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Hunter Bertram August Vogel

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Hunter Bertram August Vogel

Birth
Burnaby, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Death
25 Apr 1990 (aged 86)
Langley, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Murrayville, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.0833361, Longitude: -122.6298
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Name: Hunter Bertram August Vogel (Honourary B.A. UBC)
Age: 86 yrs
Birth: 4 Aug 1903, Burnaby, BC; 2nd eldest of 6 children, eldest son
Death: 25 Apr 1990, Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, BC
Residence: Cloverdale, BC
In Surrey-Langley area: since 1948
Previous residences:
- 1914, Coronation, Alberta; when his father was interned due to WWI
- Kellogg, Idaho, USA
- Duncan, BC; after marriage
Occupation:
- 1948, purchased 50% of a small Cloverdale Paint Company, and built it into a large diversified company
- as a teenager, miner, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
- prizefighter, in his youth
- 1928, joined Vancouver Milling and Grain (would become Buckerfield's)
- 1929, manager, Buckerfield's branch, Duncan, BC
- later became manager of all Buckerfield's branches on Vancouver Island
- stayed with Buckerfield's until 1948
Memberships, affiliations, and public office:
- former Langley MLA
- active in civic affiars, first in Langley municipality, and then provincially
- leader of movement to have Langley Prairie secede from Langley Township, as Langley City, in 1955
- 1956, first provisional mayor of Langley City {or 15 Mar 1955 - 9 May 1955 -- articles conflict}
- 1963, elected Social Credit MLA, 2-member riding of Delta (included Richmond, Delta, Surrey and Langley)
- 1966, elected for 2 terms, Langley (including part of Surrey), when the previous riding was split
- 1966-1972, whip, Social Credit caucus
- retired from politics in 1972, did not run
- member (since 1952), past master, Masonic Lodge
- president, Langley Chamber of Commerce
- director, B.C. Chamber of Commerce
- national director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- magistrate, Langley, BC
- involved in competitive sailing since his time in Duncan, BC; won the B class in Swiftsure race 1960; won Charles H. Briggs award for top racing skipper in Pacific Northwest
- author, 'The Key and the Pork Barrel', about his ideas on politics; and several monographs
Predeceased by:
- father, Hans Broder Anton Vogel; Danish, from Flensburg, Schleswig province -- annexed by German empire in 1864; went from a wealthy investor to a taxi driver due to recession of 1911
- mother, Annie Georgia (nee Hunter) Vogel; b. Chatham, Ontario
- wife, Isabel Margaret (nee Gunn); d. 1965; m. 1929; school teacher
- 2 grandchildren
- sister, Doris Vigar; Victoria, BC
- sister, Patricia Emery; Victoria ,BC
Survived by:
- son, Richard 'Dick' Hunter; president, Vancouver Foundation
- son, William Michael 'Bill'; former mayor of Surrey; senior airline pilot with Air Canada
- son, Walter Manson 'Wink'; owner, president, Cloverdale Paint
- 8 grandchildren
- 2 great-grandchildren
- sister, Gretchen Miles; Kellogg, Idaho, USA
- brother, Cedric Vogel; London, Ontario
- sister, Roberta Emery; Victoria, BC
Memorial service: 22 May 1990, St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Langley, BC
Interment: next to his wife, old Langley Cemetery at Murrayville

References:
- "Former MLA dies at 86", Surrey Leader, 6 May 1990; page 3. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "City's first mayor, secessionist leader died", Langley Advance, 9 May 1990; page 8. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 10 May 1990; page 24. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1990-09-008326
Name: Hunter Bertram Vogel
Age: 86 yrs
Birth: 4 Aug 1903, Burnaby, BC
Death: 25 Apr 1990, Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, BC
Status: Widowed
Father: Hans Broder Vogel; Denmark
Mother: Annie Hunter; Chatham, Ontario
Wife: Isobel Gunn
Occupation: BSE man, Cloverdale Paint
Residence: 177B St, Cloverdale, BC
Informant: William Michael Vogell, son, Hargood St, White Rock, BC
Cremation: 2 May 1990, Victory Memorial Park, Surrey, BC
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BC Marriage Registration: 1929-09-355069

Groom: Hunter Bertram Vogel, age 24, bachelor, Baptist, birthplace: Vancouver, BC; occupation: Salesman; residence: Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Groom's father: Hans Vogel; Anglin County, Denmark
Groom's mother: Annie Hunter; Ottawa, Ontario

Bride: Margaret Isabell Gunn, age 22, spinster, Presbyterian, birthplace: Nelson, BC; occupation: Teacher {crossed out}, residence: Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Bride's father: George Manson Gunn; Thurro, Scotland
Bride's mother: Isabella McKay; Thurro, Scotland

