Obituary
James L. Bohonek
James L. Bohonek of La Crosse, WI, formerly of Prairie du Chien, WI, age 53, passed away on Saturday December 24, 2016 at the Hillview Nursing Home, under Hospice Care, after a long courageous battle with cancer.
James, the son of Edward and Clara (Habeger) Bohonek was born in McGregor, IA on December 27, 1962. He lived in Monona, IA up to 1976 when his family moved to Prairie du Chien, WI, graduating high school in 1981. James moved to La Crosse, WI to attend W.W.T.C and remained there until his passing.
James was an avid reader, writer and artist. His interests lay in Sci-Fi, inner development, mediation and esoteric. James was an avid reader, book collector and wrote short stories and novels. As an artist he has had his works at Art Gallery of La Crosse for years. James was also the meditation instructor at Ethereal Gateless Barrier sharing his knowledge base with others.
James is survived by his mother, Clara and 9 siblings, Gerald (Janet) Wheeland, Peggy (Jim) Puhl, Sandra (Paul) Nicholson, Wanda (Ival) Justice, Dean Wheeland, John Bohonek, Lois (Bruce) Hartnett, Marie (Preston) Johansen, Beth (Mark) Vasquez, and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his father on March 24, 1982 and maternal grandmother December 25, 1996.
A Celebration of life will be held on Saturday January 21, 2017 at Coulee Region Cremation Group located at 133 Mason in Onalaska, WI from 12 PM to 2 PM.
Memorials may be directed to the family for disbursement as James wished.
Rest in peace, Uncle Jim. You are loved & missed by many.
I was very lucky to have you as a brother. You fought a hard fight and did so with dignity. I will miss everything about you, especially your sense of humor and our jokes that you and I enjoyed. I wish we had so much more time together. I love you and I will see you later.
I taught Speech Communication at WTC and James was my tech guy. He was so gracious and helpful, especially since I was quite the technological newbie. My condolences to all his family and friends.
James was a friend, a member of our family, and a light in this world. Rest in peace my brother.
James my friend you are missed. We had fun times in the Black Hills, Mammoth Cave, Texas and when you visited me in Seattle. Together we went through both good times and bad and could always look toward the future (as in THE FUTURE). May the great universe make you happy and take you in. You always had an open mind that made you great. I miss you my friend.