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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Larisa Bogach
Larisa
Bogach
Oct 26, 1925 — May 15, 2021
Larisa Bogach's Obituary
Larisa Bogach passed away peacefully in her home on May 15, 2021 at the age of 95. She was born in Boston, MA on October 26, 1925 and resided in Chicago, IL for most of her life.
Larisa was preceded in death by her parents, Dimitry Bogach and Helen (Tokaroff) Bogach, brothers, John Victor and Alexander Bogach, and sister, Olga (Bogach) Steckler. She is survived by her loving family including her sister, Vera (Bogach) Gropper, her niece, Dawna (Gropper) Snyder and husband Bruce, her nephew, Christopher Gropper, her great-nieces, Chelsea (Snyder) Wooding and husband Dylan, and Amanda (Gropper) Cote and husband Matthew, her great-nephew, Andrew Cox, her cousin Patricia (Mostika) Leahy and husband Tom, her cousin Joseph Mostika and wife Colleen and son Joey, and many loving friends who were incredibly dear to her.
Larisa attended Boston Public Schools and studied Russian folk dancing at the Senia Russakoff School of Dance in Boston. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 1950 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. For twenty years, Larisa worked as a Certified Employment Consultant, serving the human resource needs of a wide range of Chicago area firms. For another ten years, she worked for a number of organizations as a fundraiser and program coordinator. Larisa began working in the real estate field in 1977 for a succession of condominium conversions, in contract administration, sales, brokerage, and building management. She retired in 1990 but returned to work in 1994 with Koenig & Strey Realtors, where she met some of her closest friends. Larisa absolutely loved her job, the people in the organization, and the challenges it brought to her problem-solving abilities.
Larisa enjoyed attending cultural events and was a collector of antiques, old coins, stamps, and postcards. Larisa especially enjoyed the performing arts such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago where she had box seats for over 30 years. Her hobbies were photography, sewing, painting and drawing, and, later in life, she put her vast knowledge and amazing memory to work while attending and writing for many memoir classes.
Larisa was amazing in so many ways and truly blessed with many great friends. She shared her wisdom, kindness, and compassion with each and every one of them. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
At Larisa's request, her body will be donated to the University of Chicago School of Medicine for the advancement of science and to benefit others by contributing to life-saving research and education. Education was incredibly important to Larisa, and it was her desire to do something that she knew could help others. A burial of her cremated remains will take place at Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts at a future date.
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