Susan (Sue) May Bogardis (nee Dobson) passed away in her sleep at home on January 6, 2024, at the age of 76 years.
Born in St Thomas, daughter of her deceased parents Squadron Leader Roland and Jean Dobson. Sister of her deceased brothers, Rolland and Don (Helen).
Sue attended Barrie Central Collegiate, playing clarinet in the Central Band. There she met her future husband Robert (Bob) Bogardis. Together they enjoyed a loving 57 years of marriage raising 3 beautiful children, Amanda (Ron) Barben, Tara (Kevin) Nicholls and Rob (Mikel-Ann), and 6 wonderful grandchildren, Cooper and Hunter Barben, Parker and Maddison Nicholls and Mikaela and Riley Bogardis.
Sue was an incredible human, compassionate, loyal, loving and fun. She often put others before herself. Their dreams before hers. She was musical and compassionate. Creative and talented. She was an avid reader, a wordsmith and incredible baker, and an exemplary seamstress.
She loved travel and sailing. Sunshine and dancing and friends. She loved animals. Most of all though, she loved her family. All of us. She kept in touch with friends and family near and far. She has been an incredible lifetime partner, my best friend. She was a loving Mama to her children and she loved her grandchildren more than anything. We have been so lucky. Thank you for choosing us
Sue had challenging careers, first as a business owner of the ladies clothing store, Susan’s, at the Downtown Center on Dunlop St., and then at age 40 going back to school at Georgian College to become a Registered Nurse at RVH.
Her love and caring heart brought warmth and pleasure where ever she went. but that same heart ultimately got diseased and failed her. There will be no more cookies, only memories of the most loving person ever.
We want to thank the doctors and nurses at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital for their care with her frequent visits to emerge as well as the staff at Southlake Hospital and Southlake Rhythm and Function clinics for their efforts to keep that heart going over the 20 years that it troubled Sue.
If you wish, donations in Sue’s memory can be made to the CGMH www.cgmh.on.ca or Sleeping Children Around the World www.scaw.org
A celebration of Life will be held in the Spring at the Country Meadows Club House on Greenway Drive Wasaga Beach. Date, place and time will be posted on Bob’s Facebook and emails.
Words of condolence may be left for the family at www.peacefultransition.ca