Dennis D. Bogner
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The funeral for Dennis Bogner of Crofton, Nebraska, has been postponed until Thursday, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:30 am at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton.
Dennis D. Bogner, age 89 of Crofton, Nebraska, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at the Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 10:30 am at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton with Rev. Michael Schmitz officiating. Burial will be in the St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Crofton. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a Vigil Service and Video Tribute at 7:00 pm at the Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Jerry Litz, Cyril Mauch, Don Arens, Rollie Burkett, Billie Sawatzke, Tom Haberer and Keith Merchen. Pallbearers will be Chris Haberer, Joe Janssen, Marv Hegge, Todd Anderson, Eric Lee and Gail Peterson.
Dennis was born May 23, 1920 on the family farm just outside Crofton, Nebraska to Bruno and Olga (Sinkula) Bogner. He attended elementary school at St. Rose Catholic School and completed high school at Crofton Public School, graduating with the class of 1937. Dennis continued his education with a correspondence course in accounting, and for a time was an insurance agent in Crofton. Dennis took a job as the office manager at the Burbach Elevator, also in Crofton, working for then-senator, Jules Burbach. On June 15, 1963, he married Darlene Bennorth of Elgin, Illinois. In the mid 70s, he took over Kuehn's Men's Clothing Store in Crofton, and renamed it D&D Clothing, for Dennis and Darlene, of course. He retired from the store in the late 1980s, but kept many caps and hats as mementos, as Dennis never left the house without one or the other.
Over the years, Dennis was treasurer or accountant of many community organizations, including the Crofton Library, Crofton Township, Crofton Park Board, and the Crofton Senior Citizens' Center, and was often seen taking cash to the bank in a shoe box, tackle box, or zippered envelope. He also served many years on the Crofton Public School board, serving many as its president, in charge of handing out diplomas to graduates in May. Many of Crofton's trees came to life under his participation n the Tree City USA board. Dennis was also heavily involved in Crofton baseball, serving as the ballpark announcer for many years, and also helped to organize the reunion of many players during the Crofton Centennial celebration in 1992. He was responsible for getting Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Bob Gibson, to play in Crofton for a summer while Gibson was a college student. Dennis was also a die-hard Husker football fan.
At home, Dennis had a great love for puttering in the garden and completing numerous fix-up projects, and loved to play catch with his daughters, Sharon and Barb.
Dennis was also a faithful congregant of the St. Rose of Lima Church in Crofton, and was a member of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus.
Dennis is survived by his two daughters and their spouses, Sharon and Todd Anderson of New Hope, Minnesota, and Barbara and Eric Lee in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as two granddaughters, Erin and Keili Anderson in New Hope, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Darlene, who died on March 19, 2008, at the age of 75, and sisters, Dorothy Roddewig and Marcella Haberer.
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Sharon, Barb and families:
I am so sorry for the loss of your father. He was an incredible man who always greeted me with a smile. He was such a community man who loved our town dearly. May he rest in peace with your mother. May fond memories help you through this time of sorrow. God Bless you all.
Cheryl (Janssen) Bies
Sharon & Barb,
Crofton has lost an institution! Your Dad was always such a neat neat guy. Its funny the things we remember. Growing up, when I saw your Dad on my way to or from school he always had a very enthusiastic "HELLO DAVID." Never Hi. Never, hey. Always Hello, and always very enthusiastic.
During this sad time there will certainly be a lot of tears. I hope you will also smile and laugh a little as you remember your Dad & Mom.
June & I will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
David Janssen
Dennis was a wonderful man and a great friend and support to my Grandpa and Grandma, Ferd and Hermenia Bogner. Dennis did so much for the town and the people of Crofton. He was an important part of the community, an inspiration in how you can make a difference right where you live. Dennis definitely "bloomed where he was planted".
Lisa Mueller
Sharon, Barb and Families
Sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. He was a GREAT friend, neighbor and person. I'm sure he will be greatly missed by all that knew him.
I'm sure you have many wonderful memories of your Dad to help lessen the pain of his loss. God had so blessed us kids with such wonderful parents! Lord knows there are many children in this crazy world that were/are not as fortunate as we were.
Bob and I would like to send you our deepest sympathy. Hang in there and God be with you during this time of loss.
Sincerely,
Bob and Connie Schwartz
Sharon, Barb, & Families,
Just want you to know we are thinking of you,at this dificult time.
Your dad will be missed by many. He was a "Great" guy for our
community,not to mention as a Dad, & a person in general !!
As we all know,there's one thing we will alway's have,and that is all
of our wonderful memories! Like playing catch out in the yard !
It was so good to see you both at the funeral.Hope you all made it
back safely.This weather has really been a pain..
Bo and I send you are deepest sympathy, God Bless,&Be with you All,
Sincerely, Bo & Patty Wheeler,
Barb, Sharon and families,
My heart is breaking to learn of the passing of your father, Dennis. He was an amazing man and I felt it an honor to call him a friend. Dennis, Darlene and I shared a lot of good laughs while working together at the Welcome Center. He was a very knowledgeable man and loved sharing all of his trivia with me... I learned a lot from him. One of my best memories of Dennis was at my son's baby shower in 2003. Your mother was invited to the shower, so Dennis drove her to Yankton. He thought he should have been invited and didn't want to miss out on the excitement... so, he decided he would join the women at the baby shower and had a wonderful time!! He was just adorable in so many ways. He will be greatly missed. What a wonderful man.
Sincerely, Shana
Barb, Sharon & Families,
Sorry to hear of your Father's passing. He was a very good resident of Crofton who never missed on a chance to say "Hello" to anyone. I feel privileged that I was able to get to know him in many functions: Classmates Parent, Manager at Elevator, Owner of Clothing Store, Promoter of Small NE Towns, etc....
You and your family are in my Prayers.
Joe Guenther
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