Arlene B. Hagen, 71 of Oakland, NE

ARLENE B. HAGEN was born on November 14, 1942, at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the daughter of Arthur and Rozella (Hunnicutt) Pedersen. She passed away, Monday May 12, 2014, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 71.

Arlene’s family lived between Alden and Freeborn, Minnesota on the family farm.  Arlene attended country school and later Freeborn High School in Freeborn graduating with the class of 1960.

On October 18, 1960, she was united in marriage to Ordean C. “Bob” Hagen in Alden, Minnesota.  Together they had many adventures and lived in many places until settling in Oakland, NE, in 1973.  Arlene held many jobs but her most well-known was the owner of Goldie’s Retreat in Oakland.  People still called her Goldie throughout the years and everyone knew who they were talking about.  She made many life-long friends through that period of her life.

Arlene enjoyed gardening, golf, her music; for which she won several distinctive awards for playing the trumpet, playing cards and spending time with her family.

Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, and grandson Christopher Hagen in 1991.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Bob of Oakland; three children, Robert and his wife Chey of Fremont, NE, Ritchie of Ombersley, Worcester, England and Ranae and significant other Jeff Going of Oakland, NE; five grandchildren, Elizabeth (Matt) Allen of Lowerwick, Worcester, England, Heather Hagen of Leigh, Worcester, England, and Thomas Hagen of Ombersely, Worcester, England, Alisha Kuhlman of Omaha, NE and Matthew Kuhlman of Oakland, NE and step grandson Danny Subbert of Wahoo, NE; great grandchildren Jack and Emily Allen of Lowerwick, Worcester, England and step great grandchildren Ariel and Danny Subbert Jr of Wahoo, NE; brother, Raymond (Carol) Pedersen of Albert Lea, MN, Stanley (Sheila) Pedersen of Sauk Rapids, MN, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-laws, Neoma (Ken) Johansen of Janesville, MN, Dennis Dinse of Owatonna, MN, Buzz (Bobbi) Hagen of Los Angeles, CA; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 10:00 am, at the First United Methodist Church in Oakland.

MEMOIAL VISITATION: Friday, 5-8 pm with family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral Home Oakland.

BURIAL: Oakland Cemetery

MEMORIALS: To the family

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Arlene Hagen