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Plane crash victims to be laid to rest

Posted at 8:06 AM, Mar 02, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-02 09:15:42-05

Two of the three people who died in a plane crash in Indiana while headed to Green Bay will be laid to rest in Kewaunee over the weekend.

Community members will have their chance to pay respects to John Pagel and Steve Witcpalek over the next two days. 

They'll gather and pray at Kewaunee High School. 

58-year-old Pagel and 39-year-old Witcpalec died when their small plane crashed in a farm field 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. Pilot Nathan Saari also died in the crash. 

Pagel was the CEO of Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy and owner of The Cannery in Green Bay among other businesses.

Witcpalek was Pagel's son-in-law. He was also the operations manager of Pagel's Ponderosa. 

Saari was originally from Marquette, Mich., but recently moved to Bellevue. His visitation will also be held Friday at 11 a.m. this morning at Redeemer Lutheran Church in his hometown. 

People who want to pay there respects can stop by here at Kewaunee High School from 3:30-to-8 a.m. Friday afternoon or Saturday from 8 a.m.-to-noon.