John David Bogle

John David Bogle, 78, retired United States Air Force Master Sergeant, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Sunday, December 5, 2021. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 am, Monday, December 6, 2021, both at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. John David Bogle was born in March of 1943 in Wellington, KS to Lester and Ruth Bogle. John graduated from Wellington High School in 1961 and continued his education at Emporia State University where he majored in English and Philosophy earning his bachelor’s degree. While at Emporia State University John met Arlene, the love of his life and they were married in 1966. John enlisted in the United States Navy where he served four years before transferring to the United States Air Force, completing a twenty-one-year military career. Upon retiring from the military, John returned to Wichita and took a position at Boeing where he worked as an Employee Trainer specializing in the areas of Hazardous Communications and Chemical Safety. John earned multiple awards at Boeing and was also recognized for being part of a team that trained fourteen thousand employees in three years. In 1992, John started working for the United States Postal Service where he trained thousands of employees at the Remote Encoding Center over the next seventeen years. Even while working, John was the ultimate fan of his children Scot and Sean, he made it a point to attend all the boys’ events, rarely missing any. In retirement, this tradition continued with his six grandchildren as he never missed a school activity, dance recital or sporting event…. he even followed them across the country. When John wasn’t busy with family activities, he loved watching his Kansas City Chiefs and has been a season ticket holder for the past eighteen years. John will be missed by his family and friends for his stories and being the one who loved to make people laugh. Preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Ruth Bogle. Survived by his wife, Arlene Bogle; sons, John Scot (Janna) Bogle of Wichita, Sean David (fiancée, Savanna Schlagel) Bogle of Kansas City; grandchildren, Sierra (Noor Razzaq) Bogle, John Phillip Bogle, Adara (Steven) Tiedeman, Daetyn Bogle, Brailee Bogle, Aaliyah Carpenter; great-granddaughter, Mallory Razzaq. Memorials to: Victory In The Valley, 3755 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67218.