Mavis Van Bogart

MAVIS VAN BOGART

Cedar Rapids

Mavis Elaine Van Bogart, 94, of Cedar Rapids, died May 21, 2015, at Northbrook Manor Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Inurnment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Please leave a message for the family on our Web page, www.

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Survivors include her children, Rhea Van Bogart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dot (Jim) LaGrange of West Union, Iowa, Rhonda (Randy) Stallman of Shellsburg, Iowa, Delvin "Butch" (Heather) Van Bogart of Kiowa, Colo., Kent Van Bogart of Hiawatha, Iowa, Kim (Bart) Gingrich of Marion, Iowa, and Darcy (Pete) Oates of Hiawatha, Iowa; and daughter-in-law, Ruthann Van Bogart of Cedar Rapids. Also surviving are 22 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Van Bogart; her sons, Dennis and Randy Van Bogart; her siblings, Maxine, Betty, Marion and Russell; and a grandson, Brett Van Bogart.

Mavis was born June 22, 1920, in Sanborn, Iowa, the daughter of Gustav and Martha (LeRette) Radloff. She married the love of her life, Ervin Van Bogart, on Christmas Day in 1938. She was a loving homemaker, always caring for her family. She was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church and the Order of The Eastern Star. Mavis worked at Armstrong's Department Store and Amana Refrigeration, and retired to Arizona in 1978. She then returned to Cedar Rapids in 2001, living at Kingston Hill until 2008, then moving to Northbrook Manor. She spent her last years at Kingston Hill and Northbrook Manor enjoying the staff, friends, family, music and dance.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to St. Luke's Hospice and Northbrook Manor for the loving care they gave to Mavis.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke's Hospice.