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Gene Robert Ohl, 88, of Vero Beach, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
He was born in Lock Haven, PA and attended Penn State University.
Gene worked at Piper Aircraft as an engineer his entire career, beginning in Lock Haven, then moving to Lakeland, and retiring in Vero Beach. He worked with them for 55+ years.
Mr. Ohl was a veteran of the United States Army.
He is survived by his son, Mark Ohl and Brenda; daughter Patty Wright; 3 grandchildren, Katie DeSantis, Thomas and Patrick Wright; and one great granddaughter, Caroline DeSantis.
Gene was predeceased by his wife, Joann Romeo Ohl; his parents, Warren and Barbara Ohl; and his sister, Colleen Ohl Carter.
Those who knew and loved Gene will remember his willingness to help others, his talent for problem-solving, and how much he enjoyed working in his machine shop and building model steam engines. Gene also enjoyed time spent with family and friends at West Branch Hunting Club in Pennsylvania.
Memorial contributions may be made to VNA Hospice 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
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Craig Clayton - Coworker and friend
December 10, 2021, 6:49 pm
Gene was a wonderful person and great engineer. Always pleasant to work with and a wealth of knowledge of Piper airplanes and engineering design. I worked with Gene at Piper in Lakeland and then in Vero Beach. More recently I enjoyed stopping by and visiting with him and taking tours of his machine shop.
Dave Cadorette - Co-worker
December 11, 2021, 8:27 pm
My condolences to Gene’s family and friends. Gene was my first supervisor at Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach. A wonderful man to work for and a friend to the whole Piper Aircraft family. We miss him, his wisdom, and friendship.
Tom Chytil - Co-worker
December 18, 2021, 3:06 pm
Gene was a highly respected engineer at Piper and a very nice person to work with and for. Having worked for three different Piper divisions, he had great historical knowledge of its various aircraft types. He would occasionally bring in a small working steam engine or suchlike device that he had machined himself in his home workshop and get it chugging away. A very talented and capable gentleman.