Bohr, Kathleen "Kathy" Rose (Schissel) 1942 - 2018

BOHR, SCHISSEL, RIEHLE, PETERSON, DOTZLER, MILLER, WEILACKER, OCONNELL, WILTGEN, HAGEMAN, KRUEGER, KIPP, HEYING

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44

Kathleen “Kathy” Bohr, age 76, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at her home in Decorah.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, October 29, 2018, at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Donald Hertges presiding. Burial will be in the St. Benedict Cemetery in Decorah.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the St. Benedict Catholic Church, 307 West Main Street in Decorah and also after 9:30 a.m. at the church on Monday morning.

Kathleen Rose (Schissel) Bohr was born on July 20, 1942 the daughter of Bertram and Henrietta (Riehle) Schissel near Waucoma, IA. Kathy was a graduate of New Hampton High School in 1960. She worked at United Telephone Company in New Hampton before marrying Luke Bohr on January 11, 1969 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Hampton, IA. Together they had three children: Jennifer, Jeremy and Jason. Kathy stayed home and raised their children until 1986. She then began working at Wal Mart in Decorah where she worked for twenty-four years before retiring in June of 2010. She was a member of St. Benedict Catholic Church in Decorah. Kathy loved crocheting, reading, watching old movies and spending time with her family, and was a very selfless person, always putting others before herself.

Kathy is survived by her husband Luke. Children: Jennifer (Dennis Dotzler) Peterson, Spillville, IA; Jeremy (Denise) Bohr, Decorah, IA and Jason (Tami) Bohr, Burr Oak, IA. Grandchildren: Ashley (Dustin) Miller, Andrew (Monica) Peterson, Kaitlyn and Hailey Bohr, Berndt and Baylor Bohr. Brother: Tony (Lucy) Schissel, Guttenburg, IA, Sisters: Betty Weilacker, Carlsbad, CA; Mary Petersen, Allen, TX; Madonna O’Connell, Mason City, IA. Sisters-in-law: Janet Bohr, New Vienna, IA, Marilyn Bohr, Ossian, IA, and Annette (Karl) Wiltgen, Ossian, IA. Brothers-in-law: John (Sheila) Bohr, Waterloo, IA; Leroy (Shirley) Bohr, Ossian, IA and Lester (Shirley) Hageman, Ossian, IA along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents: Bertram and Henrietta (Riehle) Schissel. Brothers: Loras Schissel and Willis (Ivanelle) Schissel. Sisters: Norma (Bob) Krueger and Joan (Charlie) Kipp. Brother-in-law: Keith O’Connell. Father and mother-in-law: John and Anna (Heying) Bohr. Brothers-in-law: Art (Frances & his second wife, Janis) Bohr, Carl Bohr, Mark (Lorena) Bohr and Kenneth Bohr. Sisters-in-law: Clarita Bohr, Luella Bohr, Sr. Norma Jean Bohr and Lois Hageman.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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