1928
Lloyd
2007
Lloyd Bagaus
January 19, 1928 — September 26, 2007
Funeral services for former Milbank, SD, resident, Lloyd W. Bagaus, age 79, of Watertown, SD, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2007, at the First United Methodist Church in Watertown, SD. The Reverend Eric Grinager will officiate. Lloyd died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. The organist will be Dorothy Brugman. Kim May will present a guitar solo and David Finstad will be the soloist. Visitation will be at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank on Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue in the church on Saturday one hour before services. Pallbearers will be his grandsons: Robert Bagaus, Ian May, Trevor May, Dylan Bagaus, Devin Bagaus, and Trey Bagaus. Burial of his cremated remains will take place in the Hope Lutheran Cemetery at rural Summit, SD, at a later time.
Lloyd was born on January 19, 1928, at Clara City, MN, the son of Ted and Jen (Kuiper) Bagaus. He grew up in Summit, SD, and graduated from Summit High School. Lloyd began working for the Milwaukee Railroad with his father in 1944. He served his country during WW II in the U.S. Navy from February 1, 1946, until his honorable discharge on February 19, 1948. Lloyd received the World War II Victory Medal. He returned to Milbank to work on the Milwaukee Railroad. Lloyd was united in marriage to Lorraine Anderson on September 1, 1949, in Summit, SD. He was appointed roadmaster in 1968 and they moved to Aberdeen, SD. He was appointed general roadmaster in 1970 and moved to Chicago. In 1972, they returned to Aberdeen and Lloyd was the division engineer until the Milwaukee Railroad ended. He then went to work for the Burlington Northern Railroad until his retirement in 1988. They spent fifteen years being winter Texans in McAllen, Texas and the last two years spending the winter in Florida with his son Neil and family. They continued to live in Milbank until moving to Watertown five years ago because of his weekly dialysis treatments.
Lloyd was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Watertown. Hunting and fishing were his favorite pastimes. Big Stone Lake was his favorite lake. On Labor Day of this year he was thrilled to catch a large walleye with his sons Terry and Gene. During his retirement, his interest in railroads always remained. When he visited his daughter Marcie in Kearney, NE, he would drive to the railroad tracks and watch trains go by every ten minutes. He thoroughly enjoyed his railroad work, especially the men he worked with. He also especially enjoyed working with his son Gene at Milbank Collision in Milbank.
Survivors include his wife Lorraine, Watertown; four children: Neil and wife Jenni, Groveland, FL; Terry and wife Deanna. Woodbury, MN; Marcie May and husband Kim, Kearney NE; and Gene and wife Stephanie, Milbank; twelve grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
His parents preceded him in death.
Lloyd was born on January 19, 1928, at Clara City, MN, the son of Ted and Jen (Kuiper) Bagaus. He grew up in Summit, SD, and graduated from Summit High School. Lloyd began working for the Milwaukee Railroad with his father in 1944. He served his country during WW II in the U.S. Navy from February 1, 1946, until his honorable discharge on February 19, 1948. Lloyd received the World War II Victory Medal. He returned to Milbank to work on the Milwaukee Railroad. Lloyd was united in marriage to Lorraine Anderson on September 1, 1949, in Summit, SD. He was appointed roadmaster in 1968 and they moved to Aberdeen, SD. He was appointed general roadmaster in 1970 and moved to Chicago. In 1972, they returned to Aberdeen and Lloyd was the division engineer until the Milwaukee Railroad ended. He then went to work for the Burlington Northern Railroad until his retirement in 1988. They spent fifteen years being winter Texans in McAllen, Texas and the last two years spending the winter in Florida with his son Neil and family. They continued to live in Milbank until moving to Watertown five years ago because of his weekly dialysis treatments.
Lloyd was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Watertown. Hunting and fishing were his favorite pastimes. Big Stone Lake was his favorite lake. On Labor Day of this year he was thrilled to catch a large walleye with his sons Terry and Gene. During his retirement, his interest in railroads always remained. When he visited his daughter Marcie in Kearney, NE, he would drive to the railroad tracks and watch trains go by every ten minutes. He thoroughly enjoyed his railroad work, especially the men he worked with. He also especially enjoyed working with his son Gene at Milbank Collision in Milbank.
Survivors include his wife Lorraine, Watertown; four children: Neil and wife Jenni, Groveland, FL; Terry and wife Deanna. Woodbury, MN; Marcie May and husband Kim, Kearney NE; and Gene and wife Stephanie, Milbank; twelve grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
His parents preceded him in death.