Charles J. Bogdan, 74, of Greensboro R.D.1 (Cabbage Flats), and formerly of Dry Tavern, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday, January 2, 1998, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va., after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Bogdan resided in Greensboro R.D.1 for the past 14 years, where he was a member of St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish.
He retired from Gateway Coal Co. in 1986 and was a member of UMWA Gateway Local.
He served in the South Pacific in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of Filer-Sadlek American Legion Post 954 of Jefferson.
His first wife, Catherine Kurnava Bogdan, is deceased. His second wife, Ethel Velicevich Bogdan, survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Edward Bogdan of Miami, Fla., and Ronald Bogdan of Rices Landing; a daughter, Karen Bogdan of Waynesburg; four grandchildren, Katie Lynn, Lindsay, Scott and Sean Bogdan; two stepgrandchildren in Florida; a stepson and stepdaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are three sisters, Margaret Lasko, Velma Knappik and Madeline Crousier.
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Last updated Saturday, January 3, 1998
Charles J. Bogdan
Gateway Coal retiree was WW II Army veteran
He was born September 3, 1923, in Orient, Fayette County, a son of Charles and Susan Banks Bogdan.
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