Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Third Generation36. Bertha Lucille
MOGEN was born on Dec 14, 1923 in Blooming Valley Twp, South Dakota.
She died on Apr 9, 2007 in Portland, OR. Bertha moved to Portland
in 1942 after high school. A high school friend had proceeded her, and convinced
her to come to Portland to get out of the cold winters in South Dakota. Henry
paid for the bus ticket and put her on the bus to come west. Bertha worked in
the shipyards for a short time and then worked in various optical companies before
marrying Gene Summerfield.
Bertha Lucille MOGEN and Spencer Eugene SUMMERFIELD were married on
Dec 14, 1950 in Portland, OR. Spencer Eugene
SUMMERFIELD was born on Jan 7, 1926. He died on Apr 9, 1992 in
Portland, OR. After their marriage in 1950, the Summerfield's moved
to central Oregon where Gene was the Jefferson County Sheriff for 17 years.
Following that, they moved back to the Portland area where Gene worked for the
City of Portland until his retirement in 1986. Bertha Lucille MOGEN and Spencer
Eugene SUMMERFIELD had the following children:
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