Douglas Bohn

Douglas Eugene Bohn, 65, of Keymar, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House, following a year-long battle with cancer. Born September 8, 1948 in Hanover, PA, he was the son of Claude and Thelma Haines Bohn of Taneytown. He was the husband of Connie Sue Clabaugh Bohn and they would have celebrated 34 years of marriage in August. Mr. Bohn was a 1966 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School. He was a dairy farmer, then went to Fort Detrick, where he retired in 2013 after 40 years. Being an avid hunter, he was a life member of the National Rifle Association and National Wild Turkey Federation. He was also a member of the North American Hunt Club and Mt. Union Lutheran Church, Union Bridge. In addition to hunting, he enjoyed farming and Lionel trains. Surviving, in addition to his wife and parents, are daughters, Dawn Wagerman and husband, Jay of Keymar, Dixie Stansbury and husband, Pat of Westminster, Kim Long of Thurmont; son, Chad Bohn of Grangeville, ID; grandchildren, Kyle, Kayla, Paige, Patrick, Hailee and Hunter; and sister-in-law, Kathy Clabaugh. He was predeceased by a grandson, Sean Wagerman. The family will receive friends at Hartzler Funeral Home, 6 E. Broadway, Union Bridge on Monday, July 7 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Rev. Virgil Cain, pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Smithsburg, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Dick Hembrock and Rev. Richard Michael. Interment will be in Mt. Union Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Carroll Hospice Dove House, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com.