Bonnie D. Vogt
1932 - 2020
Bonnie D. Vogt, 88, passed away on May
28, 2020 at Halstead Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on April 19, 1932 to
Mildred E & Adolf E. Smith, the first of 6 children. She grew up
in Newton, Kansas where she attended school until she began working
at a young age as a waitress to help support the family. It was while
working at a café in Newton that she met Wilber H. Vogt, who she
married on August 15, 1948 at the young age of 16. They had a son,
Larry, who was born on May 7, 1950, and then adopted a daughter,
Darla, 8 years later.
Wilber and Bonnie lived first in
Hillsboro, KS and then moved to Goessel, KS where Wilber would start
his own business, The Wilber H. Vogt Lumber Co. They would remain in
Goessel until 1972 when they moved to Newton. Bonnie worked as a
Nurses' Aid at Goessel Bethesda Hospital and Axtell Hospital in
Newton. She was active throughout her life in the Lutheran Church and
especially loved teaching Sunday School for many years.
In 1977 Bonnie and Wilber moved to
Reedley, California and spent the next 20 years there before moving
back to Kansas.
Bonnie was preceded in death by her
son, Larry; her husband, Wilber, her parents, 3 brothers and 1
sister. She is survived by her daughter, son-in-law Ron Lopez, two
grandchildren, Cassondra and Benjamin Lopez, and one great
granddaughter, Elena Quirino, who all reside in San Diego, California
and her sister, Janice Steed of Pretty Prairie.
Funeral service with social distancing
will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday June 3, 2020 at Petersen Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery Newton, Kansas.
Memorials in Bonnie's name may be left
with the family in care of Petersen Funeral Home
