Karl H. Vogel Jr.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Karl H. Vogel Jr., 47, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Hurlock, Md., passed away at his home on Saturday, July 14, 2007.

He was born in Easton, Md., on Oct. 16, 1959, and was a son of Karl Heinz and Marie Ratcliffe Vogel Sr.

Mr. Vogel attended schools in North Dorchester. He worked at Western Publishing for several years, later for Solo Cup in Federalsburg, Md., and also for Don Lee Martin in Seaford, Del.

For the past seven years he had made his home in Florida where he had worked for Lowe"s and also worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. He enjoyed music and working on the computer.

Survivors include his mother and father, Karl H. Vogel Sr. and Marie R. Vogel of Hurlock; two brothers, Phillip D. Vogel of Duncannon, Pa., and William M. Vogel Sr. of Hurlock and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge with Troy Glessner officiating. A visitation will be held an hour before the service. Burial will follow at the East New Market Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.

Pallbearers will be William Vogel Sr., William Vogel Jr., Phillip Vogel, Richard Meritt, John Ratcliffe and Calvert Stewart.