Arthur "Duge" Delmer Vogt

Arthur "Duge" Delmer Vogt, age 91, of Fairfield passed away at his home on January, 20, 2012.

A Graveside Service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Pastor Danny Cary will be officiating. The casket will be closed.

Visitation for family and friends will be held at Behner Funeral Home on Monday evening, January 23, 2012, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Memorials may be made to the Children's Section of the Fairfield Public Library. Cards and memorials can be sent to Roeana Pool at 908 W. Grimes, Fairfield, Iowa 52556.

Arthur "Duge" Delmer Vogt was born in Fairfield, Iowa on December 8, 1920 to Joseph Fredrick and Martha Jane Edler Vogt. Arthur attended school in Fairfield and lived all of his life in this community. He was co-owner, with his brother, of a sanitation company before his retirement. He would feed the cats, ride his bicycle and loved to chew tobacco. Arthur never married.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Arthur was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers: Chester and Raymond Vogt, and three sisters: Lucille Henderson, Sophia Crafton, and Florence Fleming.