Arnold A. Bohjanen

Arnold A. Bohjanen of Kalamazoo, MI, passed away

Saturday, August 22, 2009

in

Kalamazoo

. Mr. Bohjanen was born

January 26, 1920

in

Hancock

,

Michigan

, son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Takalo) Bohjanen. After graduation from high school he entered the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corp. as a Cadet Engineer and was assigned to the American President Lines out of

San Francisco

for sea training. He had been a member of the Mercahnt Marine Reserve, U.S. Naval Reserve, serving as a marine engineer aboard oil tankers during WWII. After leaving the sea, he was employed as a power plant engineer in the utility, paper, mining and auto industries. He was a member of Peace Ev. Lutheran Church of Otsego and a former member of the National Association of Power Engineers.

Arnold

was a certified master gardener in both

Michigan

and

Florida

and enjoyed gardening for many winters in

Florida

and summers in

Michigan

. Surviving are three sons, Robert (

Virginia

) of

Kentwood

, Douglas of Kalamazoo and David (Lori) of

Kalamazoo

; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; a brother, Robert (Mabel) of

Marquette

; a sister, Margaret (Mike) Bourgeois of Atlantic Beach, FL; several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his beloved wife of 62 years, Elaine, on

January 24, 2009

; and three brothers, Martin, Edward and Fred. The family will receive friends from

4

to

7 P.M.

Wednesday at the

Winkel Funeral Home.

Otsego.

Funeral services will be held at

1:00 P.M.

Thursday at Peace Ev.

Lutheran

Church

, Otsego, with Pastor Jason Thiel officiating. Burial will follow at

Rest

Lawn

Memorial Park

,

Grand Rapids

. Contributions in memory of

Arnold

may be made to Peace Ev.

Lutheran

Church

or the charity of choice.

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