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Please join our Family for a Celebration of Life For Edward \u201cEd\u201d George Hagen II 5\/4\/1943 to 10\/7\/2025 His Celebration of Life will be held on Ed\u2019s Family Ranch On Easter Hill 6341 Hagen Ranch Rd. El Dorado, Ca 95623 Saturday November 1st, 2025 at 1pm We will be sharing some of our favorite stories, memories, and music. To Remember this Wonderful Man and the Great Life he led. Please bring your favorite dish to share in the festivities. For any questions please contact Wife Sheryl Hagen at 530-919-4466 or Daughter Mae Lacy at 530-642-8147 or Daughter Melody Courtney at 530-417-4925<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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By Cris Alarcon | News In El Dorado County Publisher
\nPublished: October 8, 2025<\/p>\n

EL DORADO, Calif. \u2014 Ed Hagen, the soft-spoken logger, rancher, builder, and community benefactor whose hands shaped the \u201cEl Dorado Station\u201d and whose generosity helped keep local history on track, died Tuesday, October 7, 2025, after a long battle with health complications. He was widely known for his commitment to preserving the county\u2019s rail and ranching heritage and for leasing the station he built to El Dorado County for $1 a year \u2014 a gesture of civic pride that captured the spirit of a man who lived to give back.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in El Dorado County, Hagen spent much of his life working with his hands and heart \u2014 ranching, restoring equipment, and volunteering alongside museum and railway foundation staff.<\/p>\n

The legendary life of Ed Hagen: rancher, rescuer and steward of El Dorado\u2019s past<\/h1>\n

For more than half a century, Ed Hagen has been a familiar face on Hagen Ranch and in downtown Placerville parades, a man whose work \u2014 from logging and mail runs by horseback to quiet acts of generosity \u2014 helped stitch the county\u2019s history to its present-day community life.<\/p>\n

Hagen\u2019s contributions run from the hands-on to the civic. In 2010 he built the temporary \u201cEl Dorado Station,\u201d<\/strong> a small building that the county later leased for a nominal $1 per year to serve as a ticketing point, tourist information kiosk and small exhibit space for the county\u2019s railroad park. The structure is documented in the county\u2019s Railroad History Center and Park master plan. El Dorado County<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A native of the area and a graduate of El Dorado High School\u2019s class of 1961, Hagen \u2014 a U.S. Marine veteran \u2014 has long been a behind-the-scenes helper in the community: removing hazardous trees, clearing log jams on local rivers, rescuing animals and hosting traditions on his property. The family has opened the ranch for an annual Easter-egg hunt for decades and he\u2019s known locally for driving vintage rigs in community parades. Inedc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s always been one to help \u2014 help the underdog,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

his wife, Sheryl Hagen, told a local reporter when Ed was named Grand Marshal of the 2023 Hangtown Christmas Parade. \u201cHe\u2019s quietly helped so many people over the years.\u201d Inedc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Timeline & civic ties<\/h2>\n

\u2022 1961:<\/strong> Graduated El Dorado High School (Placerville). Inedc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>
\u2022 U.S. Marine service:<\/strong> Reported in local profile. Inedc<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>
\u2022 2010:<\/strong> Built the temporary \u201cEl Dorado Station,\u201d later leased to El Dorado County for $1 a year to support the fledgling Railroad History Center and Park. El Dorado County<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>
\u2022 2011 onward:<\/strong> The county\u2019s railroad excursion \/ volunteer program used the station for boarding, ticketing and displays as the Railroad Park concept matured. El Dorado County<\/span>+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hagen\u2019s mix of private effort and public-spirited giving is an example of the kinds of local partnerships that built the railroad-park project. His station provided a low-cost, immediate solution for visitor services while county planners and volunteers worked toward a permanent depot and broader park development. The master plan lists the station as part of Phase 1 infrastructure \u2014 an early and practical contribution to a cultural project that depends on volunteers, donors and small-scale civic cooperation. El Dorado County<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Portrait of a life in the community<\/h2>\n

Beyond a few civic acts, neighbors remember Hagen for personal gestures: lending help to young people who\u2019d wandered off the right path, appearing at community events with a smile and a story, and opening his land to people and programs that benefit children. He and Sheryl raised six children; they are grandparents and great-grandparents, according to local coverage. Such long-running family ties help explain why locals named him a \u201cHometown Hero\u201d and chose him as 2023 parade Grand Marshal.<\/p>\n

In 2010, he designed and constructed the El Dorado Station, a modest but vital structure still used for ticketing, visitor information, and railroad displays. County records and museum plans confirm Hagen\u2019s donation and continued involvement through the El Dorado Western Railway Foundation and the County Museum\u2019s volunteer network.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always been one to help \u2026 He\u2019s quietly helped so many people over the years,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 Sheryl Hagen<\/strong>, quoted in the Placerville NewsWire\/InEDC profile when Ed was named Grand Marshal for the Hangtown Christmas Parade.<\/p>\n

Hagen hosts the “Cowboy Church” on his ranch.<\/p>\n

Hagen\u2019s contributions stretched beyond the rail line. Friends recall him welding parade floats, tuning up engines, and showing up to fix things that no one else knew how to fix. The El Dorado County Railroad Park Development Plan lists Hagen\u2019s name among early contributors who envisioned a living history railroad. Even as his health declined, he continued attending local events, greeting visitors with a nod and a smile that spoke louder than words.<\/p>\n

A private memorial service is expected to be held later this month, with a public remembrance tentatively planned at the El Dorado Station. County museum volunteers are preparing a temporary display honoring Hagen\u2019s life and his enduring impact on El Dorado\u2019s heritage rail.<\/p>\n

For a man who once gave the county a station for a dollar, his true gift was priceless \u2014 a reminder that community is built not by wealth, but by hands willing to serve.<\/p>\n

Whether he was driving a Model T down Main Street, clearing a dangerous tree from a county road or quietly offering a hand to a neighbor, Ed Hagen\u2019s life was stitched into the county\u2019s social fabric. For small communities, such hands-on stewardship \u2014 not the headlines, but the everyday labor of care \u2014 often becomes the most durable legacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ed Hagen, the man who built and leased El Dorado Station for $1 a year, has passed. 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