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Joseph Nagle Obituary
Nagle, Joseph Welchans
MADISON – Joseph Welchans Nagle, age 92, passed away on Oct. 27, 2021, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis. He was born Sept. 5, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of John and Charlotte (Welchans) Nagle. Joseph attended grade school in Sewickley and Mount Lebanon, Pa., and graduated from Logansport, Ind., High School in 1947. After spending his freshman year of college at the University of Michigan, he transferred to DePauw University, where he graduated in 1952. Two weeks after graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as an investigative agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps in France until being discharged in 1955. He married Joan Kathryn Muzzy on Aug. 28, 1953, in Carmel, Calif. He worked for the RAND Corporation in Cambridge, Mass., Santa Monica, Calif., and Madison, Wis., and then at the University of Wisconsin. He retired from Madison Area Technical College in 1995. Joseph enjoyed spending time in nature: walking, birdwatching, and visiting the arboretum. He also enjoyed the opera and loved books.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan, in 2016, after 63 years of marriage.
He is survived by his children, Timothy (Anne), Sarah, and Daniel (Cristina); two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Madison Literacy Council or to Hope's Home Ministries Food Pantry, sponsored by First United Methodist Church.
Services are pending. To view service updates and sign this guestbook, please visit www.ryanfuneralservice.com.
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Sarah Jane Gates
March 28, 2022
My condolences to your family. I am a friend of Sarah's from business school. I would love to be in touch with her.
Rick and Beth Mason
November 1, 2021
Our condolences to the Nagle family for your loss. Joe was a very dear friend and neighbor of ours and we will miss him.
Our 2 Grandsons always had to go over to say hello to "Joe". All 3 of them enjoyed their short visits as did I in my many "chats" with Joe.
God speed, Joe. You are again with Joan!
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