- Date Of Birth: August 11, 1926
- Date Of Death: January 8, 2022
- State: Iowa
Mattie Wilma Olivier Bogaards was born on August 11, 1926, to Albert and Nellie (Goemaat) Olivier.
While the family lived in Leighton, Mattie taught Bible School there.
When her youngest son began school, Mattie started working at the Central Park Café in Pella where she stayed for twenty-five years, first serving as a waitress. Later she became the hostess and cashier there.
Mattie passed away at The Cottages in Pella on January 8, 2022, at the age of ninety-five. Those left to cherish her memory are the following: her three sons and their wives; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Pearl Van Waardhuizen and Ruth Van Hal both of Pella; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 2014, her son Kenneth in 2007, her parents, brothers Abraham and Willard (Mary Jane), her sisters Helena, Albertha, Johanna (Elmer) Slykhuis, Junella (Leon) Potter, and Evalena Graham. Also preceding her in death were her parents-in-law Andrew and Henrietta (Menninga) Bogaards, brother-in-law Lawrence Bogaards and his wives Bertha and Harriet, sister-in-law Shirley Stursma and her husband Paul, brothers-in-law John Van Waardhuizen and Ray Van Hal.
Family:
Ron and Karen Bogaards – Des Moines, Iowa
Jennifer Bogaards
Andy Bogaards
Jordan Bogaards
Jared and Janice Frank
Paul Frank
Angie Frank
Loren and Cindy Bogaards – Pella, Iowa
Kendra and Drew Kaufman
Matthew Kaufman
Isabella Kaufman
Jared and Abby Bogaards
Jack Bogaards
Greta Bogaards
Darren and Natalie Bogaards
Tate Bogaards
Claire Bogaards
Dennis and Eileen Bogaards – Urbandale, Iowa
Emily and Jake Wilkinson
Ayla Wilkinson
Brooke Wilkinson
Sarah Bogaards
