Gordon Merl Wagley, 82, Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002, at Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne.
Services were at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Gordon Wagley was born to Leslie and Amanda (Jacobson) Wagley on March 21, 1919, in Hadley. He attended country school in rural Hadley.
He married Adrianna Moret on Sept. 18, 1938, in Lake Wilson. After marriage, he worked for various farmers until 1948 when they started farming in the Reading area. In 1963, they moved to Luverne where he worked for Luverne Farmers Elevator until retiring in 1984.
Mr. Wagley was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne and Luverne Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Adrianna Wagley, Luverne; three sons, Peter (Nancy) Wagley, Salinas, Calif., Gary (Phyllis) Wagley, Rushmore, and Michael Wagley, Luverne; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Lowell (Olive) Wagley, Sioux Falls, S.D., Robert (Pat) Wagley, Slayton, and Roger (Vangy) Wagley, Glenwood.
Chandler Funeral Association, Chandler, was in charge of arrangements.