It was small wonder that Mary Lou (Jackson) Bohn, an excellent rider as well as being slim and attractive, was chosen to be Mobridge's first Rodeo Queen back in 1950. She was called "Jim" back in her high school days and had a wide variety of activities. She was in band, glee club, and was on the Tiger Tales staff.
In those days Mary Lou and her friends danced in the Jackson basement to Tommy Dorsey records and other recordings of the time. They got their snacks at Meisch's Tydol Service Station (now a video store at the corner of Sixth Ave. West and Grand Crossing). In the springtime, they would go hiking in the area.
After she graduated from Mobridge High School, she worked with Ed Pearson and Sam Kaufman in the lumberyard, and then had a clerk position with Montana-Dakota Utilities in Mobridge.
Friends said, "Mary Lou has always been upbeat and fun to be around."
Since her high school days, Mary Lou eventually ended up in Rapid City but never missed an annual trip to Mobridge to celebrate with her friends and family over the Fourth of July celebration each year. It was very fitting that she was named the 2001 Grand Marshal of the Mobridge Fourth of July parade.
Mary Lou suffered from respiratory problems and when doctors said they could do no more for her, she asked to go home from the hospital. She died Monday, March 12, 2007, at her home in Rapid City, surrounded by her family, at the age of 73.
She was born Nov. 9, 1933, in rural Firesteel, the youngest of eight children born to James and Myrtle (Russell) Jackson. In 1943 she moved with her family to Mobridge, where she graduated from Mobridge High School in 1951.
On June 19, 1955, Mary Lou married Wes Bohn in Mobridge. Their daughter was born in 1956 at the old Mobridge Railroad Hospital. Their son among the first to be born at the new Mobridge Hospital in 1962.
After Wes graduated from Jeweler's School in Minot, N.D., they moved to Rapid City in the Black Hills in 1969 and opened their own watch repair shop. They loved the Hills so much that they took positions at Mt. Rushmore, where they worked for the next 12 years and made their home in nearby Keystone.
When Mt. Rushmore was taken over by new management, Wes accepted a position with the Rapid City School System and Mary Lou went to work for Landstrom's Black Hills Gold in Rapid City. This eventually led to their retirement.
Survivors include her husband,daughter,son,2 grandsons and 2 step-grandchildren,two sisters,three brothers and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents and two sisters, Dorothy Ehrenberg and Helen Nordlund, preceded her in death.
Services for Mary Lou were Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Pastor Wilbur Holz and Pastor Al Jacobson officiating. Burial followed at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with the Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Hills and the radio ministry at Trinity Lutheran Church of Rapid City.
Friends and family may sign Mary Lou's guest book at www.kirkfuneralhome.com.
Mobridge Tribune March 21, 2007
Bio/Pic Courtesy of *In memory of Scott*
In those days Mary Lou and her friends danced in the Jackson basement to Tommy Dorsey records and other recordings of the time. They got their snacks at Meisch's Tydol Service Station (now a video store at the corner of Sixth Ave. West and Grand Crossing). In the springtime, they would go hiking in the area.
After she graduated from Mobridge High School, she worked with Ed Pearson and Sam Kaufman in the lumberyard, and then had a clerk position with Montana-Dakota Utilities in Mobridge.
Friends said, "Mary Lou has always been upbeat and fun to be around."
Since her high school days, Mary Lou eventually ended up in Rapid City but never missed an annual trip to Mobridge to celebrate with her friends and family over the Fourth of July celebration each year. It was very fitting that she was named the 2001 Grand Marshal of the Mobridge Fourth of July parade.
Mary Lou suffered from respiratory problems and when doctors said they could do no more for her, she asked to go home from the hospital. She died Monday, March 12, 2007, at her home in Rapid City, surrounded by her family, at the age of 73.
She was born Nov. 9, 1933, in rural Firesteel, the youngest of eight children born to James and Myrtle (Russell) Jackson. In 1943 she moved with her family to Mobridge, where she graduated from Mobridge High School in 1951.
On June 19, 1955, Mary Lou married Wes Bohn in Mobridge. Their daughter was born in 1956 at the old Mobridge Railroad Hospital. Their son among the first to be born at the new Mobridge Hospital in 1962.
After Wes graduated from Jeweler's School in Minot, N.D., they moved to Rapid City in the Black Hills in 1969 and opened their own watch repair shop. They loved the Hills so much that they took positions at Mt. Rushmore, where they worked for the next 12 years and made their home in nearby Keystone.
When Mt. Rushmore was taken over by new management, Wes accepted a position with the Rapid City School System and Mary Lou went to work for Landstrom's Black Hills Gold in Rapid City. This eventually led to their retirement.
Survivors include her husband,daughter,son,2 grandsons and 2 step-grandchildren,two sisters,three brothers and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents and two sisters, Dorothy Ehrenberg and Helen Nordlund, preceded her in death.
Services for Mary Lou were Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Pastor Wilbur Holz and Pastor Al Jacobson officiating. Burial followed at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with the Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Hills and the radio ministry at Trinity Lutheran Church of Rapid City.
Friends and family may sign Mary Lou's guest book at www.kirkfuneralhome.com.
