Obituary of Virgil Voight
Virgil Vernon Voight was born in Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa on April 18, 1926 and went on to Heaven July 19, 2019. He was a devoted husband to Grace Ruthenbeck Voight for 67 years. Virgil had one daughter, Susan, and was the best father anyone could have hoped for. He was the 9th of ten children of Otto Voight and Edith (Ida May) Koepke Voight. He was the last to pass of all the siblings: Helen, Marita (Rita), Annie, Durwood, Raymond, Lila, Laura, Earl, and Howard. He enjoyed kind and warm relationships with all his nieces and nephews, and their children.
Virgil served his country during WWII as a United States Marine, earning a bronze star and purple heart. He went on to a career in die casting in the Chicago area, living most of his life in Northbrook, IL. Virg was an outdoorsman, liked to putter at home, and could fix just about anything. He was an animal lover, especially dogs, and he possessed an uncanny ability to instantly attract dogs to his side. His most outstanding trait was that he was always willing to help a friend, of which he had many. He and Grace were campers and members of the Northbrook Camping Club, where they greatly enjoyed the friendship of the group for many years.
In 1995 Virgil, Grace and Susan moved to Chandler, Arizona where they enjoyed the desert lifestyle for twelve years until settling in the Indianapolis area. In his final years, Virgil received health care at the Roudebush V.A. Medical Center in Indianapolis. The care provided by this facility was outstanding, and Virgil’s family will forever be grateful for the contributions of the staff members at Roudebush.
In 2016 Virgil experienced the third greatest day of his life when he took a trip with his oldest friend and Marine Corp buddy, Bob Marshall, on the Honor Flight Chicago. Both Chicago teenagers, Virg and Bob joined the Corp together. It was fitting that they go on the Honor Flight together. They were treated like royalty and through the events of the day, truly realized how their service was valued by the citizens of the United States.
Virgil is survived by his wife and daughter. A memorial service for Virgil will be planned for the future and take place in the Chicago area. If you wish to make a contribution to memorialize Virgil, please give to Honor Flight Chicago, or any organization that supports children.