Rena was born and raised in Shakopee. She was born March 10, 1914 to William and Louise (Koeper) Luers. She married Norbert Nagel Feb. 27, 1946 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Shakopee.

A $50 bet in high school led to marriage and a papal blessing in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Cody Theis and Lydia Cedarberg, now Lydia Theis, of Sts. Joachim and Anne in Shakopee first met ...

Elizabeth “Betty” Hentges, 83, of Shakopee, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at The Gardens at St. Gertrude’s Health Center, Shakopee. Betty was born in Marystown on Nov. 26, 1925 to Jacob and ...