Representative Mattie B. Bogenrief View All Years

MATTIE BELLE BOGENRIEF

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Mattie Belle Bogenrief, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

Mattie Belle Bogenrief was born October 12, 1912, in Duluth, Minnesota and later moved to Tabor, Iowa. She was a graduate of Tabor High School and St. Mary’s College in Maryville, Missouri.

Mrs. Bogenrief moved to Des Moines, Iowa where she had been active in county and state politics since 1940. She was a democrat and served as State Representative from Polk County in the Sixty-first General Assembly.

Mrs. Bogenrief married Carl Bogenrief, Polk County Treasurer, and to this union was born a daughter and a son.

Mrs. Bogenrief passed away on June 14, 1971, and is survived by her husband Carl, daughter DeAnette Kost of Richton Park, Illinois, and son Donald of Columbus, Ohio, and four grandchildren.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Mattie Belle Bogenrief, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of her service, and tender its sympathy to the members of the family.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

A. JUNE FRANKLIN

NORMAN G. JESSE

GEORGE R. KINLEY

Committee