Notes for: Marc Williams Bodine, Sr.
This couple's name originally came from the following obituary found at the Tioga County, PA GenWeb site. It listed the source as "These Obituaries came from a scrapbook located at the Steele Memorial Library in Elmira, New York the newspapers from which they came were not named."
Dr. Mark W. Bodine, a surgeon at Williamsport for 33 years, and for the past six years a consulting surgeon to both Williamsport hospitals, died at 3:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 1971, in the Williamsport Hospital.
He had been a medical patient for a month.
Dr. Bodine, who was 72, lived at 720 Belmont Avenue.
He retired from active practice in 1965, when he joined the field staff of the American College of Surgeons to survey cancer programs. He continued to reside at Williamsport and served as consulting surgeon to Williamsport, Divine providence, Muncy Valley Hospitals, and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.
Earlier, Dr. Bodine had been senior attending surgeon at Williamsport Hospital from 1946 to 1861, and filled the same capacity at Divine Providence from 1951-1961
Headed Medical Staffs
He served terms as president of the medical staffs at both hospitals, and was a member of Williamsport Hospital's board of managers from 1954 to 1960.
Born at Wellsboro Feb. 4, 1899, he was the son of Charles Williams and Ada B. Sheffer Bodine.
A graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, he attended the University of Pennsylvania and its medical school, where he received his medical degree in 1924. He interned for a year at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, before becoming a Mayo Foundation fellow in surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., from 1925 to 1928. In 1928-1929 he was first assistant in surgery to the famed Dr. W.J. Mayo.
Dr. Bodine then became an associate surgeon at the Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, before coming to Williamsport to practice in 1932.
Veteran of Two Wars
Dr. Bodine served in both World Wars. During World War I, he was a member of the Student Army Training Corps. Serving in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps during World War II, he was chief of surgery with a mobile hospital at Noumea, New Caledonia. He was awarded the Bronze Star, and at the time of his separation from the service held the rank of captain.
Dr. Bodine was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American medical Assn., the Lycoming County and Pennsylvania State Medical Societies, and the Alumni Assn. of the Mayo Clinic. He was a past president of the Lycoming County Medical Society.
He was a member of the Lycoming County Unit, American Cancer Society, which he had served also as president.
He was a member of Garrett Cochran post 1, American Legion, the Ross Club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, national social fraternity, and Nu Sigma Nu, medical school fraternity.
Church Vestryman
Dr. Bodine was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and had served on its vestry.
Surviving are his wife, the former Martha Weare, whom he married November 3, 1928; one son Marc W. Jr., of Vestal, N.Y.; one daughter, Mrs. Henry F. Myers 3rd, of Westfield, N.J.; and five grandchildren.
The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the church, with the Rev. Roger Alling Jr., his pastor, officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery.
There was no visitation. The family provided the flowers.
Members of the county medical society were honorary pallbearers. Members of the church vestry were active pall-bearers.
From Ronny Bodine:
From Linn County, Iowa Marriage Records:
Marc Williams Bodine, of Rochester, MN, physician, born in Wellsboro, PA, aged 30 at next birthday, son of Charles Williams Bodine & Ada Scheffer AND Martha Weare, of Cedar Rapids, IA, born in Morten Park, Illinois, aged 28 at next birthday, daughter of Ely E. Weare & Mary Fellows, were married 4 Nov 1928 in Cedar Rapids, by Robert Little, Minister.
Newspaper Obituary, Wellsboro Gazette (Wellsboro, Penn.) of 25 Nov 1971.
Dr. Mark W. Bodine, a surgeon at Williamsport for 33 years, and for the past six years a consulting surgeon to both Williamsport hospitals, died at 3:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 1971, in the Williamsport Hospital. He had been a medical patient for a month. Dr. Bodine, who was 72, lived at 720 Belmont Avenue. He retired from active practice in 1965, when he joined the field staff of the American College of Surgeons to survey cancer programs. He continued to reside at Williamsport and served as consulting surgeon to Williamsport, Divine providence, Muncy Valley Hospitals, and Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Earlier, Dr. Bodine had been senior attending surgeon at Williamsport Hospital from 1946 to 1861, and filled the same capacity at Divine Providence from 1951-1961. He served terms as president of the medical staffs at both hospitals, and was a member of Williamsport Hospital's board of managers from 1954 to 1960. Born at Wellsboro Feb. 4, 1899, he was the son of Charles Williams and Ada B. Sheffer Bodine. A graduate of Phillips Andover Academy, he attended the University of Pennsylvania and its medical school, where he received his medical degree in 1924. He interned for a year at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, before becoming a Mayo Foundation fellow in surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., from 1925 to 1928. In 1928-1929 he was first assistant in surgery to the famed Dr. W.J. Mayo. Dr. Bodine then became an associate surgeon at the Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, before coming to Williamsport to practice in 1932. Dr. Bodine served in both World Wars. During World War I, he was a member of the Student Army Training Corps. Serving in the Naval Reserve Medical Corps during World War II, he was chief of surgery with a mobile hospital at Noumea, New Caledonia. He was awarded the Bronze Star, and at the time of his separation from the service held the rank of captain. Dr. Bodine was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Medical Assn., the Lycoming County and Pennsylvania State Medical Societies, and the Alumni Assn. of the Mayo Clinic. He was a past president of the Lycoming County Medical Society. He was a member of the Lycoming County Unit, American Cancer Society, which he had served also as president. He was a member of Garrett Cochran Post 1, American Legion, the Ross Club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, national social fraternity, and Nu Sigma Nu, medical school fraternity. Dr. Bodine was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and had served on its vestry. Surviving are his wife, the former Martha Weare, whom he married November 3, 1928; one son Marc W. Jr., of Vestal, N.Y.; one daughter, Mrs. Henry F. Myers 3rd, of Westfield, N.J.; and five grandchildren. The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the church, with the Rev. Roger Alling Jr., his pastor, officiating. Burial in Wellsboro Cemetery. There was no visitation. The family provided the flowers. Members of the county medical society were honorary pallbearers. Members of the church vestry were active pall-bearers.
From New Jersey Death Records:
Martha W. Bodine, born 12 Feb 1901, of Bernards Twp., Somerset County died 15 June 1997 in Morris Twp., Morris County, aged 96 years.