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Richard Hagerman Obituary
Wendell, Idaho
Richard (Dick, Doc) Hartwell Hagerman, 92, a resident of Fruitland, Idaho and formerly of Wendell, Idaho, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Ontario, Oregon.Richard, son of Roy H. Hagerman and Bessie Pennock Hagerman, was born in Williamston, Michigan on October 23, 1924. He graduated from Williamston High School in June 1942 and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in June 1951.
He married Dorothy Arvilla Welles in Big Flats, New York on June 27, 1947. They moved to Wendell, Idaho in August 1951 where he started a dental practice the next month.
Dr. Hagerman served as a medic in the European theater of Operations with the medical detachment of the 1123rd Combat Engineer Group in World War II.
He was a member of the Living Waters Presbyterian Church in Wendell, served as lay preacher in Idaho and Michigan, and was Moderator of Kendall Presbytery. Hagerman spent two weeks in Sierra Leone, Africa building a library building for the Sierra Leone Bible College in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
He enjoyed writing and had a number of articles published in Archery Magazine, Square Dance Magazine, Billy Graham's Decision Magazine, and other Christian magazines and devotional quarterlies. He wrote in three devotional books: The Daily Guideposts, Time Out, and Take Five. He published the devotional book, Eat, Drink, and Be Especially Joyful: Thirty-one Meditations on Ecclesiastes and a novel entitled, Phebe—Courier for Paul.
Dr. Hagerman served Idaho as a trustee for the Idaho State Dental Association, as a member of the Idaho State Dental Board, and as a member of the Credentials Committee of the Idaho State Board of Education. He spent nine years on the Wendell School Board. He served as secretary of the Wendell Chamber of Commerce, and Wendell Kiwanis Club, and was a Zone Chairman for Lion's International. He was inducted into the Greater Lansing, Michigan Sports Hall of Fame on July 4, 1986. Hagerman is a past member of the Idaho Writers Association and the Twin Falls Writers League.
He is survived by two daughters, Mary Lou Koto (Mike) of Fruitland, Idaho and Anne Wilcox of Spokane Washington, and four granddaughters.
His wife, Dorothy and a third daughter, Christine (Jerry) Jensen preceded him in death.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Living Waters Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Wendell, Idaho. Burial will follow at the Wendell Cemetery.
The family suggests gifts to: Wycliffe Bible Translators P.O. Box 628200 Orlando, FL 32862-8200 or Living Waters Evangelical Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 218 Wendell, Idaho 83355.
Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Demaray Funeral Service - Wendell Chapel.
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June 26, 2017
Dear Anne and family,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your father, especially so soon after your mother's departure. What wonderful parents you had -- it must have been a magical childhood, and certainly shows in the kind, talented, and generous people you became. May God hold you gently in the palm of his hand as you make your final goodbyes.
Betty Williams
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