Published in THE DEVINE NEWS, February 1927
A GOOD MAN HAS GONE TO HIS REWARD
EUGENE LEO BOHL was born in Castroville June 28, 1858, and grew to manhood in that community, where on September 25, 1883, he was married to Miss Louisa Jungmann, who survives, with six children and twelve grandchildren. He departed this life at the family home in Devine on Wednesday, February 16, 1927, at 5:00 a.m. The surviving sons are Alfred, Edwin, Alex, Leo and Eugene, all of Devine, and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard FitzSimon, of Castroville. All the children are married except the youngest, Eugene.
Deceased was left an orphan at an early age, and learned early in life to win his way in the world; and he was a success. For many years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Hondo, but during one of those dreadful drouthy years when this was mostly a stock country, he and his partner failed in business; and although owing many thousand dollars, he was still young, able to work and would not take the benefit of the bankrupt laws, choosing to pay all his obligations. It was about this time, some forty years ago, that he came to the Devine section and engaged in farming; and at the time of his death owned more than 1,000 acres in cultivation and considerable property in town, being proprietor of the Bohl Bottling Works, doing a large and increasing business each year. It takes reverses some times to bring out the best there is in a man and only recently he discussed some of these things with the Editor of this paper and seemed very proud of the fact that, while misfortune at one time overtook him, he did not falter, or give up, but came again and gave his childen an example of an honest man and a successful citizen. He reared his children in the fear of God and was a pillar in the Catholic Church here, one of its charter members, and his Pastor always knew where to go to find counsel and help.
The funeral was one of the largest ever held in the county, hundreds of people coming from Castroville, Hondo, and other communities where he has lived; and practically everybody at Devine, regardless of church affiliation, turned out and packed the big church, where his Pastor, Rev. Leo Goertz, conducted the obsequies, after which the St. Joseph's Society took charge of the remains and tender hands laid his body to rest in the St. Joseph Cemetery, covering the grave with beautiful floral offerings.
The pall bearers were Joe Schmidt, Jake Mechler, Jake Bendele, Frank Schneider, Louis Kempf,and August Schott, Sr.
A GOOD MAN HAS GONE TO HIS REWARD
EUGENE LEO BOHL was born in Castroville June 28, 1858, and grew to manhood in that community, where on September 25, 1883, he was married to Miss Louisa Jungmann, who survives, with six children and twelve grandchildren. He departed this life at the family home in Devine on Wednesday, February 16, 1927, at 5:00 a.m. The surviving sons are Alfred, Edwin, Alex, Leo and Eugene, all of Devine, and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard FitzSimon, of Castroville. All the children are married except the youngest, Eugene.
Deceased was left an orphan at an early age, and learned early in life to win his way in the world; and he was a success. For many years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Hondo, but during one of those dreadful drouthy years when this was mostly a stock country, he and his partner failed in business; and although owing many thousand dollars, he was still young, able to work and would not take the benefit of the bankrupt laws, choosing to pay all his obligations. It was about this time, some forty years ago, that he came to the Devine section and engaged in farming; and at the time of his death owned more than 1,000 acres in cultivation and considerable property in town, being proprietor of the Bohl Bottling Works, doing a large and increasing business each year. It takes reverses some times to bring out the best there is in a man and only recently he discussed some of these things with the Editor of this paper and seemed very proud of the fact that, while misfortune at one time overtook him, he did not falter, or give up, but came again and gave his childen an example of an honest man and a successful citizen. He reared his children in the fear of God and was a pillar in the Catholic Church here, one of its charter members, and his Pastor always knew where to go to find counsel and help.
The funeral was one of the largest ever held in the county, hundreds of people coming from Castroville, Hondo, and other communities where he has lived; and practically everybody at Devine, regardless of church affiliation, turned out and packed the big church, where his Pastor, Rev. Leo Goertz, conducted the obsequies, after which the St. Joseph's Society took charge of the remains and tender hands laid his body to rest in the St. Joseph Cemetery, covering the grave with beautiful floral offerings.
The pall bearers were Joe Schmidt, Jake Mechler, Jake Bendele, Frank Schneider, Louis Kempf,and August Schott, Sr.
