Ardyce Linn Gidley Bohlke (November 2, 1943 – February 19, 2013) was an American educator, speech
pathologist
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, and
politician
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.
Early life
On November 2, 1943, Bohlke was born in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
. Her parents were Arthur William and Naomi Gidley.
Education
In 1961 Bohlke graduated from Omaha Central High School.
She graduated from
University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1965 and was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
Career
Bohlke was a speech pathologist and served eight years on the
Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings is a List of cities in Nebraska, city and the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 25,152 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is known as the town where Kool-Aid ...
school board.
In 1991, Governor Ben Nelson appointed Bohlke to the
Nebraska State Legislature as a
Democrat
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.
She was subsequently elected in both 1992 and 1996 and served until 2001.
Personal life
She married Jon Halsey Bohlke February 4, 1967.
On February 19, 2013, Bohlke died from brain tumor in Hastings, Nebraska at age 69.
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1943 births
2013 deaths
Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska
People from Hastings, Nebraska
University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
Women state legislators in Nebraska
Democratic Party Nebraska state senators
Speech and language pathologists
School board members in Nebraska
21st-century American women
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