STOHR, William W. 1921-2008

STOHR, MCNAMARA, DARBY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/17/2009 at 11:08:26

William “Bill” W. Stohr, 86, of 501 Fifth Ave. in Charles City died on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, at the Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S. Main St. in Charles City, with Rev. Dennis Niezwaag and Rev. David Werges officiating. Interment will be in the Sunnyside Memory Gardens in rural Charles City. Military honors will be accorded by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

The family will greet relatives and friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home, 401 Blunt St. in Charles City. The visitation will continue one hour prior to “Bill’s” services on Friday at the church.

Those wishing to extend memorials or expressions of sympathy may direct them to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 200 S. Main St., Charles City, IA 50616 or PAWS, Humane Society of Floyd County, 303 Shaw Ave., Charles City, IA 50616.

Condolences, stories or thoughts may be sent to the family in the care of Fullerton Funeral Home online at www.fullertonfh.com .

William Wayne Stohr was born in Carrington, N.D. on August 26, 1921 to William R. and Luella D. (McNamara) Stohr. He attended school and graduated from the Charles City High School, class of 1939. Bill honorably and faithfully served his country during World War II, in the U.S. Army, participating during the European Campaign having achieved the rank of Master Sergeant.

On May 9, 1943, Bill was united in marriage to Dorothy “Dot” A. Darby at the parsonage of the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City. Bill was a lifelong resident of the Charles City area. He was employed at the Oliver-White Tractor Manufacturing Company in Charles City for 33 years, retiring in 1974.

Bill was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City, where he had been an usher for 30 years. He was also a member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion, serving two terms as Vice President on the Legion Board. Bill was on the Board of Deacons at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church and served on the Brotherhood Stewardship Board. Bill was involved as a Scout Master and also an Explorer Scout Advisor. He was a councilman in Plainfield where he and Dorothy owned and operated a motel and lived from 1967 to 1977. Some of Bill’s interests and activities included fishing, traveling and woodworking.

Grateful for having had the privilege of sharing in Bill’s life are his two children, Bonnie (H. Dominic) Michael of Abingdon, Ill. and Alan “Butch” Stohr of Cedar Falls; five grandchildren, Michael (Maria) Hurst, Tammy (Craig) Uhlenhopp, Chad (Janeen) Stohr, Shawn Michael and Dominic J. (Julia) Michael and eleven great- grandchildren.

He is also survived by two brothers, Glenn and Curtis Stohr.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy “Dot” A. Stohr on Oct. 3, 1998; a grandson, William “Bill” Hurst; two brothers, Richard and Roger Stohr.

Fullerton-Hage Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 401 Blunt St., Charles City, www.fullertonfh.com is in charge of the arrangements.

[Published: Thursday, January 17, 2008, Charles City Press - from ncigs.org archives]

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