Published in THE DEVINE NEWS, February 1927
A GOOD MAN HAS GONE TO HIS REWARD
EUGENE LEO BOHL was born in Castroville June 28, 1858, and grew to manhood in that community, where on September 25, 1883, he was married to Miss Louisa Jungmann, who survives, with six children and twelve grandchildren. He departed this life at the family home in Devine on Wednesday, February 16, 1927, at 5:00 a.m. The surviving sons are Alfred, Edwin, Alex, Leo and Eugene, all of Devine, and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard FitzSimon, of Castroville. All the children are married except the youngest, Eugene.
Deceased was left an orphan at an early age, and learned early in life to win his way in the world; and he was a success. For many years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Hondo, but during one of those dreadful drouthy years when this was mostly a stock country, he and his partner failed in business; and although owing many thousand dollars, he was still young, able to work and would not take the benefit of the bankrupt laws, choosing to pay all his obligations. It was about this time, some forty years ago, that he came to the Devine section and engaged in farming; and at the time of his death owned more than 1,000 acres in cultivation and considerable property in town, being proprietor of the Bohl Bottling Works, doing a large and increasing business each year. It takes reverses some times to bring out the best there is in a man and only recently he discussed some of these things with the Editor of this paper and seemed very proud of the fact that, while misfortune at one time overtook him, he did not falter, or give up, but came again and gave his childen an example of an honest man and a successful citizen. He reared his children in the fear of God and was a pillar in the Catholic Church here, one of its charter members, and his Pastor always knew where to go to find counsel and help.
The funeral was one of the largest ever held in the county, hundreds of people coming from Castroville, Hondo, and other communities where he has lived; and practically everybody at Devine, regardless of church affiliation, turned out and packed the big church, where his Pastor, Rev. Leo Goertz, conducted the obsequies, after which the St. Joseph's Society took charge of the remains and tender hands laid his body to rest in the St. Joseph Cemetery, covering the grave with beautiful floral offerings.
The pall bearers were Joe Schmidt, Jake Mechler, Jake Bendele, Frank Schneider, Louis Kempf,and August Schott, Sr.
A GOOD MAN HAS GONE TO HIS REWARD
EUGENE LEO BOHL was born in Castroville June 28, 1858, and grew to manhood in that community, where on September 25, 1883, he was married to Miss Louisa Jungmann, who survives, with six children and twelve grandchildren. He departed this life at the family home in Devine on Wednesday, February 16, 1927, at 5:00 a.m. The surviving sons are Alfred, Edwin, Alex, Leo and Eugene, all of Devine, and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard FitzSimon, of Castroville. All the children are married except the youngest, Eugene.
Deceased was left an orphan at an early age, and learned early in life to win his way in the world; and he was a success. For many years he was engaged in the mercantile business in Hondo, but during one of those dreadful drouthy years when this was mostly a stock country, he and his partner failed in business; and although owing many thousand dollars, he was still young, able to work and would not take the benefit of the bankrupt laws, choosing to pay all his obligations. It was about this time, some forty years ago, that he came to the Devine section and engaged in farming; and at the time of his death owned more than 1,000 acres in cultivation and considerable property in town, being proprietor of the Bohl Bottling Works, doing a large and increasing business each year. It takes reverses some times to bring out the best there is in a man and only recently he discussed some of these things with the Editor of this paper and seemed very proud of the fact that, while misfortune at one time overtook him, he did not falter, or give up, but came again and gave his childen an example of an honest man and a successful citizen. He reared his children in the fear of God and was a pillar in the Catholic Church here, one of its charter members, and his Pastor always knew where to go to find counsel and help.
The funeral was one of the largest ever held in the county, hundreds of people coming from Castroville, Hondo, and other communities where he has lived; and practically everybody at Devine, regardless of church affiliation, turned out and packed the big church, where his Pastor, Rev. Leo Goertz, conducted the obsequies, after which the St. Joseph's Society took charge of the remains and tender hands laid his body to rest in the St. Joseph Cemetery, covering the grave with beautiful floral offerings.
The pall bearers were Joe Schmidt, Jake Mechler, Jake Bendele, Frank Schneider, Louis Kempf,and August Schott, Sr.
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