from the Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) for May 18, 2004:
Bernard F. Vogelaar, 86, of Bloomington, Indiana, died May 12, 2004, in Bloomington.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Presbyterian Church, Moline. A reception will follow. Memorial donations in Mr. Vogelaar's memory can be made to the church to fund special projects in the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center.
Bernard F. Vogelaar was born Sept. 4, 1917, in Pella, Iowa, where he spent his childhood.
He graduated from high school in 1935 and from Central College in Pella in 1939 with a B.A. in math and physics. He then graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in agricultural engineering in 1940.
In 1941, he married Doris Curry, to whom he was married until her death in 1993. He married Helen Bogard Muyskens Dec. 16, 1994. He and Helen moved from Moline to Bloomington in September 2000.
During World War II, his engineering skills were solicited to work on classified projects for the war effort. In 1951, he started working for John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, where he worked as a design engineer until his retirement in 1982. He was instrumental in developing the hillside combine, which revolutionized the harvesting of wheat and other grains. During his career, he had a major role in the development of 14 patents related to harvesting equipment. In 1977, he was chosen as one of four outstanding alumni of Central College.
He was devoted to his family. Along with his successful career, he was interested in woodworking, carving, gardening, travel, skiing and church volunteer work.
His Christian faith was central to his outlook on life, and it showed through his self-discipline, his integrity and his generosity. He was an active member of First United Presbyterian Church of Moline for 49 years. In 2000, the educational wing of the church was named the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center in recognition of his significant contribution to the design and construction administration of the addition.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Marilyn and husband, Al Karnig, San Bernardino, Calif.; daughter, Margerie Hicks, Denver, Colo.; daughter, Rosalie Seeks and husband, Jim, Mercer Island, Wash.; twin sister, Doretha Klein and husband, Bob, Pella; brother, Carl Vogelaar and wife, Joan, San Jose, Calif.; sister, Ruth Vanderwaal and husband, John, St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Judy Muyskens and husband, John Herraghty, Hopkinton, N.H.; stepdaughter, Pat Muyskens and husband, Paul Toth, Bloomington; and four stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Curry Vogelaar; parents, Ben and Gertrude Vogelaar; and brother, Ackerman Vogelaar.
Bernard F. Vogelaar, 86, of Bloomington, Indiana, died May 12, 2004, in Bloomington.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Presbyterian Church, Moline. A reception will follow. Memorial donations in Mr. Vogelaar's memory can be made to the church to fund special projects in the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center.
Bernard F. Vogelaar was born Sept. 4, 1917, in Pella, Iowa, where he spent his childhood.
He graduated from high school in 1935 and from Central College in Pella in 1939 with a B.A. in math and physics. He then graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in agricultural engineering in 1940.
In 1941, he married Doris Curry, to whom he was married until her death in 1993. He married Helen Bogard Muyskens Dec. 16, 1994. He and Helen moved from Moline to Bloomington in September 2000.
During World War II, his engineering skills were solicited to work on classified projects for the war effort. In 1951, he started working for John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, where he worked as a design engineer until his retirement in 1982. He was instrumental in developing the hillside combine, which revolutionized the harvesting of wheat and other grains. During his career, he had a major role in the development of 14 patents related to harvesting equipment. In 1977, he was chosen as one of four outstanding alumni of Central College.
He was devoted to his family. Along with his successful career, he was interested in woodworking, carving, gardening, travel, skiing and church volunteer work.
His Christian faith was central to his outlook on life, and it showed through his self-discipline, his integrity and his generosity. He was an active member of First United Presbyterian Church of Moline for 49 years. In 2000, the educational wing of the church was named the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center in recognition of his significant contribution to the design and construction administration of the addition.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Marilyn and husband, Al Karnig, San Bernardino, Calif.; daughter, Margerie Hicks, Denver, Colo.; daughter, Rosalie Seeks and husband, Jim, Mercer Island, Wash.; twin sister, Doretha Klein and husband, Bob, Pella; brother, Carl Vogelaar and wife, Joan, San Jose, Calif.; sister, Ruth Vanderwaal and husband, John, St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Judy Muyskens and husband, John Herraghty, Hopkinton, N.H.; stepdaughter, Pat Muyskens and husband, Paul Toth, Bloomington; and four stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Curry Vogelaar; parents, Ben and Gertrude Vogelaar; and brother, Ackerman Vogelaar.
from the Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) for May 18, 2004:
Bernard F. Vogelaar, 86, of Bloomington, Indiana, died May 12, 2004, in Bloomington.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Presbyterian Church, Moline. A reception will follow. Memorial donations in Mr. Vogelaar's memory can be made to the church to fund special projects in the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center.
