Mark Bograd, of Peabody, MA died on January 4th, 2023.
He was 85 years old.
Mark was born on March 12, 1937. His father was Boris Bograd. His Mother was Ester Bograd.
His older brother was Ilya Bograd. After the war his family moved to Nikolaev, Ukraine, where
he lived until he got married on March 12, 1963 and moved to Kiev, Ukraine.
Mark worked at Design Furniture Factory in Kiev, Ukraine as a cabinet maker. He also had many
prominent private clients, who referred to him as a “man with golden hands”. In addition, he
was given an honor of National Ukrainian Artist for his wood inlay pictures.
On December 5, 1979, he immigrated to the United States with his wife, daughter and son.
Life in the new country was hard, and he had his 1st heart attack at the young age of 42.
After, he had to re-imagine himself and worked at John Hancock Insurance company and then
at Bank of Boston as an analyst. His passion and love for design could be seen all over his home.
He is survived by his wife Irina Bograd, his daughter Zoya Bograd, his son Russell Bograd, his
grandchildren Nickolas A. Bograd, and his wife Kristin L. Bograd, Alexandra S. Grajdian, Elliot P. Bograd, his great-granddaughter Margo T. Bograd.
Graveside funeral will be held on Monday, January 9th at 9:30am
Westchester Hills Cemetery
400 Saw Mill River Road
Hastings on Hudson, NY 10523
Shiva information, please text to 917-622-4574
Donations in memory of Mark Bograd should be sent to:
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 West 68th Street
New York, NY 10023