Arthur W. Hagan

Arthur W. Hagan, age 89, died Sept. 2 at his home on Bainbridge.

He was born Feb. 8, 1913 in Seattle to Charles and Ida May (Sweet) Hagan. His father immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1906.

He graduated from Ballard High School in 1931 and Wilson and Peterson Business Schools, and attended University of Washington.

He served in the U.S. Army for three years during World War II. He retired from the Seattle District Army Corp of Engineers in 1973 to a home he and his wife built on Bainbridge.

He was a lifetime member of Ballard Golden Beavers, Masonic Occidental Lodge No. 72 and Wing Point Golf and Country Club. An avid golfer, he began playing in his teens as a caddy at Olympic Golf Club. The highlight of his golfing years was playing at St. Andrew’s in Scotland in 1961.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Agnes C. (McKinley) Hagan, of Bainbridge; one sister, Edith Maines of Seattle; and numerous nieces and nephews: Judy (Ed) Pedersen, Dan (Cleone) Maines; Chatham, Blaize and Daimon Curry; Jennifer and Janet Maines, Bridget (John) Montgomery, Bryan (Mary Sue) Pedersen. He was preceded in death in 2001 by his youngest sister, Bernice Hagan.

A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at Wing Point Golf and Country Club.

Arrangements are under the direction of Kass Funeral Home.