Michael P. "Mike" Mohler

Remembering Mike with Love... Husband, brother, hunter, cast bullet champion and conservationist - these describe Michael P. "Mike" Mohler, age 64, of Denver, Lancaster County, PA, who died at home April 13, 2011. Born in Ephrata to Carl E. and Hazel V. (Hoshauer) Mohler, he and Mary L. (Geiger) Mohler were married June 25, 1994, sharing over 16 years of happiness. Mike's education started at Chestnut Hill School , then graduation from Garden Spot High School and Penn State - Mont Alto. He worked as a surveyor at Huth Engineering and Shertzer Associates. Hunting and guns were a big part of Mike's life, starting at age 12, small game hunting with his dad, and aided by many great dogs, including "Snoop" and "Buddy", and then deer hunting at Camp Shellbark, Cameron Co., with Dad and Tim. He began casting and shooting lead bullets in 1967. He and Mary competed in matches from 1997, with him becoming the 2007 Cast Bullet Association Grand National Champion. Mike gave the first parcel of woodland to Lancaster County Conservancy and was a 35 year member of North Eastern Rod Gun Club. An Army veteran, he served from 1969-71, as Spc. 4, 5th Battalion Artillery. Also surviving is a step-daughter, Susannah M. (Clyde) Steadman, Denver, CO; sisters, Nancy (Curt) Althouse, Denver, PA; Bonnie (Randy) Fosnocht, Reamstown, PA; and Susie (Ray) Riegel, Schuylkill Co., PA; brother, Tim (Susan Jane) Mohler, Denver, PA; and foster sisters, Rose (Joe) Lucas, Blandon, PA; and Felicity Lord, Reading, PA. Viewing Memorial Service... Mike's viewing will be held on Sunday, April 17, 2011, from 3-5 PM at Good Funeral Home Cremation Centre, Reamstown. Memorial services will be Monday, April 18, at 2:00 PM from Berean Bible Fellowship, 407 W. Main St., Terre Hill, PA 17581, with Rev. Kevin Kirkpatrick officiating. There will be NO viewing on Monday at the church! Rather than flowers, contributions may be made in Mike's memory to Hospice of Lancaster County, Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604 or Lancaster County Conservancy, Box 716, Lancaster, PA 17608. EMAIL RECEIVED... 4/16/2011 Jim Hassinger wrote: Mike Mohler was my roommate at Mont Alto. We lived in a converted garage off campus with two other students. It was the best of accommodations. Mike and I had a room all to ourselves. We were kindred spirits and later in life Mike was my best man when I married Brenda. At school Mike managed the impossible and had a food budget of only a dollar a day. After college we remained in contact and had many good times together. When we graduation we rented a pontoon boat at Raystown Lake and on another occasion we rode bikes from Hagerstown to Fort Ritchie at the top of a lofty mountain ridge. One time we went to North American Rod and Gun Club and shot my .223 Ruger offhand at 25 yards. We both shot good that day. When both our parents were alive we had several family picnics together at the Hagerstown park and at Mike's family home in the country. Mike and Mary dropped in on their way home from a cast bullet shoot in West Virginia shortly before he was diagnosed with cancer. We said our goodbyes never expecting it would be the last time we would meet in this life. Mike was on the prayer list at church and my memories of him remain within in my heart. My condolences go out to Mary, Tim and the rest of the family.