Notes for: Harold Fort Bodine

From Ronny Bodine:

From The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pa.) of Wednesday, 24 July 1940.
The marriage of Miss Gertrude F. Cook, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Elmer P. Cook, of Germantown and Ocean City, to Mr. Harold F. Bodine, son of Mrs. Franklin I. Bodine, of the Cambridge, Germantown, and Ocean City, took place on Saturday, July 20, in Ocean City. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Milton H. Nichols, pastor of the Arch Street Methodist Church.

Harold and Gertrude Bodine were buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Obituary, The Sentinel-Ledger (Ocean City, N.J.) of 3 Aug 1982.
Harold Fort Bodine, of 3201 Bayland Dr. died Thursday in Shore Memorial Hospital. He was 70. He formerly was a teacher at Chestnut Hill (Pa.) Academy and Germantown (Pa.) Academy and the Phelps School in Malvern, Pa. Mr. Bodine was a member of Arch Street United Methodist Church, Philadelphia. He was a graduate of Germantown Friends School and Haverford College and had a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Ocean City Yacht Club, the Shuffleboard Club and the Greate Bay Country Club, Somers Point. Formerly of Bala Cynwyd, Pa., he moved to this city five years ago. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude Cook Bodine; a son, James Fort Bodine of Lafayette Hills, Pa.; and two daughters, Ethel Bodine Kent of Newtown Square, Pa., and Marjorie Bodine Widmann of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Services were held yesterday (Monday) at the Godfrey Funeral Home, 809 Central Av. Interment was in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 1807 New Road, Northfield, 08225.

Obituary, The Press of Atlantic City of 10 Feb 2010.
BODINE, GERTRUDE COOK - of Ocean City. Loving wife of the late Harold F. Bodine of Chestnut Hill, PA. Her parents were Ruth and Elmer P. Cook of Germantown, PA. Gertrude was the dearly loved wife and friend and the mother of three children. She is survived by her son James F. Bodine and his wife Judy of Conshohocken, PA. Also daughters Ethel Kennedy of Moorestown, NJ, and Marjorie Elizabeth Widmann of Gladwyne, PA. She is also survived by her sister, Marjorie Bender of Ocean City, and her son Henry Bender, Jr. and his wife Karen. Gertrude had seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She had been president of the Bala Cynwyd Women's Club in PA. She was active in church activities at the Margate Community Church and was especially active in the DorcusGuild. Gertrude was also active in The Research Club of Ocean City, NJ and was a member of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Ocean City Yacht Club for many years and enjoyed playing bridge there. She was loved by many and she has many devoted friends over the years. Gertrude's Funeral Service was offered on Friday, February 5th from Margate Community Church, 8900 Ventnor Avenue, Margate, NJ. Burial was in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA. Those who desire may send memorial contributions to Holy Redeemer Hospice, 6550 Delilah Road, Suite 501, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234 or to Griswold Special Care, 3323 Simpson Avenue, Ocean City, NJ 08226. To email condolences, visit www.godfreyfuneralhome.com

From The Press of Atlantic City (NJ) of 6 April 2014:
The obituary of Marjorie Cook Bender, 99, sister of the late Gertrude Cook Bodine of Ocean City, NJ, named among her survivors nieces Candi Kennedy of Moorestown, NJ, Margie Widmann of Gladwyn, PA and nephew James Bodine and wife Judy of Lake Havasu City, AZ; great-niece Julie Bodine of Philadelphia, PA and great-nephew James Bodine and wife Samantha of East Grand Rapids, MI; and great-great nieces and nephews Paige, hannah and Camryn Bodine.