Edward Louis Bohde was born to Carl and Undine Bohde in Fort Wayne, IN on August 6, 1923. After being drafted in 1943, Ed served with the 106th Infantry Division (Company L) of the United States Army. He fought for his country with honor and distinction, most notably in the Battle of the Bulge, and was taken prisoner by the German army in December of 1944. He was liberated four months later and awarded with a Purple Heart.
Ed reunited with Jackie Smith soon after he returned to the United States in 1945. Introduced six years earlier while they were on a double date with other people, he always told everyone it had been love at first sight. Ed and Jackie were married on June 18, 1948 at Bethlehem Lutheran church in Roseville, MI. They have two sons — Robert, born in 1950, and Donn, born four years later.
Ed went to law school at Detroit College of Law and passed the Michigan Bar in 1952. He worked for Tilt A Door Corporation as general manager and legal counsel for 14 years before entering into private law practice in 1966. From that time until his retirement in 1987, Ed worked for Macomb County’s prosecuting attorney's office, eventually becoming the Chief of the Consumer Fraud Division.
Ed passed away peacefully at home on August 17, 2019. There were many things he enjoyed throughout his long life, including golf, listening to Big Band music, watching classic movies, and participating in American politics. But he loved Jackie, his boys and the rest of his family, including three young great-grandchildren, most of all.
Ed was beloved husband of the late Jacqueline "Jackie" Bohde; cherished father of Robert (Ellen) Bohde and Donn (Elisabeth) Bohde; dear grandfather of Stefanie (Scott) Norlin, Michael (Christalyn) Bohde, Laura (Brian) Hall, Emilee (Daniel) Malendowski, and Kara Bohde; loving great-grandfather of Cecelia Norlin, Selah Hall, and Amelia Bohde; and brother to Nancy (Howard) Feole, Barbara (Howard) Burkardt, the late Carlton (the late Patricia) Bohde, and the late Earl (Mary) Bohde.
Visitation 3 - 8 p.m. Sunday, September 15 at Kaul Funeral Home, 28433 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores, MI. In state Monday, September 16 from 9 a.m. until time of service at 10 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 37000 Union Lake Rd., Harrison Twp., MI. Interment Cadillac Memorial Gardens East in Clinton Twp., MI.
