Obituary of Vincent Phillip Hogan

Vince was born June 26, 1926, the son of Ray and Hilda (Bruggeman) Hogan. He married Helen Olivia Fruth on September 28, 1948 in Colesburg, Iowa. Vince was a WWII Army Veteran. Vince and Helen began their marriage of almost 63 years farming in the Ryan area for three years before moving to the family farm near Luxemburg. He loved to socialize with family and friends and regularly played cards and went fishing. Vince loved to travel with Helen, "the love of his life", both before and after his retirement. In 1984, soon after retirement Vince and Helen moved into the town of Luxemburg and began a new chapter in their lives. Survivors include his wife, Helen, 7 children: Roger (Mary) Hogan of Luxemburg, Jerry (Kathy) Hogan of Portage WI., Ron (Sherrie) Hogan of Dyersville, Marilyn (Ron) Schultz of Holy Cross, Dan (Deb) Hogan of Guttenberg, Mike Hogan of Holy Cross and Carol (Wayne) Lau of Guttenberg; 15 grandchildren:, Bill (Sara) Hogan, Steven (Kathy) Hogan, Marcia (Matt) Fiegen, Bob (Andrea) Hogan, Eric (Terri) Hogan, Jenny (JJ) Coohey, Trisha (Jeff) Thier, Kelly (Tom) Ahmann, Stephanie (Brian) Gogel, Ryan (Ashley) Schultz, Jamie (Janet) Hogan, Terry (Melissa) Hogan, Ben Hogan (friend Ashley Feltes), Jessica (Nick) Smith, Amber Lau; 3 step grandchildren: Jason (Alex) Rath, Justin Rath (friend Kelly Huber), Chris (Heather) Rath, 27 great grandchildren, 4 step great grandchildren, siblings: John "Jack" (Carol) Hogan and Phil (Deanna) Hogan both of Colesburg, IA. 2 brothers-in-law: James Helle and Laverne "Bud" Domeyer and a sister-in-law, Marie Thier. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 children at birth: Joseph and Donna, 2 sisters: Joann Helle and Ellen Domeyer; brother- and sister-in-law, Tony and Sally Pasker; brothers-in-law: Tony Fruth & Jim Thier. The family wishes to sincerely thank the staff at the Guttenberg Care Center for the wonderful care shown to Vince during his stay with them. Memorials are preferred. Friends may call from 2 - 8 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish scripture service will be held at 2 p.m. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 5, 2011, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Luxemburg, Iowa, with burial in the church cemetery where military honors will be accorded. Rev. Raymond Burkle will officiate.