Marleen K. Haagenson

Marleen K. Haagenson

Marleen Haagenson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Columbia Funeral Home & Cremation Center on Jan. 12, 2023.

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Marleen Kay Haagenson, 63, of St. Helens, Oregon passed away at home on January 8, 2023. She was born on November 3, 1959, in Eugene, Oregon to her parents Kenneth and Alice Anderson.
Marleen grew up in Eugene and moved to St. Helens as a teenager. She enjoyed going to Montana to visit her son and family. She spent her life as a loving and devoted housewife, mother, and grandmother. She will be greatly missed.
Marleen is survived by her husband, Van; sister, Kay Merrill; brother, Bruce Anderson; children, Denise Haagenson, Jesse Haagenson, and Cheryle Lalicker; six grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and many good friends, nieces, and nephews.
She preceded in death by her mother, Alice Coady; brothers, Russ Anderson and Jerry Anderson; and twin sister, Sharleen Petite.
A celebration of life will be held in the future.

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