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20
Visitation
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mount Hope Cemetery Chapel
4700 Southwest 17th Street, Topeka, KS 66604
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20
Funeral service
11:00 a.m.
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4700 Southwest 17th Street, Topeka, KS 66604
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Calvin Pagel Obituary
Calvin Pagel, 91, born October 19, 1933, died August 6, 2025 at his home in Elizabeth, Colorado. A Funeral Service will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery Chapel on August 20, 2025 at 11:00am with a visitation the hour prior. Graveside Services will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery.
He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Lehman, son Ronald Henry Pagel, step daughters Lynelle Corr and Michelle Keehnen, step son Gail Maxwell, brother LeVerne Pagel, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
For those not in Kansas, there will be a celebration of Calvin's life held in Colorado at a later date.
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Upcoming Events
Aug
20
Visitation
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mount Hope Cemetery Chapel
4700 Southwest 17th Street, Topeka, KS 66604
Send FlowersAug
20
Funeral service
11:00 a.m.
Mount Hope Cemetery Chapel
4700 Southwest 17th Street, Topeka, KS 66604
Send FlowersServices provided by
Penwell-Gabel Cremations, Funerals & Receptions - TopekaOnly 3 days left for delivery to next service.