Obit: Bogaard, Robert W. #2 (1921 - 2009)

Surnames: Bogaard

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Bogaard, Robert W. (15 Aug. 1921 - 29 Apr. 2009)

HOPKINS, Minn. -- Robert W. Bogaard, 87, of Hopkins, Minn., formerly Abbotsford, died April 29, 2009.

Friends may call at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Abbotsford at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. followed by interment at the Abbotsford City Cemetery.

Robert was a veteran of World War II, serving in Abbotsford's 173rd Infantry unit on its campaign from Normandy to Salzburg, Austria. He continued in the National Guard, completing 33 years of military service. He worked for the U.S. postal service in Abbotsford and Dorchester for 25 years.

He is survived by Helen, his wife of 66 years; and sons, William (Susan) Bogaard of Wisconsin Rapids and Tom (Susan) Bogaard of Excelsior, Minn.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.