Raymond H. Vogel

Raymond H. Vogel, 95, of North Bethesda, Md., died Saturday, April 16, 2011. He was born Oct. 6, 1915, in Pocahontas, son of Emma and J.A. Vogel. He moved to Cape Girardeau when he was 8 and graduated from Trinity Lutheran School and Central High School. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1937, and earned a juris doctor degree from the University of Iowa in 1940. Vogel served as a special agent with the FBI from 1940 to 1946, then began in the general practice of law in Cape Girardeau. While in the FBI, he met Rosalind Justus and they were married Sept. 6, 1942. He was prosecuting attorney in Cape Girardeau County 1949 to 1954; served in the Missouri House of Representatives 1957 to 1958; city attorney of Cape Girardeau 1959 to 1964 under Mayor Walter H. Ford; and as special assistant attorney general from 1969 to 1973 under Attorney General Jack Danforth. In January 1995, Raymond Vogel, John Layton and Ben Lewis joined to form the law firm of Vogel, Layton and Lewis. After more than 54 years of practice, Vogel retired in 2000 at the age of 84, at which point he was the oldest practicing attorney in Cape Girardeau County. Vogel was president of just about every organization he was involved with, including Cape Girardeau County Bar Association, Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, Cape Girardeau Rotary Club, United Way and library board. He also served as Republican county chairman and district chairman. He was president of Trinity Lutheran Church congregation and president of Southeast Missouri State University Alumni Association. Survivors include a sister, Eva Stenborg of Scandia, Minn.; two children, Marta Vogel of North Bethesda, Jonathan Vogel of Seattle; a son-in-law, Eliot Applestein, and three grandchildren, Cara Vogel Applestein, Johna Rosalind Applestein and Adrian Vogel Gerth of Wilmington, N.C. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosalind Vogel; and a son, Raymond Vogel Jr. Memorial services was held Wednesday, June 2, 2011 at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum,Ford & Sons Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements

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Raymond H. Vogel

April 16, 2011