Gordon VanDeBogart

Gordon VanDeBogart, a long-time resident of Chester, N.Y., entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 7, 2017. He was 87.
Son of the late Freiland and Margaret VanDeBogart, he was born on Jan. 12, 1930, in Woodstock, N.Y.
Both his wife, Mary, and his son, William, predeceased Gordon, along with and his long time “cat companion,” Mr. Missy.
Gordon attended a one-room schoolhouse in Bearsville, N.Y. He attended Kingston High School and Albany College of Pharmacy. He graduated on June 5, 1952.
His first job was at Woodstock Pharmacy with Joe Forno on June 20, 1949. From September 1960 to June 1962 he was a teacher at Woodstock Elementary School. In May 1967, he was the manager of Lloyd’s Pharmacy in Middletown, N.Y. On Oct. 15, 1971, he became the owner and operator of the Chester Pharmacy, formerly known as Van’s Rexall Drugs, in the Village of Chester. In 1980, he was senior pharmacist at Orange Farms, now known as Valley View, in Goshen, N.Y. He was a Lay Reader with Permission to Administer the Chalice, and Senior Warden of Grace Episcopal Church in Middletown, and past-member of the Vestry and Altar Guild at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chester.
He was a Charter member of Chester Kiwanis. He was third past president, 1997-1998. He was the treasurer for approximately 20 years. He was active in community service functions, clambakes, citrus sales, yard sales, and the original founder of the Valley View’s Mother and Father’s Day events. He was the “Man of the Year” for the Orange County Pharmaceutical Society in 1978. He was a member of the Village of Chester Planning Board for several years.
Survivors include his sons, Gordon W. VanDeBogart of the State of Florida, and Erle and his wife, Sheree VanDeBogart, of Chester; daughters, Barbara Masi-Zukose and Lorraine Greenwood; daughter-in-law Mary VanDeBogart of Elkton, Md.; grandchildren, Melissa, Jason, and Robert VanDeBogart, Amanda VanDeBogart and her long-time partner, Fred Velez, and Marjorie and her husband, Robert Swansson; great-grandchildren, Skylar, Erick, Jillian, Stevie, Thomas, and Mason; along with several nephews, and a niece, and several cousins.  
Visitation was held May 11 at Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Chester. A Funeral Mass was held May 12 at The Grace Episcopal Church, Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Chester Kiwanis or the Grace Episcopal Church.