Marilyn L Bogart

Born Marilyn Louise Schwebel on December 3, 1928 in Providence, RI, to Ben Schwebel and Faye Schwebel (née Goodman). She lived in Morgantown, WV and Cochran, GA before landing in the Bronx in 1935. Marilyn graduated from Evander Childs High School in 1945. She worked as a secretary until 1950, when she met Donald Bogart (née Bogatsky) on a blind date. They married the same year and she followed him to Cleveland, OH, where he was an engineer for NASA. They were married for 53 years when Don died in 2004.

They had four children: Carol, Kenneth (who died as an infant), Valerie, and Wendy.   While raising her family, Marilyn volunteered doing civil rights work through the Panel of American Women, the Green Circle, and fair housing organizations. Marilyn and Don were founding members of Beth Israel–The West Temple, where Marilyn taught in the religious school and sang in the choir.  Later in life, Marilyn earned a BA in Social Work from Ursuline College -- qualifying for credits for life experience. Marilyn worked as a research interviewer for the VA with the late Herb Caron. She then worked for the U.S. Census Bureau for 19 years. Marilyn was an avid traveler, gardener, and cook. She loved music and theater, and had a stylish flair.  

Marilyn is survived by three of her children: Carol Retsch-Bogart of Chapel Hill, NC (George), Valerie Bogart of Brooklyn, NY (Jerry Wein), and Wendy Bogart of Washington, DC; grandchildren Sam Bogart (Kristy) and their two children, Talulla Rose Bogart and Thelonious Zbigniew Bogart, of Fairview, NC, Alex Retsch-Bogart of Chapel Hill, NC, and Andre Bogart Szabo of Brooklyn, NY.  Marilyn is also survived by many nieces and nephews in the Bogatsky and Schwebel families and their children. In addition to Don, she is predeceased by her brother, Ivan Schwebel, and sister, Elaine Schwebel.  

A Zoom Memorial Service for Marilyn will be held on Dec. 4th, 2022 at 1 PM.

To view the Zoom service at 1 PM on Sunday, December 4 please navigate to the Scheduled Services section below and click on "JOIN LIVESTREAM."

Donations can be made to Beth Israel--The West Temple [TheWestTemple.com/donations/donation-form].

Arrangements under the direction of Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Memorial Chapel (216) 932-7900