William Harold Bongard, OBE

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William Harold Bongard, OBE

Also Known As: "Bill Bongard"
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Birthplace: Thames, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand
Death: March 23, 2010 (86)
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
Place of Burial: [Rose, GA 16, Plot 5.], Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of William Bongard and Aimee Irene Bongard
Husband of Myrtle Jean Bongard, Mrs
Father of Private; Private; Private and Private User
Brother of Edith Irene Story and Constance Bongard

Occupation: Tauranga City Council, Pharmacist, Audiologist
Find A Grave ID: 239104063
Managed by: Private User
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About William Harold Bongard, OBE

William Harold Bongard was born in Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand on 9 March 1924. His father William was a chemist at Thames and owned Bongard's Pharmacies there from 1905. William Harold would go on to own Bongard's Pharmacy Ltd in Greerton, Tauranga, which still exists today. From from 1970-1976 he was Chairman of the Tauranga Colleges Board of Governors [Order dated 1 June 1966]. William received an OBE in the 1989 New Years Honours "For services to education." The family lived in Greerton, and Bongard Street in Gate Pā is named for him. William died in Tauranga on 23 March 2010 and was buried in Pyes Pā Cemetery. Bio by Debbie McCauley (22 April 2022).

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William Harold Bongard, OBE's Timeline

1924
March 9, 1924
Thames, Coromandel, North Island, New Zealand
2010
March 23, 2010
Age 86
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand
March 23, 2010
Age 86
Pyes Pā Memorial Park, [Rose, GA 16, Plot 5.], Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand