Daniel Voegele

Daniel C. "Dan" Voegele, 77, Bismarck, died March 8, 2004 in a local hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, at Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Joel Sherer officiating. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, with military rites by V.F.W. Post 1326. Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service where a prayer service will be held at 7:00. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Daniel Christ Voegele was born May 23, 1926 at Glen Ullin, North Dakota, the son of Jacob B. and Christiana Ritter Voegele. He was educated in country schools in the Glen Ullin area. On February 24, 1951, Dan entered the US Army and served in the Korean War. He was discharged February 28, 1953. On November 20, 1953, Dan and Alice Dockter were married at Streeter, ND and they began farming in that area. In 1965 they bought a farm fourteen miles northeast of Bismarck. They moved into Bismarck in 1979 and continued to farm until 1995. Dan loved farming, especially seeing it green in the spring. He was the chairman of the Gibbs Township Board for 30 years. He enjoyed traveling and they took many bus trips. Dan was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and was chairman of the Nurses Scholarship Program of the 40/8 for 31 years. He was a member of the American Legion, served as Commander of the Streeter Legion in 1962 & 1963, and was a life member of the Amvets, Eagles Club, and V.F.W. Dan is survived by his wife, Alice of Bismarck; one sister, Ruth Kinnischtzke of Glen Ullin; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and Marlys Voegele of Bismarck, Milton and Genie Voegele of Bismarck, and Eugene and Linda Voegele of Beulah, ND; three sisters-in-law, Jeanne Voegele of Bismarck, Pearl Voegele of Glen Ullin, and Erma Voegele of Hazen, ND; one uncle Fred Voegele of Bismarck; one aunt Emma Voegele, of Minneapolis, MN; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Lawrence and Erma Dockter of Fargo, ND; special friends, Ray and Hertha Adolf; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Otto, Ted, and William. The family prefers memorials to 40/8 Nursing Scholarship Fund or Faith Lutheran Church.

Daniel Voegele

May 23, 1926 - March 8, 2004