Thomas Eugene Vogel, age 83, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on February 14, 1931 in Ness County, Kansas the son of Raymond and Ida Leiker Vogel. He was a farmer and a Soil Conservation Agent.

He married Gloria Schneidewind on September 12, 1960 in Ness City, Kansas. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a member of the Sacred Heart Church and the Knights of Columbus, Ness City.

He is survived by his son, Kelly Vogel (Yi Zhi), Lawton, Oklahoma; two daughters, Shelly Gomez (Wayne), Denver, Colorado and Christi Vogel, Pearland, Texas; two sisters, Joan Slagle, Larned, Kansas and Patty Rinker, Fallbrook, California; three grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Virgil Vogel.

Friends may call at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Monday, September 15, 2014 from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.

Funeral service will be on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 10:30 A.M. at the Sacred Heart Church, Ness City. Burial in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Church.