Bobbie Lynn (Steele) Gohl was born in St. Francis, Kansas on July 7, 1955. She was the oldest of five siblings. Bobbie attended school in a one room schoolhouse in the Porter District of Cheyenne County, Kansas through the sixth grade. She then attended school in Benkelman, Nebraska prior to moving to Culbertson, Nebraska in December of 1969 where she graduated from high school with the class of 1973.
Bobbie met Rick Gohl at a school basketball game and the couple was married on April 5, 1975 in the Methodist Church in Culbertson. To this union two sons were born, Jason in 1980 and Skip in 1983. The couple made the Culbertson area their lifetime home where Bobbie wore many hats, she was an Avon representative, she served as postmaster relief at the post office. Bobbie worked at the K-Store, Pathology services, she got her exercise by delivering papers and visiting with everyone. Bobbie served as the St. Johns Lutheran Church’s secretary for the last 17 years. She was a woman of strong faith, baptized on February 21, 1976 and confirmed the following day on February 22, 1976.
Bobbie was a person with countless talents. She baked cakes for all of her immediate families’ special events as well as many of her close friends. Bobbie loved flowers, she and her sister would take yearly trips to buy countless flowers to landscape their flowerbeds. As a mother, Bobbie rarely missed one of her boys’ sporting, 4H, or other activities. Bobbie’s true light shined when she became a grandmother to her five grandbabies: Wyatt, Oakley, Jesse, Athena, and Avereh. She had a way of making each moment special for her friends and families, especially Christmas and Easter. Bobbie was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, and friend; she did so many things for others and made it look so effortless. She will be missed, but never forgotten.
After a lengthy battle with cancer, Bobbie moved into her heavenly Father’s home late Saturday evening, May 20, 2023 with her family at her side. She was 67 years of age.
Preceding her in death were her sister, Roxie in 1977; grandparents, Joe and Alice Steele and Thomas and Dell Blankenship; parents-in-law, William and Melva Gohl; brother-in-law, Russ Gohl; as well as many aunts and uncles.
Mourning her loss are her husband, Rick Gohl; son, Jason (Laura) Gohl and children, Wyatt, Oakley, and Jesse; son, Skip Gohl and children, Athena and Avereh; sister, Annie (Bud) Kehler, all of Culbertson; sister, Jo McCormick of Julesburg, Colorado; brother, Malvin “Bud” Steele of Burwell, Nebraska; foster parents, DeWayne and Gloria Kautz, along with many family members, cousins and friends.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday afternoon, May 24, 2023 from 10AM-7PM at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel in McCook. Bobbie's family will be present to greet friends from 4-7PM.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30AM, Thursday, May 25, 2023 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Culbertson with Pastor Bradley Rick officiating. Interment will follow services in the Culbertson Cemetery. Celebration of life to follow at the Hitchcock County AG Complex in Culbertson.
Memorials are suggested to the family of Bobbie Gohl for future designation. Online condolences may be left at herrmannfh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook.