Jordy Hageness
Dec. 21, 1941-Jan. 10, 2022
Jordith Ann “Jordy”
Hageness, 80, died at
Trinity Hospital in Minot,
on January 10, 2022. Jordy
was born on December 21,
1941 in Fergus Falls, Min-
nesota to Carl and Viola
Frees. She graduated from
Fergus Falls High School
in 1960. While Hartley
was attending NDSS they
met at the roller rink in
Fergus, she married Hart-
ley Allan Hageness in
Fergus Falls on April 22,
1962 by her grand father
Rev. George Garbarkewitz.
They settled in Rugby in
1963. She raised her fam-
ily and enjoyed sewing
their clothes and also
their costumes for the
North Dakota State Horse
Show, held in Rugby for
many years. Since 1969
she was owner and gen-
eral manager of Hartley’s
School Buses in Rugby.
She retired in 2008. Jordy
was a resident of the
Heart of America Medical
Center for a few years.
Jordy also designed
stained glass windows,
gardening, raising flowers,
painting, crafting, and in
recent years watching her
grandchildren’s hockey
games and other athletic
events. She was a great
fan of college football on
television and the Min-
nesota Vikings. Her
greatest joy was spending
time at their cabin at Lake
Metigoshe. Jordy was a
long time member of St.
Paul Lutheran Church in
Rugby. Jordy will be
remembered by her smile
and her unending devo-
tion to her husband and
family.
Mrs. Hageness is sur-
vived by her husband,
Hartley and their chil-
dren, Todd and his wife
Sandy Hageness – Rugby,
Tracy Hageness – Rugby,
and Tanya and her hus-
band Russ Meyer in Boise,
Idaho. She also leaves
grandchildren, Anthony
and Nigel Hageness, Shel-
by (Joshua) Boucher, and
Josie, Addie, and Isaac
Meyer in addition to 2
great grandchildren
Loucie and Mylah Jordith
Boucher. Also surviving
her are siblings, Carla (Al)
Schneeberger – Baxter,
Minnesota; Gretchen (Ira)
Wax – Lumberton, Texas;
Jon (Becky) Frees – Bem-
idji, Minnesota, and Dei-
dre (John) Haugmo –
Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
a brother, Peter Frees and
sister-in-law, Kathy Frees.
Funeral services will be
held on Sunday, January
16, 2022 at St. Paul Luth-
eran Church in Rugby at
2:00 P.M.
Visitation will be held
at the Niewoehner Fun-
eral Home in Rugby on
Saturday, January 15th
from 3-5 PM and an hour
prior to the service at the
church.
Jordy will be buried in
Persilla Watts Cemetery in
the spring.
Guests are reminded
that Covid -19 conditions
still exist and that precau-
tions should be taken to
be courteous to all other
attendees.
On line tributes at
www.niewoehnerfh.com
Niewoehner Funeral
Home – Rugby 701-
776-6222