Ralph Hagedorn

HAGEDORN, KOLLMETZ, GOLWITZER, KUKER

Posted By: Beverly Gerdts (email)
Date: 3/12/2021 at 13:52:34

Carrol Daily Times Herald
16 June, 1988
page 2

Mass of the Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Friday, June 17, at Sacred Heart Church in Manning for Ralph Hagedorn, 70, who died Tuesday, June 14 at Trimont (Minn.) Hospital. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Manning with military honors provided by the Emil Ewoldt Post 22 of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517. The Rev. Ralph Reinhart will officiate at the services. Mass servers will be Pat Vollstedt, Jeremy Kasperbauer and Michael Kasperbauer. Honorary casket bearers will be Bill Steneker, Merlyn Hargens, Bud Weems, Ralph Grundmeier, Darwin Haskins, Frank Willis and Charles Schumann. Casket bearers will be Roger Vollstedt, Clarence Golwitzer, Jerome Kasperbauer and John Golwitzer. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.

Born Feb. 11, 1918, near Manning. Mr. Hagedorn was a son of Herman and Anna (Kollmetz) Hagedorn. He attended Manning schools and graduated from Manning High School in 1936. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, he entered the U. S. Army and served until 1945. He was stationed in the Pacific where he was wounded, receiving the Purple Heart.

On Oct. 21, 1946, he was married to Martha Golwitzer at Sacred Heart Church in Manning by the Rev. Roder. After his marriage, Mr. Hagedorn drove a gas truck for his brothers-in-law Jake Kuker and was later employed at Priebes. In 1955, Mr. Hagedorn and his wife established Ral-Mar variety store in Manning. In the early 1960's a lunch counter was added to the store. The Hagedorns operated the business until they retired in April 1983. Mr. and Mrs. Hagedorn were fishing near Sherburn, Minn., where he suddenly became ill and died Tuesday.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Manning and served as church usher. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion in Manning. Mr. Hagedorn was an avid bowler and he and his wife competed in many tournaments in the area. He bowled in the National ABC tournament in 1986. He was active in civic affairs and helped with Manning s centennial celebration. He supported Manning High School's sports program. Since 1945, he had attended all varsity football and basketball games except for four games he missed when he suffered a heart attack 11 years ago. He was an announcer and commentator for the local softball and baseball games and helped with production of programming on Manning's cable-television access channel.

Mr. Hagedorn is survived by his wife, Martha, of Manning; son, Mark, of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two sisters, Goldie Hagedorn of Omaha, Neb., and Mary Kuker of Audubon. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Helen Hagedorrn, at age 14.