Roland Henry Vogt

Male 1921 - 2002  (81 years)


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  • Name Roland Henry Vogt 
    Born 23 Jan 1921  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1940  AHS, Appleton, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 29 Mar 2002  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Highland Memorial Park, Appleton, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I416480  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 May 2020 

    Father Philipp Vogt,   b. 27 Jun 1887, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Sep 1969, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Ida Heise,   b. 05 Sep 1890, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Nov 1943  (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F215722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Grace Slattery,   b. 10 Sep 1924, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1959  (Age 35 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Jonathan Vogt
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F160564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Thelma Krempin,   b. 21 Aug 1927, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Jul 2004, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1961 
    Children 
     1. Jeffery Lorne Vogt,   b. 28 May 1963, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Sep 2012, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F215727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Roland Henry Vogt, born November 23, 1921 in Appleton, Wisconsin to Phillip and Clara Vogt, died Friday, March 29, 2002 at Appleton Medical Center. He was one of 11 children.
      Roland, known as "Rolly", attended Appleton High School, where he was a "miler" on the track team. He broke several city and state records, several of which stood for a number of decades. At the outbreak of World War II, he and 16 other Appleton natives volunteered for the Army Air Corps with the intention of forming a unit called the "Flying Foxes".
      Unfit for the Air Corps due to health issues, he went to Lawrence University, but was drafted into the Army. Attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant with the 94th Division, he volunteered to go to England
      on an unknown mission. He found himself attached to the 1st Division and assigned to land in the first wave on Omaha Beach, D-Day, June 6, 1944. For actions during combat in France and Germany, he was awarded the Silver Star by General George S. Patton. Additionally, he was
      awarded two Bronze Stars, and was made a Lieutenant through a Battlefield Commission. After the war, he ran for General Patton's Third Army Track Team while waiting to return home. A website has been established at http://www.unisrv.net/realheroes for historical information regarding his actions and experiences in World War II.
      Upon his return, Rolly married his High School sweetheart, Grace Slattery and attended business school, receiving an Associate's degree while working at Badger Mills. His wife died in 1958, leaving
      him with one son, James Jonathan. In 1961, he married Thelma Krempin of Winnepeg, Canada and fathered a second son, Jeffery Lorne. By this time was employed at Fox River Tractor company, eventually becoming the Purchasing Manager. He was also the first Certified Puchasing
      Manager in the state of Wisconsin, with certification number 1. In 1969, he and his wife adopted their daughter, Hilary Marvene, through Lutheran Social Services. He was active in his church, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, as well as being an accomplished tenor and avid golfer.
      After Fox River Tractor was purchased by Koerhing Company of England, Rolly retired. He was coaxed out of retirement to work first for Appleton Pattern Company and then C.B. Supply Company before finally retiring fully in 1987.
      Until his first heart attack in 1985, he jogged six miles every night. In 1985, he had open-heart surgery at Appleton Medical Center. This surgery was repeated in 2001 to correct new blockages.
      In 1993 he and his wife purchased a condominium in Phoenix, Arizona, where they spent their winters, maintaining their home in Appleton for the summer months. In 2001, they sold their house in Appleton in favor of a condominium on the north side of the city.
      Rolly was known as a very outgoing and well-loved man who made lifelong friends with people everywhere he went.
      In January of 2002, he underwent surgery a third time to implant a pacemaker. He died quietly of complications due to congestive heart failure surrounded by his family and assured by his unshakable faith.
      He is survived by his brothers Rheinhold, Phillip and sisters Adeline, Elsie and Virginia,as well as wife Thelma, sons James (Laurie) and Jeffery (Mary Ann), daughter Hilary (David), and three grandchildren David, Daniel and Heidi.
      "He fought the good fight.
      Vogt Roland Henry 11/23/1921 3/29/2002 Post Crescent 3/31/2002 C 7