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John Bogdan Obituary
John T. Bogdan of Ardsley, PA passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at his home on Jenkintown Rd in Ardsley. John was 95 yrs old. He is the son of the late John Bogdan Sr and Floarea Bogdan.
John is survived by his extended family, his close friends, many healthcare workers, and his Love for the Eagles, Phillies, and Yankees. John was a graduate of Central HS in Phila and attended Bloomsburg University earning a BS in Education. He was drafted into the Army in 1953. He pursued his love of teaching and spent his career teaching at Jarettown Elementary School and Sandy Run Middle School in Upper Dublin, PA. Teaching also led him to exploring a lot of South America and Latin America. His stories had vivid detail, he had the best penmenship, and he would remember individual students even into his 90's.
He was a man of many talents and had many memorable adventures. Johns family was very involved with the church and he sang in the choir and became the Director. He was also a good violinist and played in many concerts. His dedication to the church, his talents, and his teaching made him a place in so many hearts.
Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing at 10am Monday October 21,2024 at The Descent of the Holy Spirit Romanian Orthodox Church at 323 Ashbourne Rd. Elkins Park, PA 19117, service to follow. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery Ardsley, PA following Service.
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Debra Malewitz
October 21, 2024
Mr. Bogdan was my summer school teacher. He taught me the love of math. I loved going to summer school and learning about math with him.
Evelyn Peck
October 20, 2024
Both of my sons were extremely fortunate to have Mr. Bogdan as their teacher. He put his heart and soul into teaching, and as a result, many, many of his former students benefited. He called his students "miss" and "mr." And as has been written here before, his handwriting was impeccable. Rest in peace, John Bogdan, you certainly left your mark on alot of people in your lifetime. Evelyn Peck
Lois Long
October 19, 2024
I taught with John at Jarrettown for several years. For a short time, I substituted and took a long term job for him when he went on one of his trips. John had beautiful handwriting and was extremely neat in his record keeping. Well, apparently I wasn´t neat enough for him because when he came back from his trip, he completely recopied his record book. When John turned 70, we sent him a fruit basket for his birthday. After that, he sent us an Omaha Steak basket every Christmas, up to, and including last year. I spoke with him at the holidays every year and he was always so upbeat. Even when he could no longer get out of bed by himself, he said," I can´t complain. I thank God I have no pain". We always enjoyed hearing about John feeding the squirrels. I think he would get a pound of pecans every week for them to enjoy. John loved animals, and always had a dog up until he was no longer able to care for one. John also sang with us in Abington Choral Club for many years. He absolutely loved Vivaldi´s Gloria and requested it quite often. I cannot believe how good a memory John had up until the end. Whenever I spoke with him he always asked about our children and other teachers with whom we worked. John was a caring, kind gentleman and it was my pleasure to have known him.
Maria Greenage
October 19, 2024
I remember being in Mr. Bogdans choir at the Romanian church. Mr. Bogdan was a nice and kind person..I always remember him with a smile.May he rest in peace.
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Linda Graziano
October 19, 2024
Linda Graziano, Mr Bogdan was my 6th grade teacher at Jarretown. He was a. great teacher. Anyone had a problem he was there to help.He was patience, kind and loved all his students.
Barbara Reid Eckel
October 19, 2024
I had Mr Bogdan help me with math in summer school. He was always patient & kind. I was fortunate to know him again in the last few years by visiting him. It was always a pleasure to see him. I know he is in heaven. Someday we will meet again.
Jim Garcia
October 19, 2024
Our family had the privilege of being John´s neighbors from 1986-1992. John always remembered meeting my Mom in those years even though she was visiting from Chicago. John always asked about our kids even in these last years. Several years ago the Lord blessed John with a large print Bible. I will never forget John´s excitement at reading the Word of God and his calls excitedly sharing what he had read that day!
Richard DeMaria
October 18, 2024
Mr Borden was my 6th grade teacher. Who could ever forget him
Ann R Esterlitz
October 18, 2024
Mr. Bogdan was a wonderful teacher-one of the best! I'll always remember the pretzel sticks and sometimes popsicles....and I'll always remember him telling our class that he hated the adjective, "nice" and that we were never to use it! He was the best and I'll never forget him!
Harriet Coren Winokur
October 17, 2024
Mr. Bogdan was my 6th grade teacher at Jarrettown Elementary school. I seem to recall that he went To the Galapagos Islands that year and we learned about some of the wildlife there. I had a wonderful year in his class.
Michael Peck
October 17, 2024
John Bogdan was a titan.
As I wrote in a letter to him for his birthday, he rewarded us with pretzels when we did well and never failed to let us know when we should have tried harder. (I remember one time in particular, when he was upset with me because I couldn't be bothered to enter a contest calling for drawings of either Thomas Jefferson or George Washington. He thought I had a shot at winning and couldn't fathom why I wouldn't even make the attempt. It was a memorable lesson in what a waste it is to fritter away one's abilities.)
He helped launch me and many others into the world by urging us to hold ourselves to a higher standard. Looking back, what I most appreciate now is that he made the lesson stick by doing it himself-by never giving us less than his best when teaching.
Sometime in the '70s, a group of us visited the teachers on a picket line outside Jarrettown during a strike. One of us asked him a question about math, and he sat down on the curb with her to walk her through the answer. That's who I recall. The man who couldn't resist teaching-even during a strike, when he wasn't supposed to-because a little girl needed his help.
Rest easy, John.
Your lessons will last lifetimes.
Jeff Daniels
October 17, 2024
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