- Date Of Birth: April 15, 1930
- Date Of Death: November 6, 2020
- State: Idaho
Walter Roy Bohna joined his heavenly family on Friday, November 6th,2020.
Walter was born on April 15th 1930 in Portland Oregon to Charles and Dorothy Bohna. His mother called him “Happy” as he was such a happy baby. As he grew family and friends affectionally started calling him Bud and his brother Junior. The family moved to Idaho when he was 3 years old and settled in Boise. He attended Boise High School and joined the Marine Corp in 1948 when he graduated from high school. He served in Korea and spent time in the DMZ during the war. He returned home after 4 years, attended Boise Junior College and managed the A&W Root Beer stand at Kootenai and Vista. He met Mary Ann Ward, courted and married her in 1952 and they had two girls Connie and Eva. They divorced and Walter went back into the Marine Corp in 1956 for another 16 years.
While serving his second term he met and married Mary Bernadette Jacobs in 1957 in San Diego. They had 5 children Cathy, David, Susie, Phillip and Sharon.
He is preceded in death by his parents Charles and Dorothy, his older brother Charles (Junior), his daughter Cathy and both his wives. He is survived by his six children, 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. He was a Marine thru and thru, Semper Fi.
