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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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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