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Carol Jeanne Bohn • 1933 - 2007 Carol was born on February 6, 1933 in Minot, ND a daughter of Lloyd and Mabel (Ross) Wilhelm. She was raised and attended Minot Model and graduated from Minot High School in 1951. The following fall, on November 20, 1951 she married James Bohn at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Minot. In her early years of marriage, Carol focused her attention on her family. Carol and James were blessed with six children and Carol was active in their educations and interests. After her children were raised, Carol became a very active part in Jim's wholesale furniture representative business. She was active with Jim covering the territory which included North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and across Canada. Carol represented Jim's furniture manufacturers at the Dallas and Minneapolis home furnishing markets. Carol traveled with Jim to all of his dealers' stores and hosted industry-wide party every year in Minneapolis, originated and organized by Carol and Jim, that was open to all involved in the furniture industry. She continued traveling with Jim until this past year, when illness prevented her from doing so. From the time that her children were young, Carol, Jim and their family enjoyed their time away from work at the family cabin at Lake Metigoshe. Carol especially enjoyed taking her two pet dogs, Tasha and Tanya, along to the lake with them. The two dogs were very important in Carol's life. Carol cherished her community at First Lutheran Church in Minot. She served on the church council, helped with home communion for shut-ins and served as a deaconess of the church. She made visits to shut-ins at their homes, to the nursing homes and to the hospital. She was active in First Lutheran Church, chairing the Improvement's Committee, helping to assemble the First Lutheran Church Newsletter and was a member of Circle 6. She was a faithful member of the prayer chain. Carol is survived by her husband, James; her daughters Nancy (Chuck) Kramer, Minot, Laurie (Dale) McGuire, Jamestown, ND, Roberta (Jonathan) Lochthowe, Minot, and Linda Bohn, Fargo, ND; her sons John (Gloria) Bohn, Cedar Rapids, IA and Tim (Judy) Bohn, Moorhead, MN; grandchildren, Matthew (Keli) and Jesse (Brekka) Kramer, Melissa (Chris) Siek, Joey (Bridget) McGuire, David, Michael, Julie, Samantha and Evan Bohn, and Lance (Kayla) and Neal Lochthowe; great grandchildren, Skyler Mittleider, Mercedes and Mya Siek, Abigail and Mason McGuire, Haley and Emma Kramer, Zayda and Drake Lochthowe, and a new baby Siek to be born in the near future; sister, Norma (Joe) Novak, Bismarck. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral: Monday, January 21, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Minot Visitation: Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. Memorials are preferred to Trinity Hospice or the First Lutheran Church Foundation, both in Minot. Celebrating: Rev. Ken Nelson Music Pallbearers: Matthew Kramer, Jesse Kramer, Joe McGuire,
Michael Bohn, David Bohn Lance Lochthowe, Neal Lochthowe and
Evan Bohn To sign the online guest register
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Carol
Jeanne Bohn, 74, died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at her home at
903 1 Ave. NW in Minot, ND.