William Lee Vogler

1916 - 2009  (93 years)

• Name	William Lee Vogler
  Nickname	Billy Lee, Billy
  Born	12 Aug 1916	Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Sep 2009	Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I176575	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Leo Bernard Vogler,   b. 17 Jul 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1980, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Maria Sybilla Bosold,   b. 13 Jan 1895, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1992, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 97 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1913	Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F68798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary-Ellen Yaw
  Children	1. Bernard Joseph Vogler   2. Elizabeth Marie Vogler   3. William Lee Vogler   4. Barbara Rose Vogler,   b. 0May 1950, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 0May 1950, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F55807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Lee Vogler (by son Bill) I have heard that people are like a jigsaw puzzle, and even if you live with this person, you never know all the puzzle pieces. Yesterday at the viewing, I was asking and listening to stories, trying to know more of these pieces for the person I call dad. To start today, I would like to read a letter from his sister Rita, an example of some of these pieces??.. So, how, knowing some of these pieces, do we judge a person?s life (is it loyalty, goodness, kindness)? Baden Powell, said we could judge a person life by evaluating on how well a person fulfilled their life?s duties. He (Baden Powell) defined these duties as duty to God and Country, duty to others and duty to self. We can then test / compare and take pride in how well dad fulfilled his duties. Duty to God, we have testimony from dad?s sister that dad was an alter-boy when he was growing-up, we know from Father (George St Hillery?s) that dad attended ?40 hours? and ?Station of the Cross?, so dad conscientiously fulfilled his ?Duty to God?. Duty to Country, we know that he served in WWII. (I have asked friends of dad what they did during the War, some of them put their heads down and said they didn?t do much. Dad, when asked, held his head high when he talked about what he did.)We know that taught radio repair and communications at Fort Knox and later in the War, in Europe, he repaired communication equipment in the tanks and jeeps. (I asked Dad to tell a little of some of the things that went on, he would tell about being behind enemy-lines and how he would go to a local restaurants or houses till they were liberated, as it was too dangerous to stay in the streets). Dad easily fulfilled his Duty to Country. Duty to Others, Dad was a friend to everyone he met, and growing-up I remember him and us going to help others with their problems. (I remember a car that was over an embankment and he stopped and put ropes on the car and pulled the strangers car back on the road) and Father referenced taking mis-delivered mail to the neighbor thinking they probably needed the mail to day, rather than two or three days by having the mailman do it. Dad obviously cared for his fellow man and fulfilled his Duty to others. Duty to Self, Dad was married and this is what I qualify as Duty to Self. Dad took care of his family. It was a peaceful family with a lot of love and support. Dad encouraged us, Bernard and I to become alter-boys and helped us to learn the Latin. (Latin prayer Ad-Damium? ) Dad was a teacher, a mentor and he demonstrated to the (3) children how to become to become involved with our community. Dad has fulfilled his Life?s Duties quite well and has set an example for us to follow. But, it is said that you never know someone until you walk in their shoes. I have actually done that with dad, I studied electronics, worked at RCA, worked some at his TV repair business. (and I heard that he was being buried with Military Honors and I thought O?Lordy! They can?t do that, because I wore-out his uniforms.) Besides wearing his uniforms I walked in his Combat boots and have even worn his dance shoes. But, when it comes to filling his daily shoes, that will take a lot and I have a long way to go.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: William Lee Vogler (I176575)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I176575&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: nickname : Billy Lee or Billy but, nitch: BillieWilliam Vogler [S927] Obituary. William Lee Vogler WWII vet owned Vogler's Radio and Television repair William Lee Vogler, 93, of Washington, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, in his home. He was born August 12, 1916, in Wheeling, W.Va., a son of Leo Bernard and Marie S. Bosold Vogler. Mr. Vogler was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. 8th Army in Germany, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He earned the American Defense Service Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon during his military service. He was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church and was active in its Holy Name Society. He also was a member of Knights of Columbus and American Legion Edwin Scott Linton Post 175, all of Washington. Over a span of several decades, he was employed by WJPA Radio as an engineer; RCA Co. in its test layout and maintenance department; Hausfield Radio Supply as store manager; Wayne Lightner Radio Repair shop; and Brockway Glass Co. from 1960 until his retirement in 1970, in its automated inspection control department. Mr. Vogler also owned and operated Bill Vogler's Radio and Television repair shop in Washington and taught at Vocational Technical School in Washington. On November 14, 1941, in Fort Knox, Ky., he married Mary Ellen Yaw, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Marie Laurine of Washington; two sons, Bernard (Lois V.) Vogler of Hopewell Township and William Lee (Bettye) Vogler II of Galveston, Texas; two sisters, Rita (Robert) Adams of Farmington Hill, Mich., and Joan (George) Scheffer of St. Petersburg, Fla.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Deceased are a daughter, Barbara Rose Vogler, who died in infancy; a brother, Daniel Vogler; and a sister, Rose Marie Hufschmitt. Friends will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday in Dale D. DeAngelo Funeral Home, 1290 Jefferson Avenue, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 12, in St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, Washington. Interment will follow in Mts. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va. The U.S. Army and American Legion Post 175 of Washington will accord a full military rites at the cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Southern Care Hospice or EWTN Television.