Arlyn Hagen

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Highlights

Name

Arlyn Herschel Hagen

Position

Beloved Great-Grandfather of Eight

Best known for

The Heartiest Laugh and Loudest Voice on South Padre Island

Awards and honors

Distinguished World War II Vet and Past-Commander of the local VFW

Main Projects

Eternal Family Memory

About Arlyn

Arlyn Hershel Hagen, the son of Bertina (Skogen) and Richard Hagen, was born on August 14, 1920 in Roseau County, Minnesota. He and Thelma (Dahlgren) were married on February 1, 1942 in Wisconsin. Arlyn served in the United States Army from 1942 through 1945 during World War II, serving in France, Germany and Belgium. After his honorable discharge, they moved to a farm one mile east of Roseau. Arlyn worked as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 37 years. He also farmed small grains in Spruce and Stafford Township, as well as dairy cows, retiring on February 1, 1980. For a short time, he was a field representative for the PJ Schweitzer flax straw company. Arlyn was active in the First Lutheran Church, the VFW, American Legion, and the Rural Mail Carriers Association. He enjoyed fishing on Lake of the Woods, keeping up his yard with his small tractors and spending winters in South Padre Island, Texas. Arlyn Hagen passed away on February 10, 2005 at the Greenbush Nursing Home at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife Thelma of Roseau; children: David (Patty) Hagen of St. Paul, Jon (Bonnie) Hagen of Roseau, Warren (Marsha) Hagen of Roseau and Susan Cummings of Roseau; 6 grandchildren: Jeff, Paula, Todd, Kelly, Kathy and Kari; 8 great-grandchildren; and brothers Kenneth of Cody, WY and Donald of Roseau. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, two sisters, and a son-m-law, Howard.

Arlyn celebrated his 80th birthday in 2000 with 4 generations of Hagen’s in Birchwood, WI. Here’s a couple of testimonials to how well he survived those 4 score years and to how strongly his offspring supported him in his zeal for life:

Four generations of Hagens

Grandpa and the classic ice-cream cake

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