Henry Karl Voigt |
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VOIGT: Henry K., 87, of Wilmington, Del., and West Danville, Vt., passed away Jan. 2, 2004 at Foulk Manor North, Wilmington. Hank was born to Frederick and Bertha Maurer Voigt June 10, 1916 in Sheboygan, Wis. A 1938 engineering graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity and Tau Beta Pi, Hank served during World War II with the 7th Infantry Division in Attu and with Army Intelligence at the Pentagon, later retiring as a lieutenant colonel. His military service was bracketed by a 38-year DuPont career at Kings Mills, Ohio, Parlin, N.J., Rochester, N.Y., and Wilmington, where Hank became a licensed professional engineer. He retired from DuPont in 1978, and he and his wife Nan built a summer home on Oneida Road in West Danville. Hank enjoyed surveying and writing, antique clocks and tools, country auctions and family history. He wrote "A Brief History of Danville Roads" in 1985. Hank was predeceased by his brother, Fritz Voigt of Arlington, Va., and Danville, Vt. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Anna S.F. "Nan" Voigt; son, Karl and his wife Carol, of Newark; daughter, Elizabeth "Cammie" Cairns and her husband Michael of Greenville; daughter, Diana Hayden and her husband Greg of Maitland, Fla.; son, Edward and his wife Karen of Ephrata, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren with a sixth expected in May. Memorial service and interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 3515 Silverside Road, Wilmington, DE 19810. |