Daniel BOHLKE

BOHLKE, OTTEROS, SCHNEIDERS, BREZINA, VAJGRT, MCDERMOTT, WHITE, COLLING

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/27/2014 at 15:01:56

December 16, 1937 ---- September 24, 2014

Daniel "Dan" Bohlke, 76, of Marshalltown, passed away at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Funeral services for Dan will be held at St. Henry's Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, September 29, 2014, with Father Don Czapla officiating. Visitation will be at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home from 5:00 7:00 p.m., with a Prayer Vigil at 7:00 p.m., on Sunday, September 28, 2014, where family will be present to greet guests. Memorials may be directed to the family for designation at a later date. The Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Dan and his family.

Daniel Bohlke was born on December 16, 1937, to parents, William and Mary (Schneiders) Bohlke, in Sioux County. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Granville, Iowa. Dan served his country in the National Guard and Army Reserves. On November 26, 1960, Dan married Mary Otteros at St. John's Catholic Church in Clarion, Iowa. To this union, six children were born. Dan dedicated his career to the Rural Electric Co-operative, now known as Consumer Energy. He was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church and was a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus. He thoroughly enjoyed the Iowa Hawkeyes, St. Louis Cardinals baseball and spending time with his family.

Left to cherish Dan's memory are his wife of 54 years, Mary; Children: Deb (Dennis) Brezina, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, Lori Vajgrt, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Dan (Errin) Bohlke, of Marshalltown, Iowa, Connie (John) McDermott, of Van Nuys, California, Mike Bohlke, of Urbandale, Iowa, and Michelle (Tim) White, of Des Moines, Iowa. Grandchildren: Kelli, Nick and Alex Brezina, Brad, Blake and Emily Vajgrt, Derek and Grant Bohlke, Laura, William and Clare McDermott, and Drew and Danielle White. Great-grandchildren: Libby and Breeann; sister, Delores Colling of Spencer, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews. Dan was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: Edmond and James and two sisters: Margaret and Maybelle.

September 27, 2014
Times-Republican - Marshalltown, Iowa