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Personal note from Alissa, Thomas & Patrick - Shelley's Children

We're in the midst of planning Shelley's memorial bench with Anchorage Parks Foundation. Tentative date July 23, 2022. She was always an avid supporter of the park system and getting outside. She dreamed of having a bench with rose bushes and for her beloved friends and community to find respite and solace there. This bench will be for everyone to use and enjoy!

Blessings,
Alissa, Thomas, Patrick

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Obituary

Shelley Ruth Wendt Nagel passed away peacefully at her home in Anchorage, Alaska surrounded by love from her family and friends on Jauary 16, 2022 at 7:35pm. The eagle returned to the nest and the full moon was bright. She was 65. 

Shelley is survived by her children Alissa Nagel Collins, Thomas Nagel, and Patrick Nagel; her partner Mike Swinford; her siblings Nancy Thiex, Patricia Bieber, and Dave Wendt; her grandson Lucas Collins; and her …

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Community Involvement

As defined on her Facebook profile! Place of Worship

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Social Justice Tree Hugger

A memory from Social Justice Tree Hugger
Aunt Nancy and Patrick in Old growth Sitka Spruce (Oswald West State Park, Arch Cape, OR, USA, 2021)

Aunt Nancy and Patrick in Old growth Sitka Spruce

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What were Shelley's favorite ways to exercise?
Zumba
Zumba
Zumba
What was Shelley's favorite color?
Blue
Blue
Blue
What were Shelley's favorite ways to spend free time?
Watching birds at her feeders, doing bird flashcards, taking bird classes at Cornell…
Watching birds at her feeders, doing bird flashcards, taking bird classes at Cornell Lab of Or…
Watching birds at her feeders, doing bird flashcards, taking bird classes at Cornell Lab of Ornithology, reading the NY…
What were Shelley's favorite artists or styles of art?
She loved to color her own pictures; she loved colorful oil-based paintings of flowe…
She loved to color her own pictures; she loved colorful oil-based paintings of flowers or the …
She loved to color her own pictures; she loved colorful oil-based paintings of flowers or the night sky!

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Born

October 10th, 1956
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Graduated from high school

1974
Aberdeen, SD
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Graduated from college

1978
Brookings, SD

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Cause of death

Melanoma Cancer

Method of disposition

Cremation

Anchorage Funeral Home & Crematory
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Anchorage Funeral Home & Crematory

Ancora Home Health and Hospice
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Ancora Home Health and Hospice

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