Notes for: Norman ("Pete") Edwin Bodine
Norman is still living as of November 2014.
From Ronny Bodine (Nov. 7, 2016):
From Penn Yan (NY) Democrat of 8 May 1942.
Miss Virginia A. Burg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Burg, Kimball Avenue, and Norman E. Bodine, U. S. Navy, son of Walter Bodine, Garfield Avenue, were married Wednesday, April 29, by Rev. Webster Meller. Both bride and groom are graduates of Penn Yan Academy. The former is employed as secretary at H. R. Dale transportation company and the groom is machinist mate, 2nd class, U. S. Navy.
Obituary, Finger Lakes Times (Geneva, N.Y.) of 14 Oct 1985.
PENN YAN - Mrs. Virginia A. Bodine, 62, of Strong Hall Apartments, Keuka Park, died Sunday (Oct. 13) at Geneva General Hospital. There will be no prior calling hours. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Vincent F. Scotto will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Guild Hall of the church following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Penn Yan Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps or St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Bodine was born in Penn Yan, Feb. 23, 1923, daughter of Lorenzo and Stella Burke Burg. She was a 1942 graduate of Penn Yan Academy. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and a teacher in the church school for 14 years. She was a retired Civil Service executive secretary for Yates County. She was a former member of the VFW auxiliary. Surviving are her husband, Norman E. Bodine; one son, Danny N. Bodine of Kennett Square, Pa.; one daughter, Victoria A. Bodine of Buffalo; three brothers, Charles Burg of Geneva, Leo Burg of Hammondsport and Stanley Earl Howard of Portland, Ore.; one sister, Mrs. Clifford (Viola) Orr of Penn Yan; and two grandchildren. Arrangements are by the Weldon Funeral Home.
Obituary, Chester County Press (Oxford, PA) of 7 Sept 2016.
Norman E. "Pete" Bodine was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sept. 1. He was born in 1916, the third son of Walter and May Belle (Perry) Bodine, and spent most of his life in the Finger Lakes Region of New York state. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Burg Bodine, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage while living in the town of Penn Yan, N.Y. Pete served in the Navy during World War II, where he was classified as a Diesel Man First Class aboard a seagoing tug, seeing action along the Mediterranean coastline. He then spent many years as a rural postal carrier in Penn Yan, where he spread joy and good humor to folks in his remote part of the delivery system. About 19 years ago, Pete moved to the Kennett Square area where he first lived and enjoyed the camaraderie found at the Friends Home on West State Street. As his health began to fail, he moved to Pocopson Home, where he received an abundance of love and tender care. Most recently Neighborhood Hospice added their loving experience to aid in Pete's comfort. His family is most grateful to everyone who so positively touched Pete's life throughout his time in Pennsylvania. Pete is survived by his son, Dan (and Patricia) Bodine of Kennett Square; his daughter, Victoria Bodine Vargas of Ithaca, N.Y.; his granddaughter, Heather (Mark) Wadas of Shippensburg; and his three grandsons, Michael (Amy) Bodine of Leola, Pa., James J. (Kaitlin Bradbury) Morich of Ft. Lupton, Colo., and Sam (Sabrina Schaub) Morich of Ithaca, N.Y. In addition, Pete is survived by five greatgrandchildren, Marah Bodine, Gabriel Bodine, and Peter Yang, all of Leola, Nathan Wadas of Shippensburg, and Hoenheim Morich of Ithaca, N.Y. On Sept. 24, a memorial service will be held at St. Michael Lutheran Church (109 E. Doe Run Rd., Unionville). Receiving of friends and family will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The service will begin at 11 a.m. and will be followed immediately by a reception of light refreshments in the church Fellowship Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be directed to Pocopson Home, 1695 Lenape Road, West Chester, PA 19382-6800, for the purpose of purchasing stackable chairs for friends and families while visiting their loved ones. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.