The Reverend Traugott Vogel, 83, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2014. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on January 20, 1930. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Carl and Maria Vogel.
He was a retired pastor, evangelical speaker, and missionary. He graduated from Bible College in England and from Baptist Theological Seminary in Hamburg, Germany. Afterwards, he became a missionary with the Eastern European Mission, serving as missionary in Belgium. He served as pastor of churches in Germany, including the First Southern Baptist Church in Bitburg. In 1974, Rev. Vogel, his wife, and family immigrated to the United States, where he served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Sterling City, Texas. He later served as pastor to churches in Phoenix, AZ; Vancouver, BC; and Los Angeles, CA.
He was involved with Youth for Christ, The Navigators, and for the last 16 years he led an Annual German Language Christmas Service at Hillside Baptist Church in Phoenix, where he was a member since 1996. Since accepting Christ as his personal savior, he shared his testimony often and devoted much of his ministry to the theme of reconciliation with others and with the Lord.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Holdine Vogel. He is also survived by their four children, Emanuel and Donna Vogel of Houston, TX; Michael and Ruth Vogel of Surprise, AZ; Dolores Braaten of Olympia, WA; and Johanna and Gary Haugen of Los Angeles, CA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Ted and Carli Vogel; Christine Braaten, Benjamin Braaten, Naomi Braaten, Tobias Braaten, Nathan Haugen and Rebekah Haugen and his four great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Maria Herold of Frankfurt, Germany.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 20th. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM at the Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, on 200 West Beardsley Road in Phoenix. This will be followed by a memorial service at 1:00 PM at Hillside Baptist Church in Phoenix, where family and friends are welcome. The family of Pastor Vogel has requested that gifts in his memory be given to the Billy Graham Association.
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