Date of Birth:
Tuesday, May 19, 1925
Date of Death:
Friday, July 13, 2012
Age:
87 years old

Lloyd Theodore Vogt

The funeral Mass for Lloyd Theodore Vogt will be at 1:00pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester with the Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating.  Visitation will be 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Monday, July 16, 2012 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.  Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery with military honors provided by American Legion Post #92.

Mr. Vogt, 87, of Rochester, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at Maple Manor Nursing Home.

Lloyd was born in Roselle, Iowa on May 19, 1925.  He was the oldest son, the second of ten children, born to Theodore and Clara (Neppl) Vogt.  When he was 18, he entered the Army and proudly served as a medic.  He was injured in the Battle of the Bulge and received the Purple Heart for his service.  When he returned home to Carroll, Iowa, he met Regina Golwitzer, his loving wife of 65 years.  They were married on June 23, 1947 and farmed in Iowa for several years.  Later, they moved to the Grand Meadow, Minnesota area, where they bought a farm and raised three children, of whom he was very proud.  They all worked on the farm together and enjoyed many good times camping, traveling and fishing.

Farming was very important to Lloyd.  After he retired and he and Regina moved to Rochester, Lloyd continued to work on the farm with his sons for many years.  In his later years, farming was one of his favorite topics.

Lloyd’s other passion was fishing.  He loved to travel up North with his motor home and boat.  He shared these trips with his family, and he taught many grandchildren the joys of fishing.

Lloyd had a good work ethic and he was proud of passing that on to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  He enjoyed spending winters in Florida, Texas and Arizona.  He was a devoted Catholic and frequently led his family in prayer.  He also enjoyed popcorn, peanuts, Westerns, walking, grocery shopping, watching the Minnesota Twins, his wife’s good cooking and family get-togethers.

He is survived by his wife, Regina, two sons; Gary (Vicky) of Grand Meadow and Ronald (Gerri) of Spring Valley; one daughter, Gloria (Tom) Bunne of Grand Meadow; 10 grandchildren, Shawn (Patrick) Vogt Sween, Erin (Tim) Vogt Stromberg, Kristin (Justin) Osborne, Justine (Dan) Prieve, Brady (Larissa) Wolfgram, Briana Wolfgram, Mitchel Wolfgram, Mitchel (Katie) Bunne, Taylor Bunne, Brent Bunne and eleven great-grandchildren; siblings, Dennis (Lois) Vogt, Laura (Warren) Stangl, Margaret Stangl, Marilyn Bauer, Corrine (John) Gollobit and Bonnie Vogt. He was preceded in death by siblings Art Vogt, Velma Masching and Mardell Phipps.

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