Hilda Hagen

1919 - 2023

Hilda Hagen

1919 - 2023

BORN

1919

DIED

2023

Hilda Hagen Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home from Feb. 7 to Feb. 8, 2023.

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Hilda Hagen of Warwick, NY, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away peacefully, embraced in the love of her family, on February 4th, 2023. She was 103 years old.

Born December 21st ,1919 in Fevik Norway, she was the daughter of the late Nicolai and Alida (nee Tonnessen) Carlsen.

Hilda was an executive secretary for Topps Chewing Gum in Brooklyn for many years, and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Warwick, NY. A family statement read "she loved her faith, family and her dear friends".

She is survived by her two sons, Kevin Hagen and his wife Dorothy of Sugar Loaf, NY and Kenneth Hagen of Warwick, NY. She is also survived by her grandchildren Luke Hagen of Sugar Loaf, NY and Kiah Hagen and her fiancée Edgar Hurtado of Los Angeles, CA

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023, at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick, NY. A graveside service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday February 14, 2023 at Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island, NY.

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