Mobridge Tribune March 21, 2007
Bio/Pic Courtesy of *In memory of Scott*
It was small wonder that Mary Lou (Jackson) Bohn, an excellent rider as well as being slim and attractive, was chosen to be Mobridge's first Rodeo Queen back in 1950. She was called "Jim" back in her high school days and had a wide variety of activities. She was in band, glee club, and was on the Tiger Tales staff.
In those days Mary Lou and her friends danced in the Jackson basement to Tommy Dorsey records and other recordings of the time. They got their snacks at Meisch's Tydol Service Station (now a video store at the corner of Sixth Ave. West and Grand Crossing). In the springtime, they would go hiking in the area.
After she graduated from Mobridge High School, she worked with Ed Pearson and Sam Kaufman in the lumberyard, and then had a clerk position with Montana-Dakota Utilities in Mobridge.
Friends said, "Mary Lou has always been upbeat and fun to be around."
Since her high school days, Mary Lou eventually ended up in Rapid City but never missed an annual trip to Mobridge to celebrate with her friends and family over the Fourth of July celebration each year. It was very fitting that she was named the 2001 Grand Marshal of the Mobridge Fourth of July parade.
Mary Lou suffered from respiratory problems and when doctors said they could do no more for her, she asked to go home from the hospital. She died Monday, March 12, 2007, at her home in Rapid City, surrounded by her family, at the age of 73.
She was born Nov. 9, 1933, in rural Firesteel, the youngest of eight children born to James and Myrtle (Russell) Jackson. In 1943 she moved with her family to Mobridge, where she graduated from Mobridge High School in 1951.
On June 19, 1955, Mary Lou married Wes Bohn in Mobridge. Their daughter was born in 1956 at the old Mobridge Railroad Hospital. Their son among the first to be born at the new Mobridge Hospital in 1962.
After Wes graduated from Jeweler's School in Minot, N.D., they moved to Rapid City in the Black Hills in 1969 and opened their own watch repair shop. They loved the Hills so much that they took positions at Mt. Rushmore, where they worked for the next 12 years and made their home in nearby Keystone.
When Mt. Rushmore was taken over by new management, Wes accepted a position with the Rapid City School System and Mary Lou went to work for Landstrom's Black Hills Gold in Rapid City. This eventually led to their retirement.
Survivors include her husband,daughter,son,2 grandsons and 2 step-grandchildren,two sisters,three brothers and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents and two sisters, Dorothy Ehrenberg and Helen Nordlund, preceded her in death.
Services for Mary Lou were Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Pastor Wilbur Holz and Pastor Al Jacobson officiating. Burial followed at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with the Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Hills and the radio ministry at Trinity Lutheran Church of Rapid City.
Friends and family may sign Mary Lou's guest book at www.kirkfuneralhome.com.
Mobridge Tribune March 21, 2007
Bio/Pic Courtesy of *In memory of Scott*
In those days Mary Lou and her friends danced in the Jackson basement to Tommy Dorsey records and other recordings of the time. They got their snacks at Meisch's Tydol Service Station (now a video store at the corner of Sixth Ave. West and Grand Crossing). In the springtime, they would go hiking in the area.
After she graduated from Mobridge High School, she worked with Ed Pearson and Sam Kaufman in the lumberyard, and then had a clerk position with Montana-Dakota Utilities in Mobridge.
Friends said, "Mary Lou has always been upbeat and fun to be around."
Since her high school days, Mary Lou eventually ended up in Rapid City but never missed an annual trip to Mobridge to celebrate with her friends and family over the Fourth of July celebration each year. It was very fitting that she was named the 2001 Grand Marshal of the Mobridge Fourth of July parade.
Mary Lou suffered from respiratory problems and when doctors said they could do no more for her, she asked to go home from the hospital. She died Monday, March 12, 2007, at her home in Rapid City, surrounded by her family, at the age of 73.
She was born Nov. 9, 1933, in rural Firesteel, the youngest of eight children born to James and Myrtle (Russell) Jackson. In 1943 she moved with her family to Mobridge, where she graduated from Mobridge High School in 1951.
On June 19, 1955, Mary Lou married Wes Bohn in Mobridge. Their daughter was born in 1956 at the old Mobridge Railroad Hospital. Their son among the first to be born at the new Mobridge Hospital in 1962.
After Wes graduated from Jeweler's School in Minot, N.D., they moved to Rapid City in the Black Hills in 1969 and opened their own watch repair shop. They loved the Hills so much that they took positions at Mt. Rushmore, where they worked for the next 12 years and made their home in nearby Keystone.
When Mt. Rushmore was taken over by new management, Wes accepted a position with the Rapid City School System and Mary Lou went to work for Landstrom's Black Hills Gold in Rapid City. This eventually led to their retirement.
Survivors include her husband,daughter,son,2 grandsons and 2 step-grandchildren,two sisters,three brothers and several nieces and nephews.
Her parents and two sisters, Dorothy Ehrenberg and Helen Nordlund, preceded her in death.
Services for Mary Lou were Thursday, March 15, 2007, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rapid City with Pastor Wilbur Holz and Pastor Al Jacobson officiating. Burial followed at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with the Kirk Funeral Home of Rapid City in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established to Hospice of the Hills and the radio ministry at Trinity Lutheran Church of Rapid City.
Friends and family may sign Mary Lou's guest book at www.kirkfuneralhome.com.
Mobridge Tribune March 21, 2007
Bio/Pic Courtesy of *In memory of Scott*
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