Notes for: Betty Jane Bodine
From Ronny Bodine (Dec. 28, 2025):
From The Hackettstown Gazette (Hackettstown, NJ) of 16 Aug 1956.
Two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bodine of rural Washington were married at a double ceremony at 8 o'clock Sunday evening, August 12, 1956, in the Clinton Methodist Church. Miss Betty Jane Bodine became the bride of Philip J. Hazen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Hazen of Beattystown, while Miss Bertha Harriet Bodine was married to Carl V. Wyckoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wyckoff, of rural Port Murray. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. Douglas Merriam, pastor of the Clinton Presbyterian Church.
Obituary, Hunterdon County Democrat (Flemington, NJ) of 25 July 2016.
Philip Hazen Owner of Hazen Farms, civic leader in Mansfield Township, loving husband and father Philip J. Hazen, 83, of Mansfield Township, N.J., passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 16, 2016. Born in Wilson Boro, Pa., "Phil" was the son of the late Philip B. and Alverda Shaffer Hazen. A lifelong resident of Mansfield Township, Mr. Hazen was self-employed and owner of Hazen's Farm, which has been in the Hazen family for over 100 years. In addition to his work, Phil was very active in his community. He was an active member of the Highlands Presbyterian Church and served as an elder of the former Beattystown Presbyterian Church. He also served in the Tri-County Fire Company of Mansfield Township for over 50 years, the Warren County Fireman's Association, and the Warren County Fire Chief's Association. He was a 30-year board member and former president of the Hackettstown Union Cemetery. He was a Mansfield Township committeeman and planning board member and served on the town Environmental Commission, the Warren County Board of Agriculture, the Agway Board of Directors, and the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. He was a member of the Hackettstown Hospital Advisory Board and inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame. Phil is survived by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Betty Bodine Hazen; four daughters, Phyllis Hazen and her partner, Sal Lalama, of Bridgewater, N.J., Kathy Thomas and her husband, Tim, of Nescopeck, Pa., Teresa Hazen of Hackettstown, N.J., and June Cooper and her husband, Brett, of Mendham, N.J., and one son, Charles Hazen and his wife, Kim, of Mansfield Township. He is survived by 10 loving grandchildren, Rory, Eric, Austin and Jordan DiValerio, Micah Thomas, Philip Hazen, Jessica Feinstein, Courtney, Kylie and Chloe Cooper. In addition, he was loved by many nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were on June 20 by Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown, N.J. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Highlands Presbyterian Church or the Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company, Mansfield Twp, NJ. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.cochranfuneral.com. Lastly, the family would like to gratefully acknowledge the excellent care and compassion that they received from The Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice. Cochran Funeral Home 905 High Street Hackettstown, N.J. 908-852-3361
Obituary, Cochran Funeral Home, Hackettstown, NJ.
Betty Jane Hazen, long time resident of Mansfield Township, passed away on December 8, 2025 in Morristown, New Jersey, just four days shy of her 90th birthday. Betty was born on December 12, 1935 to Charles and Alice Bodine in Asbury, New Jersey. In 1954 she met the love of her life, Philip Hazen, and around the same time her sister Bertha met her soulmate, Carl Wyckoff. Betty & Phil's, and Bertha & Carl's romances blossomed side by side and culminated in a beautiful and joyful double wedding. Betty and Phil brought five children into the world and loving and caring for their family became central to Betty's life. She was blessed with many skills and abilities to provide what her family needed. Her strong faith and devotion to Christian principles of love and service to others were an example to her children who themselves have made their faith an important element of their lives. Betty's strong work ethic helped all her children learn the value of stepping up to do whatever job needed to be done. But perhaps Betty's singular triumph was her culinary expertise, especially her baking. Her desserts were nothing short of legendary. At Thanksgiving, she turned out more pies than one can imagine and they were always spectacular. But the pinnacle of her talent was making her famous Betty Hazen Brownies, more affectionately known as BHB's! Family, friends and neighbors far and wide were blessed to sample these heavenly morsels. When Betty was not in the kitchen baking her amazing desserts or otherwise caring for her family, she also found areas outside her home in need of her care and support. She was a long-time election day worker, administrator for the Diamond Hill Water Authority, and agent at the Hackettstown livestock auction. She also served as a Board Member of the Warren County ARC and was an active member of both Beattystown Presbyterian Church and the Highlands Presbyterian Church. Betty's outgoing warmth could be seen often, through a quick chat with a store clerk or remembering to ask about the children of one of her doctors. Over her nearly 90 years among us, many lives were touched by Betty, whether through friendships lasting many decades, or with a casual acquaintance, or the good fortune of being part of her family. All of these lives will miss her dearly. Especially grieving her loss are her children: Phyllis Hazen and her partner Sal Lalama, Kathy Thomas and her husband Tim, Charles Hazen and his wife Kim, Terri Hazen, and June Cooper and her husband Brett. Also mourning her loss are her grandchildren and great grandchild: Rory DiValerio and his husband Daniel Quinn, Eric DiValerio and his wife Zanobia, Austin DiValerio, Jordan DiValerio, Micah Thomas, Philip Hazen and his wife Hannah and their daughter Magnolia, Jessica Feinstein, Courtney Cooper, Kylie Cooper, and Chloe Cooper. Betty was predeceased in death by Phil (her husband of almost 60 years), her brother Charles Bodine and her two sisters, Bertha Wyckoff and Anna May and their husbands Carl and Robert. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, December 13 at 1 p.m. at the Highlands Presbyterian Church, Long Valley, The family requests donations to The ARC of Warren County, PO Box 389, Washington, NJ 07882, https://www.arcwarren.org/arc-foundation/support-the-arc/, in lieu of flowers. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840. For those wishing to leave online condolences for the family please visit, www.cochranfuneral.com
Burials in Union Cemetery, Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 165298922)
HAZEN PHILIP J. 6/13/33---6/16/16 BETTY BODINE 12/12/35---[no date]