Rosemary Bohr, a 92-year-old resident of Springfield and formerly of Princeton, died on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 at New Hope Baptist Church in Princeton. Burial will be in the Princeton Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to service time on Saturday at the church.
Mrs. Bohr was born on April 10, 1926, the daughter of Glenn Lowell Cunningham and Hazel Violet Halley Cunningham. She was married on July 15, 1944 to Joseph Dale Bohr Sr., who preceded her in death on July 30, 2010.
Mrs. Bohr graduated from Princeton High School. She and her husband made their home in the Princeton area for many years. She moved to Springfield in 2013 to be closer to her son, Kent and family.
One of her greatest joys was having her children and their families around. She enjoyed animals, working with 4-H, scouts and traveling as well as flowers and cooking. After moving to The Fremont Senior Living in Springfield she made several friends, enjoying the activities and people there. Each day she had lunch with a group of ladies and had a special friendship with them.
She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church at Princeton.
She is survived by seven grandchildren, Ken Bohr and his wife, Christine of Liberty, Kari (Bohr) Sealine and her husband, Andrew of Willard, Joe Bohr of Cape Girardeau, Ashlee (Bohr) Daniel and her husband, Eric of Madison, AL, Tara Bohr of Portland, OR, Nicholas Bohr and his wife, Tracey of Winter Park, FL and Michael Bohr of Casselberry, FL; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Sherry Bohr of Sikeston and Connie Bohr of Willard; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Joseph Dale Bohr Jr. on June 15, 2011 and Kent Nile Bohr on Dec. 22, 2017.
Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home of Springfield is in charge of arrangements.
This website brought to you in part by the following sponsor:
