1931 - June 22, 2025
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather Wilf passed away at the age of 93, on June 22, 2025 after several years of declining health.
Wilf was born in Germany to Heinrich and Johanna Vogt and was the eldest of 3 sons.
In Germany, he worked first as a farmhand, and then with the German Post Office. Wilf came to Canada in the early 1950’s to work as a farmhand in Saskatchewan. He went back to Germany in 1956 and married Rosel.
Not too long after, their first child, Martina was born in 1957. In September of 1957 the family immigrated to Canada and settled first in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan where Wilf worked as a farmhand. The family later moved to White Fox where Wilf began work as a ranch-hand. 2 sons were born in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. Peter arrived in 1959 and Andrew in 1961.
The chance to work in the forestry industry in White Fox arose and he chose to take it.
In 1963, an opportunity came along to work in the forestry industry in B.C, and the family picked up stakes and moved to Clear Lake Sawmills. Their last child Steffen was born in 1964. Wilf worked at Clear Lake Sawmills for around 30 years. In the early 1990’s, he decided to retire from the mill and work full-time with Rosel in their restaurant. In 1996, they decided to sell Rosel’s Restaurant and retire.
Retirement was just too boring, so Wilf and Rosel decided to start a BnB, calling it Rosel’s Bed and Breakfast. As with the restaurant, Wilf and Rosel, thoroughly enjoyed meeting many new people from around the world. Due to declining health, Wilf and Rosel retired for good in 2008.
Wilf was predeceased by his son Peter in 2013, and will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 69 years, Rosel. Daughter Tina (husband Murray, granddaughters Kristel, Nicole, and Natasha (husband Fiaz, great-grandchildren Layla and Idris)), daughter-in-law Karen (husband Frank, grandson Nalynd (wife Sarah, great-grandsons Jace and Christian), grandson Jakob (wife Sabrina, great- grandchildren Faith and Jeremiah), son Andy (wife Cheryl, grandchildren Catherine and Benjamin), son Steffen (wife Kathy, grandchildren Trevor, Naythan, Serena, and Brittany). Wilf is also lovingly remembered by numerous relatives and friends in Canada and Germany.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 7th, 2025, in the Summit/Tabor Room at the Coast Prince George Hotel by APA, 770 Brunswick St, Prince George, BC V2L 2C2.
If anyone has any questions, please contact Tina by email at: [email protected]
No flowers please. Donations to your favourite charity would be very greatly appreciated or plant a tree in memory of Wilf.