Ernest P. Bohan

September 25, 1928 - March 1, 2016

WEST STEWARTSTOWN – Ernest P. Bohan, 87, of West Stewartstown passed away at the Parkland Medical Center in Derry, NH, late Tuesday evening, March 1, 2016. He was born, raised, and lived his entire life in Stewartstown until July, 2015, when he went to live at Salemhaven Nursing Home in Salem, NH. He was born September 25, 1928, in West Stewartstown, the son of the late Cornelius and Lillian (Mayhew) Bohan. Ernest attended local schools and was a 1947 graduate of Canaan Memorial High School. He then went to serve 4 years with the U.S. Navy, was a Korean War veteran, and then served another 25 years with the Army Reserve, retiring at the rank of Sergeant First Class. He worked for 51 years at Ethan Allen in Beecher Falls. He was a charter member of the American Legion for over 60 years in Canaan and was a Past Commander of the post. He also spent 20 years as a volunteer fireman for the Beecher Falls Fire Department. Ernest was an avid Red Sox fan, a collector of electric trains, enjoyed fishing and hunting in his younger days, enjoyed going to yard sales and loved his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Evelyn (Riendeau) Bohan; his three children, Thomas Bohan and wife Sandy of San Diego, CA, Gail (Bohan) Martineau and husband Edward of Atkinson, NH, and Richard Bohan and wife Katherine of Madbury, NH; four grandchildren, Hunter Bohan, Jake Martineau, Connelly and Connor Bohan; and two step- grandchildren, Steven and Nathan Corliss. He is predeceased by his parents and seven siblings, Anne (Bohan) Ramsay, Charles Bohan, Clara (Bohan) Russell, Elizabeth (Bohan) Lane, Marian (Bohan) Paradis, Edward Bohan and Dorothy (Bohan) Brigham. Calling hours will be on Monday, March 7, 2016, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A Mass of Christian Burial will immediately follow at 11 a.m. at St. Brendan’s Catholic Church in Colebrook with The Rev. Craig Cheney as celebrant. A committal service with military honors will be in the spring at the Colebrook Village Cemetery, of which notice will be given. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.