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Carl Lester MOEN

East Nidaros Lutheran - Baltic Cemetery
Minnehaha County,
South Dakota

Automobile Collision Takes Lives of Two; Three Others Seriously Injured

Tragedy struck three Dell Rapids homes on Wednesday evening of last week when Carl Moen was killed instantly, and 14-months old Doris Louise Dawes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dawes died within a short time following an automobile crash. Seriously injured in the incident were Mr. and Mrs. Dawes and Clifford Brude, who are in critical condition in the Sioux Valley hospital in Sioux Falls. Three other Dawes children, Robert, Gayle and Rita, escaped with only minor injuries.

The crash occurred about 7:30 o'clock, 3 ½ miles east of Chester when the cars driven by Brude in which Mr. Moen was a passenger, and the Dawes car hit head on at the brow of a hill. Brude and Moen were returning home from work with the Weelborg Construction crew who are working in that vicinity. The Dawes family were making an evening drive to the lake near Chester.

Last reports gave Brude's condition as critical. He has remained in a comma since the accident. He received various head and body bruises. Mr. Dawes received fractures of both legs, an arm, badly lacerated left hand and internal injuries. However, he has been given a 50 – 50 chance for recovery. Mrs. Dawes received cuts, bruises and servere shock but is said to be recovering as well as could be expected.
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Carl Moen Was Victim of Automobile Crash
Carl Lester Moen passed away Wednesday evening, May 23, the result of a car accident. He was born December 5, 1906 on a farm near Garretson, S.D. His parents were Peter A. Moen and Johanna Carlson Moen.

He was married to Ovidia Sagmoe on June 8, 1931 and came to Dell Raids to make his home. Mr. and Mrs. Moen were the parents of two children, Clyde, and student at the University of South Dakota, and Delores, Mrs. Ralph L. McKee, of Omaha., Nebraska.

He is survived by his widow, the two children, one grandson, Randy Allen McKee; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Brude, Dell Rapids, Mrs. Oskar Adofsen, Junis; three brothers, Gilbert, Dell Rapids, John, Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Melvin of Garretson. There are several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held at the Dell Rapid Lutheran church, Saturday, May 26, with Rev. E.A. Moe officiating. Music was by Ellsworth Brown. Madeline Lerdal was organist.

Honorary pallbearers were John, Louie, Ralph and T.J. Weelborg, Chris Ostraat, Errol Jorgenson, Jerome Bortnem and Francis Weelborg. Active pallbearers were Percy and Kenneth Brude, Peter Haugmo, Jr., Ernest Engelsrud, Lowell Wyland and Warren Rodspinner.

Interment was in the East Nidaros Cemetery. The Hermanson Funeral Home was in charge.

Contributed on 11/5/09 by dellsfig68
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Submitted: 11/5/09 • Approved: 11/7/09 • Last Updated: 8/14/15 • R29139-G0-S3

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