Michael Farley Nugent Obituary

Michael Farley Nugent, age 65, of Norwood Young America, MN,
formerly of Chaska, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, August 20,
2022 at Hopkins Health Care Center, Hopkins, MN.
A Celebration of Mike’s Life will be held on Thursday, August 25,
2022, at the Chaska VFW, 620 Creek Road, Chaska, MN. The doors
open at 5:00 PM with a light-hearted speaker at 6:00 PM and a dinner
to follow. Music will be provided by the Irish Blue Drifters Trio of
Minneapolis to honor Mike’s Irish heritage.
Mike was born on March 20, 1957 in Sioux City, Iowa to Thomas
and Betty (Farley) Nugent, one of three children. He graduated from
Hempstead High School in Dubuque, IA, and then graduated from
Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture. He
had been in the horticulture industry for 42 years. On March 16, 1991,
he married Terri Robinson in Victoria, MN, and they lived in Chaska
for 34 years. He was a friend of Bill’s for 23 years. He loved to fish,
tend his garden and coy pond, loved his dogs, Rosco, Frankie, and
Neeko, and also loved his winter trips to Florida and Disneyland.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Betty Nugent;
grandparents, Walter and Marion Nugent; Loyal J. and Helen Farley;
and his step-daughter, Tamera Robinson.
Survivors include his wife, Terri Nugent; sisters, Nancy Nugent
of Glencoe, Patricia Nugent of Palm Desert, CA; step-son, Shane
Robinson of Plato, MN; step-granddaughter, Amanda Robinson and
her children, Ethan and Eliana, of Norwood Young America, MN.
Funeral arrangements are with the Bertas Funeral Home & Cremation
Services of Chaska, MN.