Sean Bogaard

With great sorrow and bittersweet gratitude, the Bogaard family announces that Sean Paul Bogaard, 49, passed away peacefully at home on May 26, 2023 after a very brave, nine-month long fight against a rare lung cancer. Sean was born in Corvallis, Oregon to Robert and Bonnie VanDenBogaard of Toledo. He graduated from Toledo High School in 1991. While at Linn-Benton Community College, Sean worked summers at Intel's Fab 5 in Aloha. After receiving his Associates of Science in Electronics in 1993, he worked there full time. When Fab 5 closed, he returned to the coast for a year and managed the Yachats Inn. He returned to the Portland area in 2000, marking the beginning of a wonderful new chapter of his life. He resumed his career in the semiconductor industry at Integrated Device Technologies (IDT) and married his sweetheart, Nancy. The following year Sean and Nancy welcomed Lyn Lavine van den Bogaard to the world! As a father, Sean passed on his love of music, nature, sketching, Starbucks, computers, gelato, gaming, and kayaking. His silicon forest family unit enjoyed cycling, working on art and engineering projects together, attending outdoor concerts, gaming, going to the movies, camping, visiting the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, and going on adventures. Sean had a lifelong struggle with his lungs which made the sterile clean room environment so ideal during his 22 year career at IDT/Jireh. In spite of his asthma and allergies, he had a strong connection to nature and shared this passion with family as much of the year as possible -- going camping, cycling, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, rafting, and photographing nature. He and his father had an especially strong affinity for landsailing, sailing, and kayaking. Throughout his battle with cancer, Sean was a positive force for all around him. He never gave up hope. He kept the Lord in his heart and wanted everyone to know that Love Prevails. He will be dearly missed. There are no words that can express how grateful we are to his OHSU and hospice care teams, his supportive work family at Jireh Semiconductor, and everyone who saves lives by donating blood. Sean is preceded in death by his sister, Julie; paternal grandparents, Frank and Lindy VanDenBogaard; and maternal grandparents, Paul and Edith Hollyman. Sean is survived by his parents, Robert and Bonnie; wife, Nancy; and child, Lyn. There will be a viewing at 10 AM June 3rd at Bateman Funeral Home followed by a service starting at 11:00 AM. Burial at Eureka Cemetery will follow the service. Following his funeral at the Bateman Funeral Home in Newport on June 3, 2023, Sean was interred next to his sister, Julie, at Eureka Cemetery.

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Sean Bogaard

September 27, 1973 - May 26, 2023