Ambrose E. "Bud" Vogt's Obituary
Ambrose Edward "Bud" Vogt, Sr., age 86, of Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, DE. He was born February 2, 1922 in Baltimore, MD, son of the late Ambrose B. and Clara (Hamilton) Vogt.
Mr. Vogt had worked as a sales manager for D&H Distributing Co. in Baltimore, MD. Upon his retirement in 1985, he and his wife relocated to Delaware. He became active in the Kiwanis Club in Rehoboth Beach lending his support to Hippo Therapy for Children and volunteering for many other fund raising activities. He was an usher at St. Edmond's Catholic Church and a member of the St. Vincent dePaul Society in Rehoboth Beach. During World War II, he served as a Pilot with the Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre. He was a loving husband and a devoted father and grandfather.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Rita Marie Brockmeyer. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Georgia L. (McKaye) Vogt; two sons, Ambrose E. Vogt, Jr. of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Thomas Lee Vogt and his wife Dianne T. of Millersville, MD; a daughter, Patricia Vogt Beeks and her husband Kenneth D. Beeks of Clifton, VA; three grandchildren, Vernon Keys and his wife Heidi, Andrew S. Beeks and Claire R. Beeks; and two great-grandchildren, Parker and Cameron Keys.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, August 21, 12 Noon, at St. Edmond's Catholic Church, King Charles & Laurel Streets, Rehoboth Beach, DE; Fr. Raymond Forester will be the celebrant. Friends may call at the church beginning at 11 AM. Interment with military honors will be on Monday, August 25, 10:45 AM at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, 1080 Sunrise Road, Crownsville, MD. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the St. Vincent dePaul Society, P.O. Box 646, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
Send online condolences to: [email protected].
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