Daniel Joseph Bogdanich Sr., 87, of Valencia, Middlesex Township, died April 10 at the LAS St. John Specialty Care Center in Mars.

Dan was a civil engineer for Simone Construction in Washington state.

He was a member of the Glade Run United Presbyterian Church in Middlesex Township and was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 759th Engineer Parts Supply Co. in the South Pacific.

He enjoyed golf, woodworking, photography, camping and travel.

Surviving are his wife, Lilamay J. Tolley Bogdanich, who he married Jan. 3, 1943. He was the father of Amy Wellman of Valencia, Daniel Bogdanich Jr. and his wife, Marcy, of Mars, and John Bogdanich and his wife, Tina, of Sarver; grandfather of Maggie Bogdanich, Corry Harley and Ryan Wellman; great-grandfather of Isabella, Lulu, Addi and a soon-to-be-born great-grandson. He was the brother of Josephine Essig in North Carolina, Mary Kleya in Glenshaw and the late Michael Bogdanich.

<B>BOGDANICH</B> — Friends of Daniel Joseph Bogdanich Sr., who died Saturday, April 10, 2010, are invited to a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, with the Rev. Greg Wiest, pastor, officiating.Arrangements are under the direction of the <B>McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home</B>, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars, and condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.