LOIS BOGENER

by Rita Cox

Lola Belle Bogener, age 90, of Kahoka, MO, died peacefully August 4, 2015 at the Clark Co. Nursing Home in Kahoka.

Lola Belle was born January 20, 1925 in Kahoka, the daughter of Samuel B. and Bessie L. Freed Fish.

She was married to Richard M. Jack Bogener on April 24, 1945. He preceded her in death on May 4, 1993.

Lola Belle was a 1942 graduate of Kahoka High School. She worked for General Telephone Co. of Missouri for several years. Later, she went to work for Exchange Bank of Kahoka and then Commerce Bank of Kahoka for 33 years retiring as Assistant Vice President.

She was a long-time member of the Kahoka Christian Church. She loved to fish, grow flowers and meet her friends at least once a day for coffee. She loved the Clark Co. Fair and the horse races.

Survivors include one son, Sammy D. (Judy) Bogener, of Kahoka, MO; one granddaughter, Erica (Mrs. Michael) Holtzman of Waverly, IA; one great-granddaughter, Cassidy Morgan Brand of Waverly, IA; sister-in-law, Irene Bogener of Kahoka, MO; several nephews including Patrick T. (Donna) Fish, Michael F. Fish, Joseph K. Fish, William B. Fish, Jonathan N. (Gabrielle) Fish, Jeffrey (Mary) Fish and nieces including: Mary (Mark) Kliethermes, Sue Ann Gaus, Michaelin (Ray) OBryant and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Jack Bogener; her parents, Samuel and Bessie Fish; her in-laws; and two brothers, Earl and Freed Fish.

Funeral services were held August 8, 2015 at Wilson Funeral Home in Kahoka with Rev. Jim Campbell officiating. Entombment followed in the mausoleum at the Kahoka Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Kahoka Christian Church.