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Mildred E. Vogt died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at her home in Arlington.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, with interment in the St. Paul Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by members of VFW Post No. 8332 and American Legion Post No. 71, both of Arlington.

Visitation began Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, but will also be held one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.

Mildred E. Vogt was born June 22, 1918, in Arlington to John and Anna (Stork) Vogt. She grew up at Arlington and graduated from Arlington High School.

She received her nursing credentials from the Municipal University of Omaha (now known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha) and her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

She moved to Omaha in 1936 and lived there until entering the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She served from March 2, 1943, until April 9, 1946, in England, Scotland, and the United States. She held the rank of First Lieutenant.

After her discharge from the service, she returned to Omaha, then moved to Grand Island in 1957. She was employed at the VA Hospital in Grand Island until her retirement, and she moved back to Arlington in 1979. She then worked in private duty nursing for friends and family.

She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church; the American Legion Post No. 71 of Arlington; the American Nurse Association; and the University of Nebraska Alumni Association.

She is survived by her brother, Rupert Vogt; a sister, Edna Vogt; and two sisters-in-law, Verna Vogt and Alice Vogt, all of Arlington; and 13 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Ernest and Harris Vogt; three sisters, Ruth Vogt, Helen Sperling and Ann Marie Lottman, and two nephews.

Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Lutheran Church.

#2 The Omaha World Herald 28 Aug. 2007

Mildred E. Vogt

Mildred Emma Vogt was born June 22, 1918 at Arlington, Nebraska to John and Anna (Stork) Vogt. She was a graduate of Arlington High School and received her nursing credentials from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She lived at Omaha until entering the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. She served from March 2, 1943 until April 9, 1946 in England, Scotland and the United States, and held the rank of First Lieutenant. She returned to Omaha and lived there until moving to Grand Island in 1957. She was employed at the V.A. Hospital from 1957 until retiring in 1979. She returned to Arlington and then did private duty nursing for family and friends.

She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the American Legion Post #71 of Arlington, the American Nurse Association and the University of Nebraska Alumni Association.

Mildred passed from this life on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at her home, at the age of 89 years, 2 months and 4 days. She is survived by her brother, Rupert Vogt; sister, Edna Vogt; and sisters-in-law, Verna Vogt and Alice Vogt, all of Arlington; and 13 nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Ernest and Harris Vogt; and sisters, Ruth Vogt, Helen Sperling and Ann Marie Lottman; and two nephews.

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Mildred E. Vogt

June 22, 1918 Arlington, Nebraska ~ August 26, 2007, Nebraska

Funeral Service 10:30 AM Thursday, August 30, 2007 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington, Nebraska. Officiating: The Rev. Rick Kanoy. Music Selections: Congregational Hymns “I’m But A Stranger Here”, “How Great Thou Art”, “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”. Joyce Dunklau, Organist.

Pallbearers: Leon Sperling, Myron Lottman, Dave Sperling, Mark Vogt, Jerome Sperling, Delbert Lottman

Military Graveside Service: Conducted by members of V.F.W. Post #8332 and American Legion Post #71 of Arlington

Interment: St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Arlington, Nebraska

Arrangements by Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, Arlington, Nebraska

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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