Hilda Hagen, 80 died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Thief River Care Center in Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, June 1, 2007 at Grace Lutheran Church in Grygla, MN with Rev. Joseph Abrahamson officiating. Burial will follow at Northwood Cemetery, Northwood Township, Beltrami County, MN.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a 7:30 PM prayer service on Thursday, May 1, 2007 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will also be held for one hour prior to the service at church.

Hilda Ardith Satre was born on November 23, 1926 in Veldt Township, Grygla, MN to parents, Nels and Brita (Eikefit) Satre. She graduated from Goodridge High School in 1945. She completed three years of training at Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Grand Forks, ND, and became a Registered Nurse in 1948.

She married Norris Hagen on April 30, 1950 at Grygla, MN, and resided on their farm in Northwood Township since then.

She was an active member of St. Petri Lutheran Church of rural Grygla and a member of the Grygla Homemakers.

Hilda worked as an R.N. in the hospital in Thief River Falls before her marriage and in the hospital in Roseau for many years. Later she did blood pressure checks in Grygla at the Senior Center. She enjoyed her work as a nurse and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed picking berries, gardening, making lefse and baking. A highlight of her life was a trip to Norway in 1999 where she met many relatives including more than a dozen first cousins. She climbed a mountain to see her fathers home place.

Two years later, in 2001, a routine surgery in Rochester resulted in a rupture of the esophagus and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome which she survived after being in a coma and spending 7 months in the hospital. She had to struggle with voice, oxygen, nutrition, and mobility problems since that time with varying success.

Hilda is survived by her husband, Norris; and daughters, Marlene of Grygla and Mavis of Fargo, ND, and sons, Baylen (Jan) of Warroad, and Rodney (Sherri) of Grygla; grandson, Cory Hagen of Salol; 8 step-grandchildren, Geoffrey, Justyne, and Dayle Larson, and Russell, Nolan, Matthew Knochenmus, Jill Thompson and Linnae Dunrud; 11 step-great grandchildren; brother, Grant Satre of Grygla, and sister, Barbara Hylland (Wayne) Lunsetter of Gatzke; several brothers-and sisters-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Aslaug (Arthur) Hylland and Mary (Carl) Holte; brothers, Magnus and Gunder; and several brothers- and sisters-in-law.

ACCOMPANIST: Kim Cleven
SOLOIST: David Lunsetter Amazing Grace
SOLOIST: Justyne Larson with Geoffrey Larson on the guitar How Great Thou Art
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS: Rock Of Ages #327, Children Of The Heavenly Father #474, and Behold A Host Arrayed In White #314
PALLBEARERS: Jerry Holte, James Holte, Richard Holte, Gary Satre, Bruce Holte, Geoffrey Satre