Born January 14, 1947, to William P. Bohnert and Eleanor C. Kohake-Bohnert in Kansas City, Missouri. Raised on a farm near Buckner. Was a graduate of the University of Missouri in Agricultural Engineering. Worked for Caterpillar Tractor in Peoria as a Research Engineer.

Married Lynn Stephens in October 1972. Moved to Florida in 1973 where he went to work for Caterpillar in Tampa. In 1987 transferred to Orlando for a sales engineering job. Had a successful career. Retired in 2009 and bought a new Mustang.

Bob contracted a brain tumor in 2023 and passed away August 11, 2024. His stepdaughter, Rebecca Gaskill, passed away in 2005. Survivors are brothers William, Phillip, George, and David, and sisters Harriet, Mary Ann, and wife Lynn.

Services: Visitation on August 19, 2024, at 6pm at DeGusipe Funeral Home at 9001 N. Orlando Avenue, Maitland, FL 32751. Funeral services on August 20, 2024, at 1:30 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church, 1020 Montgomery Rd, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714.