Obituary of Edmund John Bogart

BOGART , EDMUND JOHN AGE 75 of Elmira Heights , NY passed away on Monday March 2 , 2015 at Robert Packer Hospital . John was born June 6 , 1939 in Elmira , NY the son of the late Edmund James Bogart and Mary Augustus Brewster Bogart. He was aVeteran of The U.S. Army serving his country from 1957-1961 . John married his wife , Delores E. Harding Bogart , on July 25 , 1959 and she pre-deceased him on August 6 , 2013 after 54 years of marriage. He was also pre-deceased by his sister Betty Ann Bogart Raabe on February 12 , 2014. John was a retired store manager for The Ann Page Grocery Store in Ithaca , NY and also served as store manager in Towanda , PA. John loved his home and spent countless hours in his garden . He was a life-long resident of Elmira Heights and continued to live in the house he grew up in as a child. John is survived by his daughter Deborah Bogart and Chris Baca of Freeville , NY ; son : James Bogart and Brandie Follett Bogart and their daughter Marley Paige Bogart of Coupville , Washington ; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law : Ralph Raabe of Dundee , NY , Gloria & Dennis Sargent of Raleigh , NC , Marda (Mrs. Philip) McElhaney of Horseheads , NY , Martin & Barbara Harding of Gillett , PA ; several nieces , nephews , cousins , and host of caring friends including his best friends Pete & Pat Alban of Loveland , Colorado . Relatives and friends are invited to call at the LYNCH FUNERAL HOME 318 WEST BROAD STREET HORSEHEADS , NY on Friday March 6 , 2015 from 10-11 AM . John's Funeral Services will be held at the conclusion of calling hours . Inurnment will take place in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Elmira , NY in the Spring where Full Military Honors will be accorded Mr. Bogart . The family will provide their own flowers and those wishing may remember John through memorials to a charity of one's choice.