Vogel, William F.

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Vogel, William F.
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Rev . W·. F . Vo gel

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8-Education-schools attended. Give names and locations
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15- 0ther information that will be apprPciated if available
(a) Number of miles traveled
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(c) Conversions ------------•---(d) Baptisms __ ______ _________(c) Weddings_____ _____________(£) Funerals
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Note:\V e are desirous of securing for the Historical files of the Michigan Conference complete and detailed

informati9n conrerning all ministers who havo served and are now serving in the Conference. The above outlina
is intended to assist in securing such information in more or less uniform outlines. We urge the addition on a
separate sheet, of such other important and interesting information as cannot be conveniently placed on this blank.
In the case of men now living, the information can, of course, be only up to date. Photographs of living and
deceased ministers, diaries, letters and documents of historical interest are earnestly solicited. Your co-operation
in behalf of the Conference Historical work will be greatly appreciated. Kindly return the blank to the Confe_rence Historian, W. H. Watson\ Kalamazoo, Michigan.



~EVg W.f.VOGEl

ISTAKENBY UEATH

Minister For Thirty Years Sue-·
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cumbs To Complication of
Diseases _Sunday.
Rev. Willl ~m F . Vogel, 1200 S.
Shlawassee st r.eet, was claimed by
death Sunday morning a bout 5
o'clock : after asix weeks' illness.
Death r eshlted from a compli cation
of d is eases: The fun er a l will take
place W edn esday a f te rnoon a t 1 :3 0
o'clock f rom th e hom e a nd a t · 2
o'clock f t:om the First M. E . church ,
of this city. R ev .. J . R. Near garth,
of ay eity will off iciat'e. Inte rment
will be · mad e in Oa k Hill cem etery.
Rev. Vogel, who was 62 yea rs of
age; born Nov. 1 , 1 85 6, in Bad en ,
Ge r man y, . an d cam e t o this country
at the a ge of five years. H e studled for t h e m inist ry i n Michiga n
and en ter ed t he E vangelical association 'a t t h e age of 3 0, since which
time h e h as preac.he d ove r 30
years, having h a d va rious ch arges
in the state of Michiga n . His marriag e to Miss Elizab eth Strohha uer
took place i n Caro, May 2 4, 1881.
For twe nty years R ev. Vo gel has
been e ditor of th e mon thly church

R E V. W . F . VOGEL

p e riodical, "Evan gelical Tid ings. "
Fin din g that h is h ealth was declin ing h e did n ot t ake an a ppointment ;tt th e co nferen ce this sp r ing .
His h ealth had been fa iling for
nearly th ree yea rs, bu t his inher ent
a m bltioq an d love of service k ept
h im tr.o m r etir ing s ooner .
Rev. Vogel was a talented sin ger
and several of h is ch'ildren h ave excellent v oices. All t hr ou gh his busy
li fe he never h ad so much to d o th at
h e could no t sing one hour wit h
His
h is ch ildren ·every mo rning.
sons and daughters attribute prac- 1
ticaJly a ll of t h eir ability to t heir
fath e r, wh o instill ed in them a love
of m usic an d a regard for t h e ir
gift .
H is unselfish, kindly ways h ave
won for h im t he love as well a s the
respect of all who k new h im.
Survivin g the deceased are, besides his widow, three sons and two
daughters, Mrs. Arthu r Harding, of
th is city; Mrs . Harry W. Moore and
W. M . Vog el, of Ne w Yo r k City;
S. J . Vog,11 o' San f.' 1·uuci"co and
Harold Vogel, now attendiug the ·Rahe armt school at Kansas City, Mo.
T h e latter has secured a. ten days'
furlo u gh a,nd :will be home .t o at,.ten~ :tl;e funeral. _ ~, .. - ·-- ··"""""llllollib

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