Notes for: Vera Marie Bodine
I believe this is Miriam (Schurr?) Chaffee's mother.
From Ronny Bodine (Feb. 8, 2021):
From Erie County, New York Marriage Records:
Clarence R. Schurr AND Vera M. Bodine were married 11 April 1917 in Clarence.
From The Amherst Bee of 19 April 1917.
Clarence. On Wednesday evening, April 11, a pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Bodine, when their daughter, Vera M., was united in marriage to Mr. Clarence R. Schurr in the presence of immediate relatives. Rev. J. Neal performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Schurr will reside in Clarence.
1930 Clarence, Erie Co., NY: Clarence R. Schurr 41 NY carpenter, Vera B. 36 NY wife, Miriam E. 7 NY dau, all living with Clarence's parents Frank and Louise Schurr.
1940 Clarence, Erie Co., NY: Frank SCHURR 78 NY, Louise 74 NY wife, Clarence R. 52 NY son carpenter, Vera B. 46 NY dau-in-law, Mariam E. 17 NY gdau, Norma R. 4 NY gdau.
In 1942, Clarence Raymond Schurr, a resident of Clarence, NY, registered for the World War II Draft and reported he was born 12 April 1888 in Lancaster, NY and named Vera B. Schurr as his next of kin.
From Social Security Records:
Clarence Schurr, born 12 April 1888, died Sept 1965, last residence was New York.
From New York Death Records:
Clarence R. Schurr, 77, died 6 Sept 1965 in Clarence, Erie County.
Vera B. Schurr, 61, died 20 Dec 1954 in Clarence, Erie County.
Obituary, Buffalo (NY) Evening News of 21 Dec 1954.
SCHURR - Vera B. (nee Bodine), in Clarence, N. Y.. Dec. 20. 1954, beloved wife of Clarence R.; mother of Mrs. Jack Chaffee and Norma L. Schurr; sister of the late Lloyd Bodine: grandmother of Duane and Kenneth Chaffee. Friends may call at the family residence on Schurr Rd.. where private services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment In Fillmore Cemetery. Clarence, N. Y. 20122.
Burials in Clarence Fillmore Cemetery, Clarence, Erie County, New York.
(For grave marker photos see Find A Grave Memorials No. 196328751 & 106613557)
SCHURR CLARENCE R. 1888---1965 VERA B. 1893---1954