Obituary of Lillian Bogdan

Lillian Bogdan was born on October 10, 1931 in the Grayson District of Saskatchewan, a daughter to Anton and Josepha (nee Klein) Gelowitz. Lillian received her education at Gelowitz School and helped her parents on the farm. After receiving her education she remained on the farm. Lillian then met her love of her life Fred Bogdan and were married on May 31, 1950 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Grayson. The couple farmed 2 miles south of Grayson where Lillian took an active part in the farming aspect as well looked after their eight Children. If that was not enough she also babysat while on the farm and then in 1977 they moved into Grayson where she continued to baby sit. Fred passed away suddenly and Lillian continued to reside in Grayson until August of 2014 and moved into St. Philomena Manor in Melville. While in Grayson Lillian was an active member of St. Mary's Church and with the Church Ladies committee serving at different hall functions. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, socializing and can't forget her enjoyment of baking and her sweet tooth. Her sense of humor and her big smile would always fill the room with a laugh. Her most enjoyment was spending time with her children and grandchildren when they came to visit. Lillian entered her eternal rest on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at St. Peter's Hospital in Melville at the age of 83 years. Predeceased by her parents; husband Fred, son Paul in infancy; sisters, Genivieve Gelowitz and Martha Flegel; brothers, Rudy (Marion) Gelowitz and Chris Gelowitz and Ted Gelowitz brother - in-law Jim Varga. Lillian leaves to cherish her memory her eight children, Paulette (Bruce) Murphy of Cochrane, AB, Tonalee (Bernie) Rusnak of Melville, Kelvin (Wendy) Bogdan of Grayson, Wayne (Renee) Bogdan of Grayson, MaryAnn (Denis) Novak of Cochrane, AB, Annette (Mervin) Exner of Grayson, Robert (Sandi) Bogdan of Regina, Kimberley (Don) Lafreniere of Spruce Grove, AB; 24 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; four sisters, Lena Varga of Melville, Alvina (Luke) Appell of Melville, Mary (Joe) Dauk of Regina and Linda Fraser of Nanaimo, BC; brothers-in-law, John Flegel of Kelowna, BC; sisters-in-law, Laraine Gelowitz of Grayson and Marie Gelowitz of Grayson. Service Information Friday, March 6th, 2015 7:00pm, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Saturday, March 7th, 2015 10:30pm, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Interment Details St. Mary's R.C. Parish Cemetery - Grayson