Longtime Berwyn Fire Co Member Dies At 87

BERWYN, PA – A longtime member of the Berwyn Fire Company has died at 87 after serving the fire company for half a century.

Donald L. Vogelgesang, Sr. died at age 87 on Feb. 6, according to the fir company.

Husband of Kathleen (nee Rouse) Vogelgesang. Father of; Patrick (Linda),Catherine (Robert), Elizabeth (Peter), William, John, Maryann (Michael), Paul (Maryann) and the late Donald Vogelgesang, Jr. Don is also survived by 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Don raised his family in both Easttown and Tredyffrin Townships, while spending his professional career with Berwyn based Mack Services Group. Don is the father-in-law of Life Member Michael Javie ('94) and grandfather of Firefighter Eric Javie ('12).

He joined the fire company back in 195 after his then three-year-old son was suffocating after his jacked was caught on the fence. Berwyn Fire Company members responded and saved his son.

Don then joined the fire company and served as an active volunteer up until 2005 on the ambulance and as a fire police officer.

The Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, February 12 at 10:30 a.m at St. Monica Church in Berwyn. A viewing will proceed the mass at 9:30 a.m. Interment will occur at the Baptist Church in the Great Valley on N. Valley Forge Rd. in Devon. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Simpson Meadows, Caring Friends Fund or Employee Emergency Fund, 101 Plaza Dr., Downingtown, PA 19355-5301.

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