John Melvin Vogt, 01 Oct 1938 - 15 May 2024

VOGT, SWEZEY ZUBER, GOUGLER, BRECHT, LENTNER, FARR, MILLER

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 5/23/2024 at 13:49:36

John M. Vogt, age 85, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at Unity Point St. Lukes Hospital, in Cedar Rapids. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 20, 2024 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo, with Rev. Andrew Gray officiating. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m., Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Interment will be in the Marengo Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established.

Left to cherish John’s memory, is his loving wife of 66 years, Carol Ann; three children, Kevin (Marna) Vogt, of Ladora, Kathy Brecht, of Amana and Connie (Matt) Gougler, of Portland, Oregon; six grandchildren, Cody (Tiffany) Vogt, Hunter (Raelynn) Brecht, Kayla Vogt (Justin Lentner), Haley (Shane) Farr, Adam Vogt and Joseph Vogt; eight great-grandchildren; a sister Mary D. Miller and special friend James Slockett, of Marengo.

John was preceded in death by his parents, a son Christopher Allyn and a brother-in-law Gary Miller.

John Melvin Vogt was born October 1, 1938, in the kitchen of the family homestead, in Marengo. He is the son of the late Melvin and Ada Jane (Swezey) Vogt. He graduated from Marengo High School in 1957. At the age of 18, following his father’s passing, John took over the family farm. He took pride in working the farm for many years. John was united in marriage to Carol Ann Zuber on August 10, 1957 at St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Known as “the man, the myth, the legend” to his mentees, John always had a joke or a story to share. He enjoyed diet Coke, black cherry cigars, reading books, watching documentaries, sports and driving around. He was a life-long church member at St. John's Lutheran Church. John spent hours moving dirt; it was a favorite hobby of his. In 2011, the farm John was so proud of, was given the title Century Farm. John was very active on the farm until passing it on to his grandson Cody in 2020, becoming a 5th generation operation.

Published in The Gazette on May 19, 2024 & in The Hometown Current on May 22, 2024.