Jon Mark Rogelstad

Jon Mark Rogelstad, Highlights and Notes age 60, passed away on April 30, 2024, at Carroll County Hospital in Westminster, MD, surrounded by family.
Jon was born on August 22, 1957, in Milwaukee, WI, to Alfred and Muriel (Bjornstad) Rogelstad. He grew up in Pelican Rapids, MN, graduating from Pelican Rapids High School in 1975. He attended NDSU to study Agricultural Economics as an undergraduate, and worked on a Masters in Computer Science.
Early employment took Jon to Bismarck, ND, to work for Job Service, and to Crookston, MN, to teach Computer Science at the University of Minnesota.
In 1986, he commissioned into the U.S. Navy after attending Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. Following graduation, he was stationed overseas on Naval bases in Rota, Spain and Yokosuka, Japan. He served in the Persian Gulf War (Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield) as a cryptologist, stationed on the USS Midway. Following the war, he attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
It was in California that he met and married Hye Ok Kim. Following graduation, they moved to Maryland, where Jon worked at Fort Meade. Their two daughters, Megan and Molly, were born while living in Maryland. In 2005, They moved to Seoul, South Korea, where Jon was stationed at a military base, supporting the U.S. Army. They lived there for 12 years, returning home to Maryland after their girls graduated from high school. He returned to Fort Meade, continuing his work for the National Security Agency until his retirement in 2022.
He was an avid sports fan, following the NDSU Bison, Minnesota Twins and Vikings, and even kept up with the Pelican Rapids Vikings. He enjoyed collecting things from his travels, including Lladro porcelain figurines, Persian rugs, and Jane Wooster Scott paintings. He had an appreciation for the musical arts, loved trying new foods, and was interested in military history, specifically that of the Civil War. He loved the simple things in life too, opting for scenic drives and walks whenever he could. However, what brought him the most joy were his girls - Megan, Molly, and Hye Ok!
He is survived by his wife, Hye Ok; two daughters, Megan (Samuel Sayampanathan) Rogelstad, and Molly Rogelstad; two brothers, Wayne (Carol) Rogelstad and Tim (Penny) Rogelstad; and one sister, Janet (Kirk) Lindberg, along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. He was preceded in death by his parents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and step- daughter, Monica Troutner.
There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday, August 10, at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids MN with Pastor Eric Schwirian officiating.