William “Bill” Bohling, 79, of Carroll died Friday, January 03, 2014, at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll. Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Music will be by Barb McDermott and the Holy Spirit Choir. Lectors will be Bill’s nieces Kristin Busch and Kara Lubischer. Gift Bearers will be Bill’s grandchildren: Mackenzie, T.J., Kylie, and Lukas Bohling, and Madison Vogel. Honorary Casket Bearers will be Larry Schenkelberg, Don Tigges, John Tharnish, John “Sonny” Wernimont, Gene Wiederin, and Pat Wiederin. Casket bearers will be Tim Bohling, Todd Bohling, Pat Sporrer, Art Sporrer, Kevin Lubischer, and Kyle Lubischer. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll with military honors conducted by the Carroll American Legion.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2014, where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service by Holy Spirit Parish at 6:30 p.m. The casket will be moved to the church at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday where visitation will resume until the time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.sharpfuneral.com.
William John Bohling was born on January 4, 1934 to John and Bernadine (Hausmann) Bohling in Vail, Iowa. He attended school at St. Francis in Maple River. At age 16 his family moved to Carroll, where Bill attended and later graduated from Carroll High School in 1952. He proudly served his country serving in the United States Army from January 1955 to January 1957. During those years he graduated from basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas, and was stationed at Okinawa, Japan. After his honorable discharge he worked for IBM as a computer technician at 26 different locations in 17 years. On July 11, 1969 he was united in marriage to Joyce Fangman at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Carroll. To this union three children were born: Jeffrey, Michael, and Karla. In 1974 he retired from IBM and moved his family back to Carroll. He worked at the Iowa State Liquor Store until 1980, when he then started working for the United States Postal Service in Carroll where he worked until 1997. After retirement Bill worked for the Apothecary delivering medicine for ten years. Bill enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and coin collecting. He was known to be a jack of all trades, being able to fix anything. Bill was a member of the Carroll American Legion and Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
Bill is survived by his wife Joyce Bohling of Carroll, his children: Jeffrey Bohling and special friend Jennifer Schlosser of Potomac, MD., Michael (Kim) of Dallas, TX., and Karla (Doug) Vogel of Ankeny; his grandchildren: Emily Schlosser, Trent Schlosser, Tyler Schlosser, Mackenzie Bohling, T.J. Bohling, Kylie Bohling, Lukas Bohling, and Madison Vogel; siblings: Mary Kay (Joe) Sporrer of Dedham, and Ruth (Pat) Lubischer of Omaha, NE., his sister in-laws: Darlene Mosman of Boone, and Charlene Bohling of Richardson, TX., as well as many nieces and nephews.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, a brother – Fred Bohling, a niece – Tricia Limbaugh, and a nephew – Joe Sporrer, Jr.
