Arthur "Art" Dohl, age 74, of Sylvan Grove, KS, died Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
He was born on August 18, 1947, in Lucas, Kansas, the son of Herman
and Arlene (Blasé) Dohl. He attended Bethlehem Lutheran School from
grades 1- 8. He graduated, as a Jayhawk, Valedictorian of the class of
1965, from Sylvan Grove High School. He attended Bethany College in
Lindsborg, KS, to play football and baseball, and graduated with a BS
degree in English and a minor in Mathematics.
During his senior year of college, he met his future wife, Justine
Nielsen. Upon graduation, he joined the Air Force and attended Officer
Training School at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX, then proceeded to
Williams AFB in Chandler, AZ, with his wife and first child,
Christopher. After tearing his knee ligament, he became a missile launch
officer at McConnell AFB in Wichita, KS. Soon two more children, Jason
and Chesley, were born.
In 1972, as the Vietnam War wound down, the Air Force offered an
early out. Art moved to Sylvan Grove with his wife and three children.
For the next 50 years, he took to tradition and became a 4th-generation
farmer on the family farm southeast of Sylvan Grove in Vesper Township.
While farming in Sylvan Grove, Art and Justine, added three more
children, Lyle, Madelyn and Esther, to their family. In June of 2021,
Art and Justine celebrated 52 years of marriage.
A 15-year battle with cancer never diminished Art’s enthusiasm for
life. He remained devoted to his family, his grandchildren, his love of
music and singing, and his community and church. He enjoyed chess and
card playing, reading, grilling for the community, laughing and
conversing with family and friends. Arthur died in his home surrounded
by his family.
His parents, Herman and Arlene Dohl, and infant sister, Erica, preceded him in death.
His surviving family includes his wife, Justine, and his six
children: Christopher (Kristi) Dohl of Netawaka, KS; Jason (Anne) Dohl
of Sylvan Grove, KS; Chesley Dohl of San Diego, CA; Lyle Dohl of Los
Angeles, CA; Madelyn (Devin) Henderson of Shawnee, KS; and Esther (Eric)
Spooner of Kansas City, MO; 14 grandchildren: Braden, Kylie, and
Brantley Dohl; Valden, Vance, and Tevis Dohl; Claire, Charlotte, Cambry,
Elsie, Eva, Emmaus and Haven Henderson; and Elizabeth Spooner;
siblings, Marjorie (Alfred) Aufdemberge, Mary Dohl, Edward Dohl, Lorelei
Dohl, and Jennifer Dohl (Don) Olsen; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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