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- Eddie was mentally retarded, probably as a result of a difficult birth. He lived with his parents his entire life. He learned to walk at age 6, but never learned to talk or to feed himself. He was generally a happy and cheerful person. After his father died and his mother became elderly, Edgar and Freda Swanson also moved into the house. Much of his care was then provided by his siblings Freda and Otto. After his mother's death, he moved with Freda and Edgar to the house they purchased on Illinois Avenue. On June 28, 1958, he went to live at Elgin State Hospital, but after 11 days, he returned to Freda and Edgar's house where he died of pneumonia.
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Obituary of Edward Nagel:?/b?
Edward Nagel, 57, of 1008 Illinois Ave., St. Charles, died Monday in his home after a lingering illness. He was born Oct. 7, 1900 in Chicago and lived in St. Charles since he was four years old. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Dau, Mrs. Frieda Swanson, and Mrs. Dora Johnson, all of St. Charles, and two brothers, William Nagel, of St. Charles, and Otto Nagel, of Geneva. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Mathilda Nagel. Private funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Yurs Funeral Home with Herbert Reischauer, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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1900 - 1958 (57 years)
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