Torstein Hagen, 78

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:33:32 +0000

Torstein Hagen died peacefully at home on July 28, 2026, after a brief illness. He was born March 12, 1948, in Ålesund, Norway, and arrived in Bozeman in 1994, a year he referenced in approximately one third of all subsequent conversations.

Torstein purchased his home on West Olive Street in 1996 for what he described as “a completely normal amount of money.” The property is now assessed at a figure that would have purchased a small fjord in his native county. He tracked the increase annually, usually while shoveling the driveway in a Vikings stocking cap.

West Olive Street on The Bozeman Daily Bee

Torstein Hagen, 78