- Date Of Birth: April 24, 1942
- Date Of Death: November 11, 2020
- State: Illinois
Ivars B. “Bo” Bozanovs, 78, of Oglesby, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.
Bo was born April 24, 1942 in Tukums, Latvia to Mikelis and Antonina (Lomanovski) Bozanovs. The family immigrated to the United States in 1951, entering through and settling first in New Orleans, LA, eventually heading up north to Illinois and finally settling in Oglesby. Bo married Roberta “Bert” Schaumberg on April 5, 1996 in Ottawa.
Bo worked for Caterpillar for five years, beginning in September 1960. He then went to work at Sunstrand, where he continued to work in agricultural parts manufacturing, retiring in 2006. Following retirement, Bo became an avid gardener and many benefited from his garden harvest.
Survivors include two children, Carolee (James) Bozanovs-Will of Havana, FL and David Bozanovs of Oglesby; two grandchildren, Steven (Becky) Gilmore and Bailey Gilmore and four great-grandchildren, Ryan, Dean, Beau and Thea with one more on the way.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Bert on November 21, 2016.
