 1937 - 2014 (76 years)
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| Name |
Larry Vogstad |
| Birth |
22 Jun 1937 |
Athabasca, Alberta, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
22 Mar 2014 |
Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
| Notes |
- Death Notes: 24 Mar 2014, BC Local News
VOGSTAD, Larry - June 22, 1937 -- March 24, 2014 - Sadly, Larry Vogstad passed away at the North Okanagan Hospice, Vernon at 2:15pm March 24, 2014. He was predeceased by his parents, Inez & Arnfin Vogstad, Mary, wife and mother of his children, brother Arne, and sons Larry & Paul. He is survived by his wife of ten years, Susan Bartch, daughters Marla Schidler (Jim), Gail (Rick), son Robert Vogstad (Gabi), brother Allen (Joan), sister-in-law Anna Hillier, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Larry was born in Athabasca, Alberta, the youngest of three boys. He moved to Agassiz with his family in 1946 where he attended school until completing Grade 10. In 1979 he received his GED diploma. Larry worked for RIVTOW, logging camps on Harrison Lake, in oil patch at Fort St. John and as a truck mechanic for McMillan Bloedel in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) where he met his wife Mary.
His many years working for BC Hydro started at the Diesel Generating plant in Sandspit, then to the Stave Falls Generating Station and the Burrard Thermal Steam Plant in Port Moody. He also worked in Mica Creek, Prince Rupert and Prince George. Larry retired as "South Interior Electrical System Operator-Dispatcher" from Merritt to Golden and the USA border to 100 Mile House.
Larry became a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and became very involved with the Gospel Outreach Program, first as a director and then President working on their newsletter shortly before he died. Larry was a kind and gentle man who really enjoyed cookies and ice cream.
A Memorial Service was held at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Vernon on March 28, 2014.
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| Person ID |
I02827 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Arnfin Vogstad, b. 29 Nov 1886, Orammen, Norway d. 1980, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada (Age 93 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Inez Mary McKenzie, b. 1 Jul 1908, Okeene, Blaine, Oklahoma d. 7 Dec 1997, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada (Age 89 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
30 Jun 1928 |
Grassland, Alberta, Canada |
| Family ID |
F01676 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Williams, b. 2 Feb 1931, Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia, Canada d. 22 Aug 2003, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1962 |
| Children |
| | 1. Marla Vogstad, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 2. Gail Vogstad, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 3. Robert Vogstad, b. Private [Father: private] [Mother: private] |
| | 4. Lawrence Vogstad d. Bef 22 Aug 2003 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 5. Paul Vogstad, b. 7 May 1960, Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia, Canada d. 8 Feb 1992, Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia, Canada (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F01695 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
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