Bernard F. Vogelaar was born Sept. 4, 1917, in Pella, Iowa, where he spent his childhood.
He graduated from high school in 1935 and from Central College in Pella in 1939 with a B.A. in math and physics. He then graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in agricultural engineering in 1940.
In 1941, he married Doris Curry, to whom he was married until her death in 1993. He married Helen Bogard Muyskens Dec. 16, 1994. He and Helen moved from Moline to Bloomington in September 2000.
During World War II, his engineering skills were solicited to work on classified projects for the war effort. In 1951, he started working for John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, where he worked as a design engineer until his retirement in 1982. He was instrumental in developing the hillside combine, which revolutionized the harvesting of wheat and other grains. During his career, he had a major role in the development of 14 patents related to harvesting equipment. In 1977, he was chosen as one of four outstanding alumni of Central College.
He was devoted to his family. Along with his successful career, he was interested in woodworking, carving, gardening, travel, skiing and church volunteer work.
His Christian faith was central to his outlook on life, and it showed through his self-discipline, his integrity and his generosity. He was an active member of First United Presbyterian Church of Moline for 49 years. In 2000, the educational wing of the church was named the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center in recognition of his significant contribution to the design and construction administration of the addition.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Marilyn and husband, Al Karnig, San Bernardino, Calif.; daughter, Margerie Hicks, Denver, Colo.; daughter, Rosalie Seeks and husband, Jim, Mercer Island, Wash.; twin sister, Doretha Klein and husband, Bob, Pella; brother, Carl Vogelaar and wife, Joan, San Jose, Calif.; sister, Ruth Vanderwaal and husband, John, St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Judy Muyskens and husband, John Herraghty, Hopkinton, N.H.; stepdaughter, Pat Muyskens and husband, Paul Toth, Bloomington; and four stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Curry Vogelaar; parents, Ben and Gertrude Vogelaar; and brother, Ackerman Vogelaar.
Bernard F. Vogelaar, 86, of Bloomington, Indiana, died May 12, 2004, in Bloomington.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First United Presbyterian Church, Moline. A reception will follow. Memorial donations in Mr. Vogelaar's memory can be made to the church to fund special projects in the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center.
Bernard F. Vogelaar was born Sept. 4, 1917, in Pella, Iowa, where he spent his childhood.
He graduated from high school in 1935 and from Central College in Pella in 1939 with a B.A. in math and physics. He then graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in agricultural engineering in 1940.
In 1941, he married Doris Curry, to whom he was married until her death in 1993. He married Helen Bogard Muyskens Dec. 16, 1994. He and Helen moved from Moline to Bloomington in September 2000.
During World War II, his engineering skills were solicited to work on classified projects for the war effort. In 1951, he started working for John Deere Harvester Works in East Moline, where he worked as a design engineer until his retirement in 1982. He was instrumental in developing the hillside combine, which revolutionized the harvesting of wheat and other grains. During his career, he had a major role in the development of 14 patents related to harvesting equipment. In 1977, he was chosen as one of four outstanding alumni of Central College.
He was devoted to his family. Along with his successful career, he was interested in woodworking, carving, gardening, travel, skiing and church volunteer work.
His Christian faith was central to his outlook on life, and it showed through his self-discipline, his integrity and his generosity. He was an active member of First United Presbyterian Church of Moline for 49 years. In 2000, the educational wing of the church was named the Bernard Vogelaar Education Center in recognition of his significant contribution to the design and construction administration of the addition.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; daughter, Marilyn and husband, Al Karnig, San Bernardino, Calif.; daughter, Margerie Hicks, Denver, Colo.; daughter, Rosalie Seeks and husband, Jim, Mercer Island, Wash.; twin sister, Doretha Klein and husband, Bob, Pella; brother, Carl Vogelaar and wife, Joan, San Jose, Calif.; sister, Ruth Vanderwaal and husband, John, St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; stepdaughter, Judy Muyskens and husband, John Herraghty, Hopkinton, N.H.; stepdaughter, Pat Muyskens and husband, Paul Toth, Bloomington; and four stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Doris Curry Vogelaar; parents, Ben and Gertrude Vogelaar; and brother, Ackerman Vogelaar.
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