Chris Voegele, 80, of Bowman, ND, passed away on October 21, 2022 at the St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck.

Funeral Services for Chris will be on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Bowman Lutheran Church.  Pastor Renee Johnson will officiate with burial to follow in the Bowman Cemetery.  There will be a Family and Friends service on Monday, October 24, 2022 at the Bowman Lutheran Church beginning at 7:00 p.m.  Visitation for Chris will be on Monday from 12-5 at the Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Home Chapel and at the Bowman Lutheran Church from 6-9.

SERVICES WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON THE BOWMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH FACEBOOK PAGE.

Chris was born on July 12, 1942, the tenth child of Christ D. and Ida Flemmer Voegele, at the family farm in rural Glen Ullin, ND. His mother passed away when he was eight months old. In his early childhood, he was raised by his father, maternal grandmother, and older siblings until his father remarried in May of 1946. He was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Lutheran Church in rural Beulah. He moved to Beulah and graduated from Beulah High School in 1960 and then attended National School of Business in Rapid City, SD. This is where he met his future wife. He married Carol Jordan on November 17 th , 1962 in Mott, ND. They moved to Bowman in July 1974. Chris has been a member of Bowman Lutheran ever since. He taught Sunday School, served on the worship and music committee, and sang in the church choir for several years.

Throughout his years in Bowman, he owned and operated a feed store, managed the bowling alley, and worked for many years in the grocery business including Red Owl, Bowman Super Valu, Scranton Super Valu, and Gary's Jack and Jill, working there until he retired.

He joined the Bowman Lions Club in June 1980 and has remained a very active member there. He served on the State and District levels for many years and was District Governor in 1999-2000. He held all the office positions in his club including Secretary-Treasurer for 25 years and has 38 years of perfect attendance. He was inducted into the North Dakota Lion Hall of Fame in 2006.

Chris enjoyed square dancing and bowling. He also enjoyed spending time with his Supper Club group and getting together for supper and card games. Chris and Carol spend many hours baking and preparing for the numerous craft shows they attended. His favorite past time was spending time with his family. He was always ready for a card game. His grandchildren all learned to play cards at an early age.

He is survived by his two daughters, Denise (Wayne) Wegner, Bowman, ND, and Sherry (Mike Rohrich) Mollman, Bismarck, ND, and one son, Corey (Wendy) Voegele, Lincoln, ND. Five grandchildren, Jill (Cory) Wall, Lakota, ND; Travis (Eve) Mollman, Hebron, ND; Logan Mollman, Bismarck, ND; John (Alyssa) Wegner, Bowman, ND; and Lisa Koppinger, Bowman, ND. Ten great-grandchildren; Mason, Hadley, Stevie, Adeline, Karsyn, Kimber, Knox, Jersey, Mia, and Jaxson. Sisters Lenora Sayler, Bismarck, ND; Tillie Martin, Valley City, ND; and Delores Hall, Williston, ND. One brother Dan (Lucille Kessler) Voegele, Bismarck, ND. Sister's-in-law Darlene Streifel, Gloria Voegele, and Kathy Johnson, and 27 nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his wife Carol, his parents, his stepmother Katie, infant sister Emma, sisters Freida Kroh, brothers Otto, Reuben, and Ray Voegele, niece Connie, brother's-in-law Walter Sayler, Garland Martin, Donald Kroh, Albert Hall, and Erhardt Weidner, and sister-in-law Tina Voegele.