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Dr. Emil ""Doc"" Vogely, Jr., age 90, passed away on July 18, 2012, at his home in Livingston, Texas. Doc Vogely was born on June 30, 1922, in Salisburry, North Carolina, to parents, Emil Herren Vogely and Martha Adams Vogely. He married Leah Koehler in Columbus, Ohio, on June 15, 1946. Doc served in the US Army from September 1940 to April 1953. On active duty for four years as a Platoon leader in the Combat Engineers, in the European Theater, he landed on Utah Beach in Normandy, participated in the liberation of Northern France, Patton' battle for Bastone, where he earned the Purple Heart and the Belgian Fouragere, the capture of the Rhineland, the first assault across the Rhine River and the final defeat of Germany. Redeployed to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater, he earned the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Victory Ribbon and Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
Doc Vogely earned a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Ohio State University, a Masters in Business Administration and a Doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Houston. He was employed by Cincinnati Milacron Inc., as a Division Manager and later as the Chairman of the Data Processing at Lee College. Doc was a senior member of the American Society of Tool and Manufacturing Engineers and a Charter Member of The American Society for Abrasives. He was active in the Boy Scouts, an Eagle and Scoutmaster of Troop 78, Willistown, PA. Doc was a Trustee of VFW Post #8568, active in the formation of their Honor Guard and a member of the American Legion.
Doc Vogely and Leah Koehler were married in Columbus, Ohio, on June 15, 1946 [Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, proves that the date was 9 June 1946]. They reared four children. Doc is preceded in death by his parents, Emil Herren and Martha Adams Vogely; sister, Dr. Maxine Vogely; and brother, Dr. William A. Vogely. He is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Leah Koehler Vogely of Livingston, Texas; daughter, Karen Vogely Hirt of Litchfield, OH, daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Anita Jones Vogely and Dana Jones of Binghamton, N.Y., son and daughter-in-law, Emil H. Vogely III and Judy Jensen Vogely, daughter and son-in-law, Martha Jill Vogely and John McMurray of Mt Solon, VA; four grandchildren, Jennifer Hirt of PA., Matthew Hirt of Ohio, Aaron Rabinowitz of Virginia, and Leah E. Vogely of New York; and sister, Jean Vogely Werner of Cincinnati, Ohio and many nieces and nephews.
A Memorial Service for Doc Vogely will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Joe McDonald conducting the service. Military Honors will be presented by VFW Post #8568 Honor Guard.
Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online register at http://www.cochranfh.com
Published online by Cochran Funeral Home.

Birth	30 Jun 1922	Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
Census (family)-shared	23 Apr 1940	(Emil Herren Vogely and Martha "Mattie" Adams) Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Marriage	9 Jun 1946	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio - Leah Lucille Kohler
Death	18 Jul 2012	Livingston, Polk County, Texas
Burial		Houston National Cemetery, Harris County, Texas

Spouse	Leah Lucille Kohler (1924 - )
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	Emil Herren Vogely (1890 - 1971)
Mother	Martha "Mattie" Adams (1893 - 1979)
Sibling	Maxine Arnold Vogely (1914 - 2009)
Sibling	Jean Vogely (1920 - 2015)
Sibling	Dr. William Arthur Vogely (1924 - 1999)

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