Hattie Bohnert

Hattie Louise Bohnert, 90, formerly of Oak Ridge and Cape Girardeau died Monday, October 25, 2010 at Chateau Girardeau. She maintained residences in both Cape Girardeau and Oak Ridge since 1989. She was born October 17, 1920 to the late Henry G. and Martha (Schubert) Grass in Freidheim. She and Rudolph G. Bohnert were married in 1944 in San Luis Obispo, California. Mr. Bohnert died in 1989. Hattie began her working career at a young age laboring in private service for a family in St. Louis. During the World War II she trained to become a skilled welder, joining the war effort to help produce aircraft in St. Louis. After the war, she and Rudolph settled on a 160-acre farm in Oak Ridge and raised six children. During this time, she worked at various places, including the Owl Shanty restaurant in Fruitland, the shoe factory in Jackson, and the Holiday Inn and My Daddy�s Cheesecake in Cape Girardeau. In her later years, she went back to school to obtain her GED and her license as a Certified Nurse Assistant and was offered employment at Chateau Girardeau. After a stint as a nurse assistant there, Hattie soon developed a private practice and served various residents in that capacity. She is fondly remembered at the Chateau for her common sense and her frequent successful applications of the doctrine of "tough love." She was a long-time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, where she was also an active member of the Concordia Guild. She treasured her Bible Study group and also enjoyed outings with the Red Hats in Cape Girardeau. Her interests included gardening, traveling, family activities, and most of all, watching her beloved St. Louis Cardinal baseball games. Survivors include sons, Randy (Shirley) of Oak Ridge, Myron (Esther) of Jackson, and Jay (JoAnn) of Ballwin, Missouri and daughters Sharon (Weldon) Unterreiner of Perryville and Karlin Bohnert of Michigan. Also included are five grandchildren: Stacy, Aaron, Sara, Mark, and Robin, as well as four great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her son Marty Joe in 2004, as well as three brothers Elmer, Irvin, and Clarence, and a sister Hilda. A Celebration of Hattie�s Life is being planned for 11:00 Friday, October 29th, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson in the hopes that her family and friends may contribute thoughts and memories of a life fully lived. The Reverend Robert Henrichs will be officiating. There will be no visitation as such. Burial will be at Old Goshen Cemetery in Oak Ridge at a later date. Those desiring to place a memorial in her name may make a contribution to the Concordia Guild Bereavement Fund (at St. Paul Lutheran) or to the charity of your choice.

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Hattie Bohnert

October 25, 2010