Jan Bogard

Jan Bogard, 88, of Omaha, NE and former Glenwood resident passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha, NE. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church with Rev. Dan Siepker officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, NE. Visitation with the family to greet friends will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m on Friday, October 24, 2025 at the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church with a rosary to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to
Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence Fund at UNMC
Checks made payable to University of Nebraska Foundation

OBITUARY
Janice Suzanne Ellis one of four children of Andrew Ralph and Margaret Victoria (O’Brien) Ellis was born July 24, 1937 in Omaha, NE. She grew up in Omaha until the 7th grade where her family moved to Griswold, IA and then later to Red Oak. She graduated from Red Oak High School. On September 5, 1959 she married Edward Charles Bogard at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Omaha. The couple was blessed with two children Victoria Elizabeth and Steven John.
After being a stay at home Mom for many years, Jan decided to go back to school where she received her Associates of Arts degree in Nursing. Jan finished her nursing career as a Rehab Case Manager at Emanuel Medical Center.
Jan enjoyed quilting, had a passion for cooking, loved traveling the US with Ed in their RV, enjoyed her time with family at Lake of the Ozarks, but most of all her pride and joy was her family.
Jan was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and Catholic Daughter’s.
Jan is preceded in death by her parents; sister Marilyn Wolf and brothers, Thomas Ellis and Robert Ellis.
Jan is survived by her husband of 65 years Ed Bogard of Omaha, NE; daughter Victoria Sloan of Omaha, NE and son Steve Bogard of Omaha, NE; grandchildren Alex Sloan and his wife Sarah and their two children Mac and Annie, Ian Sloan and his wife Grace, and Nathan Bogard; other relatives and a host of many special friends.