Western bovine veterinarian, Dr. Curt Hagele, 77
Born in Springfield, Illinois, he graduated from the University of Illinois in 1969 with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. He and his wife Sandy moved to Saskatoon in 1972.
He began work at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in their field service unit. From there, he moved on to direct the Saskatoon Embryo Transplant Unit and he became a specialist in bovine embryo transplant. In 1987, Hagele established his own practice, Embryonics Canada Inc.
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During 1995-2010, Hagele held the role of registrar for the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association. The group honoured him as their Veterinarian of the Year for 2010.
His skill at embryo transplant allowed him to travel the world, lecturing abroad and promoting Canadian cattle genetics. At home, Hagele had a small purebred herd of Simmental, then later, Charolais.
He lived his last years at Samaritan Place battling Alzheimer’s disease.
Hagele’s wife Sandy predeceased him in 2012. His son Eric (Barb) Hagele, daugh- ter Michelle (Trevor) Scherman, and four grandchildren survive him. — Submitted by Mark Kihn, Calgary, Alta.
Alfred Sattler passes
Sattler grew up on the southern outskirts of the city. As a teen, he raised hogs to pay for his university education. In 1962, he bought his first Herefords and he began Regina View Polled Herefords.
In 1975, Sattler added purebred Simmentals, and changed the name to Regina View Farms. The enterprise is now run by son Paul and his children.
Later, Sattler began breeding polled Texas Longhorns.
Besides showing cattle successfully, Sattler sold them across Canada, into the United States and overseas. Sattler was a director for the Saskatchewan Stockgrowers Assoc., the Regina Bull Sale committee, and he was a part of the Saskatchewan Hereford Test Centre. He was a 4-H leader for years. He served as a judge at grain exhibitions and beef cattle shows.
In his later years, Sattler received the Saskaskatchewan Livestock Association Honour Scroll in recognition for his service to the beef industry.
Locally, Sattler served on the board of Grace Lutheran — a church where he was baptized, confirmed and married.
Alfred Sattler’s wife Victoria survives him, as do sons Martin and Paul, along with five grandchildren. His son Herman predeceased him. – Submitted by Mark Kihn, Calgary, Alta.
