Alan (Al) Eugene Vogts, 62, passed away
on September 12, 2022 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS. Al was
born in Newton, KS on St. Patrick?s Day in 1960 to Edward W. Vogts
and Kathryn (Schrag) Vogts.
Al grew up in Moundridge, KS and was
known to his friends and family for his fun-loving personality,
strong Christian faith, competitive drive, and long skinny legs. He
left Moundridge on an athletic scholarship and graduated from Tabor
College in Hillsboro, KS where he played baseball, basketball, and
football. After graduating from Tabor in 1982, Al started his family
and career. On August 14, 1982, he married Ellen Herr at Parkview
Mennonite Brethren Church in Hillsboro, KS. Together Al and Ellen had
three daughters; Emily, Amber, and Avery who they raised in Newton,
KS. He later married Jennifer Lee Hansen on November 23, 2005 adding
Al?s three step-children Jamie, Jeremy and Josh to create a fun and
lively blended family.
Al put his business degree to work
following in his father and brother?s footsteps as an entrepreneur.
He has spent the last 40 years coming up with wild and innovative
business ideas that spanned across construction companies, rental
units, real estate developments, an event center, athletic training
club and lots of other creative notions he had high hopes of
impacting his community with. In the last few years, Al retired from
several of these business ventures and filled his extra time playing
pickleball. Pickleball became a way for Al to put his competitive
drive to use and build new friendships. Al sought out to be ?the
best pickleball player of his age division? and recently began
building a pickleball court in his backyard. The court will be
completed in his honor by his family.
Al attended several different churches
over his lifetime but his commitment to living a life of faith
remained consistent. For over ten years, Al has been
a committed attendee of NewSpring
Church services and loved sending out group texts of Mark Hoover?s
sermons to his family.
Al is survived by his mother, Kathryn
Vogts (Moundridge, KS); his wife of almost 17 years, Jennifer Vogts
(Newton, KS); his three daughters, Emily Metcalf and husband Chris
Metcalf (Wichita, KS), Amber Vogts and husband Matthew Wilder (New
Orleans, LA), Avery Vogts and husband Ethan
Oltean (Wichita, KS); his
step-children, Jamie Hansen and fianc?e Vanessa Lashinske (Kansas
City, MO) and Josh and Jeremy Hansen (Wichita, KS);
his brother Mark Vogts and wife Joyce
Vogts (Moundridge, KS); his sister Jenny Loyd and her husband Scot
Loyd (Canton-Galva, KS); and his
grandchildren Oliver and Jack Metcalf,
as well as many nieces and nephews.
Al was preceded in death by his father,
Edward William Vogts.
The family will be receiving friends
from 2-5 p.m. Sunday (September 18th) at the Petersen Funeral Home in
Newton, KS. Church Services will
be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday (September
20th) at NewSpring Church in Wichita, KS. The Service will be
followed by a burial at the Mound Township
Cemetery in Moundridge, KS and Al?s
favorite ?Breakfast for Dinner? at the Meridian Center in Newton
at 5:30 p.m. (if space becomes limited, priority will be given to
family members).
Memorial Contributions can be made to
Trinity Heights United Methodist Church in Newton, KS or to Newton
Recreational Commission and can be left in care of Petersen Family
Funeral Home.
