Richard (Dick) Lee Wigen

Richard (Dick) Lee Wigen, age 66, of Ritzville died early Friday morning on Dec. 23, 2011, due to complications from cancer.

He was born in Spokane on July 26, 1945, to Leonard Wigen and Gladys (Steel) Wigen. After attending high school in both Sandpoint, Idaho, and Spokane, he joined the United States Navy in 1963.

Shortly after serving his country, he married Jessie Mitchell of Sandpoint and they had four children. During these years they relocated to Lind, where he started his career as a signal maintainer for the railroad.

He later married Guyla Wigen in 1980, and they set up their permane...