Shirley Bogs

Shirley Bogs, 87, died peacefully on November 1, 2006, at her home in Des Montes. She was born in Milwaukee, WI, on October 25, 1919, to George and Meta Nolte Bogs. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and received at Masters in Spanish from Middlebury College. Shirley had a long career teaching Spanish in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ecuador and at Highland Park High in Illinois. She loved her German Shepherd dogs, and to travel, read, discuss politics and garden. She resided in Taos for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister Audrey Heckner. She is survived by her companion Joanie Donnelly, brother George (Joyce) Bogs, and nieces Kathryn Heckner Simpson, Margaret Heckner, Christine Bogs Pantry, Sally Bogs Alcazar and Susan Bogs Metzler. Honoring Shirley's commitment to community and service, please send any memorials to Mountain Home Health Care, PO Box 2566, Taos, NM 87571. We will celebrate Shirley's life at her home on Saturday, November 11, from 1 to 4 PM.