Douglas C. Mohler

Douglas C. Mohler, 84, passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. He was born Oct. 5, 1927, in Liberal, Mo., and following his graduation from Liberal High School in 1945, Doug served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Japan. He graduated from the University of Missouri in dairy science and came to work at Kraft in Glenview, Ill. He married Phyllis Collins on Sept. 29, 1951, at the First Methodist Church in Evanston, and would later work for TOPCO Associates in Skokie for 30 years. Doug was a very active member of the United Methodist Church in Libertyville and gave his time to many organizations. He was past president of the Lake County Chaplaincy program, the Gardeners of Lake County, and was an Eagle Scout and a Boy Scout leader for many years. He hosted foreign exchange students since 1959, enjoyed gardening and especially his family and extended family. Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Mohler of Mundelein; children, Jeffrey (Sheila) Mohler of Crystal Lake, Forrest (Mary) Mohler of Hendersonville, N.C. and Heather Levchenko of San Diego, Calif.; grandchildren, Scott (Jenny) Mohler, Jacob (Leigh Anne) Mohler, Nathaniel Mohler (Vanessa Ramos), Meghan Mohler (Scott Castellini), Robert Mohler and Daria Levchenko; great-grandchildren, Sam and Emi Mohler; his brother, Dawson (Bobby) Mohler of Oakland, Calif. and sister, Jean Prince of Springfield, Mo.; honorary daughters, Kelli Quinn and Karen Peterson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Doug had also been blessed with many foreign exchange students who have been as sons and daughters to him, including Naouki Fukushima of Japan, Pia Zeller (nee Baertschi) of Colorado, Robert Kroc of Germany and Lena Nilsson (nee Erlandsson) of Sweden. Funeral services with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at United Methodist Church, 429 Brainerd Ave., Libertyville. Interment will be in Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, at the Burnett-Dane Funeral Home Ltd., 120 W. Park Ave. (Route 176, one block west of Milwaukee Ave.), Libertyville. Memorials to either his church or the Lake County Chaplaincy, would be appreciated. For information, 847-362-3009 of sign the guest book at www.burnettdane.com.

Douglas C. Mohler

October 5, 1927 - July 1, 2012