Married: 8 Jul 1929, Holy Trinity Church, Vancouver, BC; by License.
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Name: Hunter Bertram August Vogel (Honourary B.A. UBC)
Age: 86 yrs
Birth: 4 Aug 1903, Burnaby, BC; 2nd eldest of 6 children, eldest son
Death: 25 Apr 1990, Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, BC
Residence: Cloverdale, BC
In Surrey-Langley area: since 1948
Previous residences:
- 1914, Coronation, Alberta; when his father was interned due to WWI
- Kellogg, Idaho, USA
- Duncan, BC; after marriage
Occupation:
- 1948, purchased 50% of a small Cloverdale Paint Company, and built it into a large diversified company
- as a teenager, miner, Kellogg, Idaho, USA
- prizefighter, in his youth
- 1928, joined Vancouver Milling and Grain (would become Buckerfield's)
- 1929, manager, Buckerfield's branch, Duncan, BC
- later became manager of all Buckerfield's branches on Vancouver Island
- stayed with Buckerfield's until 1948
Memberships, affiliations, and public office:
- former Langley MLA
- active in civic affiars, first in Langley municipality, and then provincially
- leader of movement to have Langley Prairie secede from Langley Township, as Langley City, in 1955
- 1956, first provisional mayor of Langley City {or 15 Mar 1955 - 9 May 1955 -- articles conflict}
- 1963, elected Social Credit MLA, 2-member riding of Delta (included Richmond, Delta, Surrey and Langley)
- 1966, elected for 2 terms, Langley (including part of Surrey), when the previous riding was split
- 1966-1972, whip, Social Credit caucus
- retired from politics in 1972, did not run
- member (since 1952), past master, Masonic Lodge
- president, Langley Chamber of Commerce
- director, B.C. Chamber of Commerce
- national director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- magistrate, Langley, BC
- involved in competitive sailing since his time in Duncan, BC; won the B class in Swiftsure race 1960; won Charles H. Briggs award for top racing skipper in Pacific Northwest
- author, 'The Key and the Pork Barrel', about his ideas on politics; and several monographs
Predeceased by:
- father, Hans Broder Anton Vogel; Danish, from Flensburg, Schleswig province -- annexed by German empire in 1864; went from a wealthy investor to a taxi driver due to recession of 1911
- mother, Annie Georgia (nee Hunter) Vogel; b. Chatham, Ontario
- wife, Isabel Margaret (nee Gunn); d. 1965; m. 1929; school teacher
- 2 grandchildren
- sister, Doris Vigar; Victoria, BC
- sister, Patricia Emery; Victoria ,BC
Survived by:
- son, Richard 'Dick' Hunter; president, Vancouver Foundation
- son, William Michael 'Bill'; former mayor of Surrey; senior airline pilot with Air Canada
- son, Walter Manson 'Wink'; owner, president, Cloverdale Paint
- 8 grandchildren
- 2 great-grandchildren
- sister, Gretchen Miles; Kellogg, Idaho, USA
- brother, Cedric Vogel; London, Ontario
- sister, Roberta Emery; Victoria, BC
Memorial service: 22 May 1990, St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Langley, BC
Interment: next to his wife, old Langley Cemetery at Murrayville

References:
- "Former MLA dies at 86", Surrey Leader, 6 May 1990; page 3. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "City's first mayor, secessionist leader died", Langley Advance, 9 May 1990; page 8. Newspapers.com. Web.
- "Deaths", The Vancouver Sun, 10 May 1990; page 24. Newspapers.com. Web.
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BC Death Registration: 1990-09-008326
Name: Hunter Bertram Vogel
Age: 86 yrs
Birth: 4 Aug 1903, Burnaby, BC
Death: 25 Apr 1990, Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, BC
Status: Widowed
Father: Hans Broder Vogel; Denmark
Mother: Annie Hunter; Chatham, Ontario
Wife: Isobel Gunn
Occupation: BSE man, Cloverdale Paint
Residence: 177B St, Cloverdale, BC
Informant: William Michael Vogell, son, Hargood St, White Rock, BC
Cremation: 2 May 1990, Victory Memorial Park, Surrey, BC
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BC Marriage Registration: 1929-09-355069

Groom: Hunter Bertram Vogel, age 24, bachelor, Baptist, birthplace: Vancouver, BC; occupation: Salesman; residence: Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Groom's father: Hans Vogel; Anglin County, Denmark
Groom's mother: Annie Hunter; Ottawa, Ontario

Bride: Margaret Isabell Gunn, age 22, spinster, Presbyterian, birthplace: Nelson, BC; occupation: Teacher {crossed out}, residence: Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
Bride's father: George Manson Gunn; Thurro, Scotland
Bride's mother: Isabella McKay; Thurro, Scotland

Married: 8 Jul 1929, Holy Trinity Church, Vancouver, BC; by License.
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