HAGEN, Marlin B. 1928-2013

HAGEN

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 4/20/2013 at 13:03:06

Marlin Burton Hagen

MARCH 9, 1928 - APRIL 16, 2013

Marlin Burton Hagen, 85, Northwood, formerly of Hanlontown, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Lutheran Retirement Home, surrounded by his family.

A funeral service for Marlin will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown, with Pastor Linda Johnson-Prestholt officiating. Burial will be in the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Ave. South, Northwood. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Saturday at the church.

Marlin Burton Hagen was born on March 9, 1928, in Hanlontown, the son of Martin and Ida (Smeby) Hagen. Marlin was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation at the Sion Lutheran Church, rural Lake Mills. He attended Hanlontown community school, graduating from Hanlontown High School in 1946.

Marlin was inducted into the Army on January 19, 1951, in Northwood, and served his country honorably and faithfully in the Korean Conflict with the Fifth Army Infantry until his honorable discharge on October 20, 1952.

He was united in marriage to Donna Paulson on May 13, 1951, at the Lime Creek Lutheran Church, rural Emmons, Minnesota, and to this marriage three children were born Michael, Debra, and Lisa. In 1953, he began his career in farming and farmed for 45 years, 38 years in the Hanlontown area, and after his retirement from farming, they moved to Northwood in 1998. While he was farming, Marlin worked for Deluxe Manufacturing in Mason City and Lake Mills for 17 years, and after his retirement, he worked for the Worth County Conservation Commission for 6 years.

Marlin loved farming, the outdoors, John Deere Tractors, and loved to volunteer at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, and the Northwood Lions Club.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and served on the church council, Northwood Lions Club, and Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Donna Hagen of Northwood; his son, Michael (Bonnie) Hagen of Hanlontown; and their children: Ryan (Sarah) Hagen, Lindsey Hagen and Kyle Harrison, Christopher (Ami) Hagen, and Taylor Hagen; daughter, Debra (Jon) Morse of Anchorage, Alaska, and their children; Holly (Aaron) Johanknecht, Cory Morse, and Matthew (Cheyenne) Morse; and daughter, Lisa Hagen of Northwood; his great-grandchildren, Ella and Avery Johanknecht, Cole and Hailey Hagen, and Adli Hagen; his brother, Raymond (Lavonne) Hagen of Forest City; his sisters-in-law, Avis, Gloria, and Clarice Hagen; as well as many nieces, nephews, many other extended family members and friends.

Marlin was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Eldon, Irvin, and Harold Hagen; and his nephew, Terry Hagen.

Conner Colonial Chapel: (641) 324-1543 -- www.colonialchapels.com
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Facts:

Born: March 9, 1928
Death: April 16, 2013
Place of Death: Lutheran Retirement Home
Occupation: Farmer

Hobbies: Loved to farm, the Outdoors, John deere Tractors, and loved to volunteer at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, and Northwood Lions Club.

Organizations: Grace Lutheran Church in Hanlontown, served on the church council, Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post #6779 of Northwood, and Northwood Lions Club.

Source: Conner Colonial Chapel website