Jorgen Tweiten Obituary (1923

Jorgen Twetien, 90, of Poulsbo, WA passed away on May 12, 2013. Jorgen was born in Sirdal, Norway, March 14, 1923 to Omund and Pauline (Leland) Tweiten. He immigrated to the U.S. when he was only 8 years old and eventually became a U.S. citizen and joined the U.S. Navy in 1941. During his service, Jorgen was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 when America was attacked. He was on the USS Rigel and he watched the USS Arizona go down. In 1944, Jorgen was stationed in Stamford, CT where his ship was being built. It was during this period that Jorgen met Irma Landstedt and on September 1, 1945 they were married. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, they moved to Tacoma to be near family. In 1954, the family moved to Poulsbo while Jorgen worked at Keyport. Jorgen was a proud member of the Sons of Norway Lodge #44 in Poulsbo and at one time, served as President of the Lodge, as well as, District President and International Director. Jorgen is survived by his wife of 67 years, Irma; sons, Ron Tweiten (Barbara) and Paul Tweiten (Luba); daughter, Charlene Moore; 9 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Leikeringin Dance Group of the Poulsbo Sons of Norway. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd at 1:00pm at First Lutheran Church Cemetery in Poulsbo with a reception to follow at the old fellowship hall also located at First Lutheran Church.