Susan Hardman Bohl, 82

STAMFORD, Vt. — Susan Hardman Bohl, 82, of Stamford passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.

Born in North Adams, Mass., on March 13, 1941, she was the daughter of James A. Hardman Jr. and Sarah Buffum Hardman. She grew up in North Adams along with her five siblings. She attended the former Archer School in Blackinton, and then Greylock and Brayton Schools before graduating from Drury High School in 1959.

She attended Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., and North Adams State College before graduating from the Chandler School in Boston.

Susan married Harold S. Bohl on April 25, 1964, and two years later they moved to Stamford, where she resided until her death. She had a wide circle of friends and enjoyed taking care of her home and extensive grounds as well as contributing her time and energy to the well-being of Stamford. In this regard, she served as a selectman, a member of the School Board, and a Justice of the Peace. She was instrumental in establishing the North Adams Ambulance Service and the former Northern Berkshire Hospice. She remained close to her family and those of her siblings which gave her great joy throughout her life.

In 2006, Harold Bohl passed away and Susan reconnected with an old and dear friend, Jay F. Barton, who was living in California and together they spent a good portion of the next six years traveling (and camping) all over the American West and the Canadian Rockies as well as traveling internationally. For Susan, the traveling and camping were the perfect capstone to a life well lived. Jay died on Feb. 6, 2014.

Susan leaves behind her son, Harold S. Bohl Jr. and his wife, Kelly Dowling Bohl, of Brewster, Mass., and her son Jonathan B. Bohl and his wife, Brenda Bailey Bohl, of Stamford. She also leaves her grandchildren Kierstyn Bohl of Brewster; Jared Bohl and his wife, Kaysie, of Orleans, Mass.; Nicholas Bohl of Stamford,  and Morgan Bohl LeMire and her husband, Evan, of North Adams; also three great-grandchildren, Logan Bohl, Brayden Bohl and McKensie Bohl all of Orleans. She also leaves her siblings, Hulda Hardman Jowett of North Adams; Mary LaPorte and her husband, Robert, of Hartford, Conn.; James Hardman and his wife, Christine, of Brewster; Sarah Hewitt and her husband, Frank, of Brewster; and Hannah Ostyre and her husband, Daniel, of Portland, Mass., as well as many nieces and nephews.

FUNERAL NOTICE: A private burial will be in Southview Cemetery. Donations are suggested for the James and Robert Hardman Fund for North Adams, Clarksburg, Florida and Stamford, in care of Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Homes, Central Chapel, 74 Marshall St., North Adams, MA 01247. To add to the book of memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com.