IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Carlene E.

Carlene E. Sohn Profile Photo

Sohn

May 28, 1931 — Aug 7, 2024

Newton

Obituary

Carlene E. Sohn, 93, of Newton, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at Sheboygan Health Services in Sheboygan.  Carlene was born May 28, 1931, in Milwaukee, to the late Carl and Elmyra (Schuette) Ohlrogge.  She attended grade school in Milwaukee and graduated from Valders High School in 1949.  On August 11, 1951, she married Myron Sohn at Salem Ebenezer Reformed Church in Newton.  He preceded her in death on October 16, 2018.  She then worked as the bookkeeper for her husband's company, Sohn Refrigeration for 45 years.  Carlene also worked at the canning factory in Cleveland, the glove factory in Kiel and the Wolf Company in Sheboygan.

Carlene was a long-term member of St. James United Church of Christ.  She was also a member of Sessler's Sno-Cruisers and Cleveland Snowhawks.  She enjoyed her card club for 60 years, watching the Green Bay Packers, Days of Our Lives and many game shows.  She loved traveling the state with Myron to run field trials with their dogs and winning many awards and forged many fond memories vacationing with her family.  She was proud of her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Carlene is survived by her children, Randy (Cindy) Sohn, Howards Grove, John (Barb) Sohn, Cedar Rapids, IA, and Tanya (David) Boman, Sheboygan; her grandchildren, Katie (Daniel) Kleinhans, Dan (Rachel) Sohn, Taylor Sohn and Morgan Sohn, Abby (Andrew) Peterson, Ally Wasmer (special friend, Keegan Rhynas), and Amanda Wasmer (special friend, Ethan Walker); her great-grandchildren, A.J. Peterson, Aubrey Peterson, and Amber Peterson; and her sister-in-law, Karen Bogenshuetz, Sheboygan.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Myron, her brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Diane Ohlrogge, her brother-in-law, LeRoy Bogenshuetz and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Elmer and Leona (Wolters) Sohn.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, August 12, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt-DeTroye Funeral Home (815 6th Street, Kiel).  Visitation will be on Monday, at the funeral home, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service.  Entombment will be at Knollwood Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in her name.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Aurora At Home Hospice, Sheboygan Health Services and Aurora Medical Center – Two Rivers for their care and kindness.

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Visitation

August
12

Monday

Meiselwitz-Vollstedt-DeTroye Funeral Home

815 6th St., Kiel, WI 53042

9:00 - 10:30 am

Funeral Service

August
12

Monday

Meiselwitz-Vollstedt-DeTroye Funeral Home

815 6th St., Kiel, WI 53042

10:30 - 11:30 am

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