Mary Morgal

Mary Morgal Pagenkopf, 77, of Cushing, MN and Stuart, FL, died Monday December 20, 2010, in her home on Lake Alexander, MN. A service of Christian burial will be held on December 27, 2010 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cushing, MN with Pastors Chris and Heather Culuris officiating. Interment will be in Scandia Valley Cemetery in Scandia Valley Township, MN. Mary was born March 25, 1933 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the late Frank Joseph and Francis Bednar Kraml. She grew up in Minneapolis. On December 14, 1952, she united in marriage to Louis Schilling Morgal at Faith Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN. She attended Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN. Mary was an active fundraiser for Valparaiso including the Valparaiso Guild. The fall of 1953, Mary began her career as a mother of five children. Later, she was the voter registrar in Portsmouth, VA, and a dental office manager in Wyoming, OH. Fulfilling a passionate desire to instill integrity in the business place, Mary and her husband, Lou, established The Louis S. and Mary L. Morgal Chair of Christian Business Ethics at Valparaiso University. December 31, 2000, her husband, Louis S Morgal, preceded Mary in death. Mary remarried in August 7, 2005 to John R. Pagenkopf of Stuart, FL. A woman of relentless faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Mary shared her faith with fellow workers, family, friends, and those in need. She was an active member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Stuart, FL and Bethany Lutheran Church, Cushing, MN. Mary’s contributions included volunteering, mentoring, fundraising for various causes including seminary students, Redeemer school, and church music. She had a passion for her extended family, traveling, music and theater, entertaining, volunteering wherever needed, fishing, canning and cooking, cards, sharing her heart and labors. A gracious and loving woman, Mary’s home was always open to friends, family, and those in need of a place to stay. Mary Morgal Pagenkopf is survived by her five children; Susan M. Vaughan and husband, Roper, of Weatherford, TX, Gwen Morgal of Minnesota, L. Steven Morgal of Cushing, MN, Carol J. Lafferty and husband, Gary of Palmyra, VA, and Paul E. Morgal and wife, Monica, of Cincinnati, OH; and her sister, Helen Kraml Andreasen of Hastings, MN, thirteen grandchildren, and her husband John R. Pagenkopf. Memorial Funds Concordia Seminary Fund c/o of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Stuart, FL Redeemer Lutheran School Fund, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Stuart, FL Lakewood Hospice, 401 Prairie NE, Staples, MN 56479 Bethany Lutheran Church Building Fund, Cushing MN Redeemer Lutheran Church and School 2450 SE Ocean Blvd Stuart, FL 34996-3312 Church Ofc: 772-286-0911 School Ofc: 772-286-0932 Bethany Lutheran Church 25430 Bison Road, P. O. Box 37 Cushing, MN 56443 Office: 320-749-2140

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Mary Morgal

March 25, 1933 - December 20, 2010