Nancy Virginia Bogardus

Nancy Bogardus, age 86, of Grand Rapids, passed at home on Friday, December 4, 2020. Nancy was deeply involved in her community. She attended Holy Name of Jesus 60+ years and was a member of Holy Name Choir, Basilica of St. Adalbert’s, Grand Rapids Antique Auto Club, Wyoming Civic Chorus, The Choralettes, and Gladiola PTA. She worked at Haan’s Grocery and GRPS until she retired in 1996. She loved to read, sing, travel, watch grandkids play sports, bowl, exercise, swim, and visit family and friends. She hand-knit over 40 christmas stockings for family and friends as well as mittens, hats, and scarves. She and her husband volunteered for activities and fundraising for church, school, and choir. Nancy took an active role in raising her children and ensuring their education by reading to them, going to museums, landmarks, camping, zoos, and local sledding hills and ice skating ponds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; parents, Carl and Margaret Rossman; siblings, Barbara Baranoski, Carol Seamon, and Charles Rossman; parents-in-law, Paul Bogardus I and Madeline Bogardus; brothers-in-law, Roger Seaman, Paul Bogardus II, Richard Chrysler; sister-in-law, Audrey McHenry. She will be dearly missed by her children, Kenneth A. Bogardus, Kathryn (Randall) Kuiper, Susan (Ian) Fraser, David (Cathy) Bogardus, Edward (Taffy) Bogardus; 17 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; in-laws, Barbara Bogardus, Richard (Joyce) Bogardus, Madeline Chrysler, Lorraine Marsh, RV McHenry, Andrea (Richard) Vickers; many caring nieces, nephews, and long time friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 1630 Godfrey Ave SW, Wyoming, MI 49509 with Rev. Stephen Dudek presiding. Burial Resurrection Cemetery. Relatives and friends may meet the family Tuesday from 6-8 pm at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4031 Clyde Park SW, Wyoming and one hour prior to the funeral mass at church . Due to gathering restrictions, there will be a limit on the number of people who may enter the building at a time. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to a charity of one’s choice.