February 25, 1935 – March 25, 2025
Mass of Christian Burial for Robert “Bob” Hagel, 90, of Mobridge will be at 11 a.m. CT Friday, April 4, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 5 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Bob passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, ND.
Robert “Bob” Hagel was born on February 25, 1935 in Pierre to Carl and Marion (Eldridge) Hagel. He grew up in Ft. Pierre riding horses at his maternal uncle’s ranch every minute he wasn’t in school. When he was six his family moved to Rapid City. Bob didn’t like it. There were no horses to ride. So, every summer he would go back to his uncle’s to ride. In 1952, after his mother had passed away, Bob packed his suitcase and hitchhiked to his uncle’s in Ft. Pierre.
Bob was united in marriage to Audrey Ducheneaux in Ft. Pierre on March 31, 1956, after three years of dating. To this union two boys were born, Clayton in 1956 and Todd in 1967. They made their home in Timber Lake for several years where he worked for ranchers and for Moreau-Grand Electric as a lineman. In 1967 they moved to Ft. Yates, ND, where Bob accepted a job with Mor-Grand-Sou Electric Co-op Inc. In 1996 they moved to Mobridge where Bob has since resided and spent a lot of his time at the golf course.
Saddle bronc riding was an important part of Bob’s life. At a bucking horse sale in McLaughlin he won first place and a buckle and started his career. Bob competed in the South Dakota Rodeo Association, the North Dakota Association, the Northwest Ranch Cowboys Association, and the International Rodeo Association. He finished as the SDRA’s reserve champion in 1961 and 1962. He also competed in the IRA finals. In 1962 he finished as the reserve champion. Bob competed on his last horse in 1967.
Bob is survived by his sons, Clayton (Maria) of Ft. Yates and Todd (Lin) of Mandan. ND; grandchildren Dustin Hagel, Weston Hagel, Ty (McKenzie) Hagel, Reed Hagel, and Karlie (Dustin) Kleppen; greatgrandchildren Kyleigh, Leighton, Liam, Clayunna, Cullen, Briggs, Hattie, Casper, and Shiloh; sisters Carla Carlson and Leddy Fritz; and brother Jim (Jo) Hagel.
He is preceded in death by his parents; stepmother, Lucille Hagel; wife Audrey in 2018; grandsons Clay and Stetson Hagel; sisters Helen Vander Beek and Janice Hagel; and his parents-in-law, Ernest “Tuffy” and Mary Ducheneaux.