Vogt, Raymond F. 1924-2004

VOGT, PATTEN, DURR, LUNDSTAD, ANDERSON

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 9/29/2009 at 22:15:51

Brooklyn (IA) Chronicle; Aug. 25, 2004

RAYMOND F. VOGT, 79

Raymond F. Vogt, 79, of Grinnell, died Friday, August 20, 2004, at his residence.

Services were held Monday at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Grinnell, with the Rev. David Brandt officiating. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell

The casket bearers were Todd Anderson, Charles and Scott Durr, Craig Lundstad-Vogt, Paul Nijensohn and Barry Stanford.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Smith Funeral Home of Grinnell handled the arrangements.

The son of Harry and Freda Vogt, he was born November 25, 1924, on his parents' farm in rural Grinnell. He was a 1942 graduate of Grinnell High School.

Mr. Vogt married Gail Yvonne Patten on September 20, 1947, in Grinnell. The couple farmed east of Grinnell for many years.

Mr. Vogt was the recipient of many awards related to farming. These included: Iowa Master Corn Grower (1952); Rural Father of the Year (1953); Outstanding Soil Conservation Award (1956); and Grinnell's Outstanding Young Farmer (1956).

He is survived by his three daughters and their spouses, Judy and Charles Durr of Grinnell, Barbara and Craig Lundstad-Vogt of Center City, Minnesota, and Vicki and Todd Anderson of Gowrie; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Mr. Vogt was preceded in death by his wife, Gail; his parents; and one brother, Arthur.