Long-time Gilroy resident.
Werner Vogel died Thursday, March 13, 2003 at his home in Gilroy after a brief battle with lung cancer. He was 74.
Mr. Vogel was born in El Centro and had owned and operated a sheet metal heating and air conditioning shop in Gilroy for more than 40 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War.
He is survived by his daughter, Danna Vogel of Gilroy; his brothers and sisters, William Vogel, Joseph Vogel, Albert Vogel, Edward Vogel and Julia Gimenez, all of Gilroy, and Ida Knowels and Elizabeth Cheadle, both of Tehama; and many nieces and nephews.
A gathering in Mr. Vogel’s honor will be held Saturday, March 22 at noon at the Veterans Building, 6th and Eigleberry streets in Gilroy. The family has extended an invitation to all of his friends. Cremation services have been held under the direction of Habing Family Funeral Home in Gilroy.
Memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society.
