Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Robert O. Bogue

June 3, 1921 - Feb. 1, 2007

South Bend Tribune 2/4/2007

SOUTH BEND - Robert O. Bogue, 85, formerly of 17850 Cleveland Road, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 1, 2007. He was born June 3, 1921, in Chicago, IL, to Leonard Edward and Lillie Mae (Yetter) Bogue. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by a sister, Betty Mae Mixtacki.

 

On Aug. 28, 1943, in South Bend, he married the former Eleanor Grace Shaw, who died May 24, 2006. Mr. Bogue is survived by his daughter, Marjorie J. Sparks of Fishers, IN; sons, Robert and Laura Bogue of Paris, IL, Rodney and Lisa Lynn Bogue of Walkerton, IN, Ralph and Theresa Bogue of New Carlisle, IN, and Ross and Maggie Bogue of Chicago, IL; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and brothers, Edward Bogue of Barrington, IL, and Leonard Thomas Bogue of Dowagiac, MI.

Mr. Bogue retired as a supervisor in the maintenance tool-and-die department of the Bendix Corp. in 1984 after 43 years of service. He graduated from the former Washington Clay High School and attended the University of Notre Dame. He served in the United States Army in Korea and was discharged in 1947. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge 45 F&AM, the Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, the Pioneer Auto Club, St. Joseph County 4-H Board, American Turners and the Triple R Riding Club.

Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the First Presbyterian Church, 333 W. Colfax, with Rev. David Morrow and Rev. Don Neely officiating. Friends are invited to visit with the family following the memorial service. The Welsheimer Family Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.