Notes for: Melvin ("Mel") E. Bodine / Beaudine
From Ronny Bodine:
In April 1930, Melvin Bodine lived with his mother in Waterloo, Black Hawk County. The family name was recorded as Beaudine. Local newspapers also recorded his name as Melvin Beaudine through October 1932, though earlier he was reported as Melvin Bodine. Clearly, based on the following obituary, he retained the Beaudine spelling. Evelyn (Mertes) Beaudine was the daughter of John H. and Emma B. Mertes.
Obituary, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) of 6 Jan 2000.
Evelyn Kathryn Beaudine, 87, of the Good Neighbor Home, died there Wednesday morning, Jan. 5, 2000, after a lengthy illness. There will be no services. Her body was donated to Des Moines University (formerly known as University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences). Arrangements are with Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home, Manchester. Survivors include her husband, Melvin of Manchester; a son, Richard of Manchester; a sister, Helen Abbott of LeRoy, Minn.; and three brothers, Fred and Ed Mertes, both of Adair, and Lloyd Mertes of Carson.
Obituary, Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Services.
Melvin E. Beaudine, 92, of Manchester, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, following a short illness. Melvin's remains were donated to Des Moines University. Services will be at a later date. Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Melvin was born November 14, 1913 in Des Moines, the son of Albert & Lila (Andrews) Beaudine. He graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1933. Melvin married Evelyn K. Mertes on February 5, 1944 at St. John's Catholic Church in Des Moines. They resided in Des Moines for two years before moving to Atlantic, Iowa in 1946. The couple owned and operated a restaurant and then opened Beaudine Manufacturing, making lamp shades. In 1998, the couple moved to The Meadows in Manchester. Evelyn passed away January 5, 2000. Mel enjoyed gambling and has made many trips to Las Vegas. He also enjoyed trading stocks on the computer and time spent doing so with his son Richard. A newly acquired pastime was listening to books-on-tape. Mel had been known to have a sweet tooth. He was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge 445 of Atlantic. Melvin is survived by one son and his wife, Richard & Marilyn Beaudine of Manchester, Iowa; four grandchildren, Dana, Brad, Wade and Aleshia; and ten great-grandchildren. Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Lila Beaudine; and his wife, Evelyn. Please sign the on-line guest book for Melvin at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.