Boehr, Donald (1918-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Mar 8 p. 9

Birth date: 1918 May 22

text of obituary:

DONALD BOEHR

Donald Boehr, 91, of Henderson, Neb., died Feb. 22, 2010, at Henderson Hospital. He was born May 22, 1918, to Bernhard and Sarah (Mierau) Boehr near Henderson.

He graduated from Henderson High School in 1936 and York College in 1940, where he joined Life Work Recruits, lettered three years in football and majored in math, science and religion. After college, he moved to Dearborn, Mich., to work for the Ford Motor Co.

On April 20, 1941, he married Laura Friesen, with whom he shared 68 years of marriage.

After moving back to Henderson, they farmed until their retirement in 1982. When they first returned to Henderson, he also taught at Lushton High School for two years.

Survivors include his wife, Laura, of Henderson; son Stan Boehr and his wife, Karren, of Henderson, daughter Vivian Pereboom and her husband, Bill, of Littleton, Colo., son Stuart Boehr of Grand Rapids, Minn., daughter Laura Steingard and her husband, Dale, of Henderson, daughter Doris Miller and her husband, Ken, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and daughter Brenda Srof and her husband, Jody, of Goshen, Ind.; two sisters, Sarah Regier of Newton, Kan., and Rachel Hiebner of Henderson; two sisters-in-law, Kay Boehr of Blair and Jean Boehr of Alliquippa, Pa.; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his three brothers, Elmer, Melvin and Ben; a sister-in-law, Esther Boehr; and brothers-in-law Herman Regier and Harry Hiebner.

Funeral services were held at Metz Mortuary in Henderson. A memorial service was held at Bethesda Mennonite Church.