Gail Ann Snowden Vogelgesang, 65, of Burlington, died Thursday, June 22, 2023, at the Danville Care Center.
Gail was born Aug. 31, 1957, in Canton, Ill., and grew up in Burlington. She was the oldest child of Jim Snowden and Janice Horner Snowden’s four kids, and never let any of her siblings forget it.
She graduated from Morning Sun High School in 1975 and eventually made her home in California during her twenties and thirties, studying at the University of California, Davis. When she returned to Burlington she ran into her high school friend, James P. “Vogie” Vogelgesang, and the two eventually married on their houseboat while cruising the Mississippi on June 1, 2002.
Gail was a lover of the blues, dogs, the Chicago Cubs, and reading. She always had a book (or 15) she was reading at any given time and had an insatiable appetite for the written word.
Despite often telling her siblings she had always wished she was an only child, her love for her brother and sisters was fierce, if hard for her to express. We will miss her challenging intellect, her biting wit, and her raucous laughter.
She is survived by her mom, Janice Snowden of Burlington; her sister, Kelly Wilson of Wichita, Kan.; and her sister Lisa Snowden of Kansas City, Mo.
Gail is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Vogelgesang, her dad, Jim Snowden, and her brother, Jeff Snowden.
The Graveside Committal Service for Gail will be 2 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2023, at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for Compassus Hospice, www.compassus.com.