HAGEN, Irvin Marvin 1926-2012

HAGEN

Posted By: Kermit Kittleson
Date: 12/21/2012 at 11:59:03

Irvin M. Hagen

Manly, Iowa - Irvin M. Hagen, 86, of Manly died Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, surrounded by his loving family.

A Celebration of Life Service for Irvin will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 22, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 428 W. Walnut St., Manly with Pastor Linda Johnson-Prestholt officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Lake Mills, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 E. Spring St., Manly, and will continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Should friends desire, memorials may be left to the Irvin M. Hagen Memorial Fund in care of his family, P.O. Box 164, Manly, IA 50456.

Irvin Marvin Hagen, son of Martin and Ida Hagen, was born on June 21, 1926, in Worth County, Iowa. Irvin attended grade school and graduated from Hamilton Business College in Mason City with a degree in accounting.

As a young man, Irvin farmed in the Hanlontown vicinity before being employed at the Frank J. Enbusk Certified Accountants, later known as McGladrey and Pullen LLP in Mason City, for 32 years. He was united in marriage to Gloria Jensen on November 2, 1952, in Forest City and to this union, three children were born: Judy, Gary and Pamela.

Irvin was a Boy Scout leader, a member and treasurer of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and served as a bookkeeper for the Manly Senior Citizen Center.

In his free time, Irvin enjoyed playing cards, woodworking, camping with his family and the Friendship Camping group and spent several winters in the south with his RV. His greatest love and enjoyment was his family. Irvin loved spending every opportunity he had with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Those grateful in sharing his life are his wife, Gloria, Manly; children, Judy (Craig) Goetsch, Cedar Falls, Gary (Toni) Hagen, Mason City, and Pamela (Randy) Fike, Mason City; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ray (Lavonne) Hagen, Forest City, and Marlin (Donna) Hagen, Northwood; sisters-in-law, Avis Hagen, Northwood, Clarice Hagen, Northwood, and Ray and Charlotte Limesand, Victorville, Calif., along with extended family members and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harold and Eldon Hagen; brother- and sister-in-laws, Stanley and Evelyn Wogen and Paul and Marjorie Walton; and his nephew, Terry Hagen.
Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring Street, Manly, 641-454-2212, ColonialChapels.com.

Source: Mason City Globe Gazette, December 21, 2012