OBITUARY: Louis J. Boggeman, Founder Of Plaza Fleet Parts, St. Louis - aftermarketNews

OBITUARY: Louis J. Boggeman, Founder Of Plaza Fleet Parts, St. Louis

Following the war in 1946, he founded a business known today as Plaza Fleet Parts in St. Louis, Missouri. As an industry leader in the fast-growing heavy-duty parts business, he served as president of Council of Fleet Specialists in the 1980s. He retired from Plaza as chairman in 2001.

Louis Boggeman ObitLouis Boggeman, 95, died on Friday, May 22 at Mari DeVilla in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Boggeman was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and, before entering the U.S. Army, he attended college in southern California. During WWII he served in the Pacific Theater. Following the war in 1946, he founded a business known today as Plaza Fleet Parts in St. Louis, Missouri. As an industry leader in the fast-growing heavy-duty parts business, he served as president of Council of Fleet Specialists in the 1980s. He retired from Plaza as chairman in 2001.

Boggeman was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Belleville, Illinois, for 65 years, a member of the Serra Club and past president and lifetime member of St. Vincent DePaul, Blessed Sacrament conference.

Visitation will take place from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 29 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois.

Memorials may be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Blessed Sacrament Conference and Serra Club.

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