia High School and spent his career as a construction superintendent. He joined the U.S. Navy on April 17, 1944, and served aboard the USS Catskill during World War II.
He married Mary Ann Berning on Sept. 15, 1947. In 1951 they moved to Bloomington, to Faribault in 1973, and then to Mesa in 1982.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Slagel, Mesa; six children, Randy (Gloria) Slagel, Farmington, Tom (Pam) Slagel, Gilbert, Ariz., Kathy (Glenn) Myers, Lakeville, Russ Slagel, Chisago, Therese (Rick) Hoelzer, Mesa, and Kristi (Emery) Maher, Dennison; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Pat Wachter, St. Paul, and Thelma (Carl) Sherer, Eagan.
Mr. Slagel was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Marilyn Nelson.