John Fagre was born on 15 May 1959 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Brenda Little. He died on 11 April 2009 in Waubun, Minnesota, USA.
Graduated from Waubun High School in 1978. He then joined the U.S. Navy and worked at shipyards in Scotland and Florida. Returned to Minnesota in 1992 where he worked at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen.