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Richard Sletten (Dick) MOGEN was born on Mar 18, 1932 in
Webster, SD. He died in a car/train accident on Dec 7, 1983 in Waubay,
SD. He was buried on Dec 12, 1983 in Waubay, SD. After
high school graduation, Dick attended Yankton College for two years before he
was drafted into the US Army. He served two years, and was stationed in Japan
which he enjoyed very much. He was able to return to Japan in the 1970's to
attend an International Lions convention. After military service, Dick completed
his college degree at Yankton College.
Dick was a banker in Britton and Midland, SD prior to returning to Waubay when
his father passed away. He joined his cousins Hubert and Oliver in managing
the bank for over 20 years. He was very active in community affairs, serving
on the city council, housing authority, Lions Club, and local and state Cancer
Society boards. Dick was also a member of the American Legion.
RICHARD MOGEN and his nephew SCOTT SWITZER visited Norway in 1976. They visited
the GRONBO place --"There was a couple in their '60's who lived there.
They had daughter who lived about a hundred yards away in a newer home. (HJORDIS)
They reported that the home was over 200 years old. The location of the homestead
was on top of a large hill and was covered over with pine trees and had several
old store houses along with the wooden house with very elaborate decorations.
The front porch, which was open, had a stairway leading upstairs."
They went to the "MOGEN" farm near LYNGDAL, where KITTEL, C.K.'s
younger brother had spent his life. KITTEL, born in 1874, was 14 years younger
than C.K.. He had 13 children and he died in 1963 at the age of 89. Richard
and Scott visited four of the children of KITTEL GROTERUD. 1) ANDERS, who resided
on the MOGEN farm; 2) KITTEL GROTERUD, a bachelor and the eldest, who lived with
ANDERS; 3) MARIE (KNUT) RUGLAND; 4) SIGNE (ALBERT) NYDAL. The RUGLAND's live
in Lampeland and the NYDAL's live in Sande. SIGNE'S daughter, OYSTEIN LINTEIGEN,
and her husband took RICHARD and SCOTT to the GRONBO place, the home of Grandma
MOGEN, BERIT.
His untimely death as a result of a car-train collision left many friends and
relatives to morn his loss.
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