September 16, 1957 – October 31, 2024
William F. Pohlman, age 67 of Versailles, Ohio, passed peacefully at 10:05 PM on Thursday, October 31, 2024 in Greenville Ohio after a long 3-year battle with cancer. He was born on September 16, 1957 in St. Marys, Ohio to the late Louis & Ellenor (Mueller) Pohlman. He married Therese Doenges on May 30, 1981 in Our Lady of Guadelupe Catholic Church, Montezuma, Ohio and she survives in Versailles. He is also survived by children: Angie Pohlman, Las Vegas, Keith & Noel Pohlman, Miamisburg, Amanda Pohlman & Jason Harrison, Columbus, grandchildren: Felix & Marlow, siblings: Norma & Irvin Osterloh, Arkdale, WI, Ruth & Thomas Knapke, Celina, Margie & David Bensman, New Bremen, James & Linda Pohlman, Frenchtown, Elaine (deceased) & Donald Heitkamp, Pagosa Springs, CO, Henry & Becky Pohlman, Versailles, Nick (deceased) & Marilyn Pohlman, Russia, Grace (deceased) & Tony Luthman, Anna, Sharon & David (deceased) Eyink, Montezuma, parents-in-law Louis & Lucy Doenges (both deceased), in-laws: Sue & Jim (deceased) Wagner, Celina, Andy & Jan Doenges, New Bremen, Joe (deceased) & Sharon Doenges, Sugarland TX, Nancy & Pat Fitzgerald (both deceased) Fran & Mick Hanselman, Toledo, Bill & Ellen Doenges, Maria Stein, Mark & Terri Doenges, Wapakoneta, Rita & Ralph Tobe Coldwater, Ed & Marge Doenges, New Bremen, Kathy & Rob Tucker, Woodbridge, VA, Barb Doenges, Durham, NC, Jeff Doenges & Dmitri Nazarenko, Bethesda, MD, Amy & Shawn Brady, Springboro. Bill was a member of St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles, a graduate of Versailles High School in 1975, and retired in 2006 after 30 years of service as a mechanic with Darke County Highway Department. He loved sharing his “Bill-isms” with anyone would listen, but most of all he loved spending time with family, friends and especially his grandsons. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM Thursday, November 7, 2024 at St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles. Burial will follow in St. Valbert Cemetery, Versailles. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Russia on Wednesday, November 6, from 2 to 8 PM and on Thursday, November 7, from 9 to 10 AM. Saturday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Darke County Cancer Association and Everheart Hospice. Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.