James Michael Mohr of Longwood, FL passed away Monday morning, March 4, 2019 at South Seminole Hospital, Longwood, Seminole CO. FL. He has been a resident of Longwood Health and Rehabilitation Center for approximately the past two years.
Mike was born September 23, 1948 in Sellersville, Bucks Co., PA to Arthur Randolph Mohr and Mary Elizabeth Bowers Mohr. He spent his childhood and young adult years in Pottstown, Montgomery Co., PA where he graduated from Pottstown High School in 1966. He spent approximately 18 months at the PA State Vocational Rehabilitation facility in Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA receiving medical attention and taking pre-college courses. He then attended York College the following year in York, PA.
He had a long career in sales with Bearings, Inc. while in PA then with Dixie Bearings, Inc. in Orlando, FL after taking a job transfer to FL in 1979 moving here and living in Florida since that time. While in PA, he was an active volunteer in many organizations and served as President of the Pottstown, PA Jaycees and held other offices with their organization as well; he was an active member of St. Aloysius Church in Pottstown from childhood through 1979.
Mike was a member of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs, FL and an active member of the Catholic Singles Group. He was also an active member in the past years with Central Florida Outdoors and Active, Inc., a group for local singles, and while a member he participated in numerous activities and trips.
Mike is survived by his sister Ann Mohr Osisek and her husband Joseph A. of Maitland, FL, his niece Theresa Osisek Bledsoe and her husband Mel of Fern Park, FL, his nephew Joseph Michael Osisek and his wife Christina Pittler Osisek of Nashville, TN and his great niece Chloe Osisek of Nashville, TN; numerous cousins and friends and was a friend of Bill W.
His funeral mass will be held Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 11am at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 861 Maitland Avenue, Altamonte Springs, FL; the family will be greeting attendees at the church before the service. Committal service will be held following the funeral at Glen Haven Memorial Park, 2300 Temple Drive, Winter Park, FL.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Mike’s name be made to The Spina bifida Association – Central, 100 W. Lucerne Circle, #100, Orlando FL 32801. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, or St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Altamonte Springs, FL. His family wishes to give sincere thanks and gratitude to the caring staff at Longwood Health and Rehabilitation Center for all of their assistance and especially to his dear friend Theresa Brown of Fern Park, FLO for her years of caring help, she is greatly appreciated by his family.
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