Notes for: Kenneth ("Ken") Maybon Berdine
From Ronny Bodine (March 23, 2022):
Kenneth Berdine of Warren, Pa. enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on 17 Aug 1944 at New Cumberland, Pa. He is a 1952 graduate of Lycoming College at Williamsport with a B.S. degree in retailing.
1st marriage--1945--JOAN KATHERINE HESCH.
From Warren (PA) Times Mirror of Friday, 18 May 1945.
Reporting the marriage of Pvt. Kenneth M. Berdine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Berdine to Joan Katherine Hesch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hesch on 17 May at the rectory of the Holy Redeemer Church, Father M. E. Dailey performing the ceremony.
From Social Security Records:
Joan Katherine Hesch applied for a SSN in October 1942 and reported she was born 22 Nov 1926 in Lockport, New York, daughter of George F. & Fern (Dailey) Hesch. She died January 1978. Her last residence was Frewsburg, Chautauqua Co., NY.
Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York.
(For grave marker photo see Find A Grave Memorial No. 61291889)
KENNETH M. 1926--- [no date] JOAN K. 1926---1978
2nd marriage--1981--MARY ELLEN MEEHAN.
From the Facebook of MaryEllen Berdine [maryellen.berdine]: Married since 4 Sept 1981.
Obituary, Sauls Funeral Home, Bluffton, SC.
Kenneth M. Berdine, 94, died peacefully in his home on Sunday, April 18 in Bluffton, SC. Born July 4, 1926 in Warren, PA, Ken previously lived in Jamestown, NY. He retired to Plant City, FL and later moved to Bluffton, SC in 2009. Ken is the son of the late Ernest and Mildred Philips Berdine. He was preceded in death by his first wife; Joan K. Hesch (1978). He is survived by his wife of 40 years; Mary Ellen Berdine; his two daughters, Sandy Anderson (Ron) of California and Linda Breitbach (Garry) of Arizona; her three daughters, Susan Hernandez (Hector) of California, Anne Condio of Florida, and Joan Meehan of New York, five grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Mr. Berdine served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 to 1946 during World War II with honorable discharge. He was a graduate of Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA in 1952. He led a fulfilling career as an account manager for Consolidated Freightway in Jamestown, NY. Ken was an avid golfer with a love for reading. Sailing on Lake Erie was a favorite pastime. He cherished quality time with his wife, Mary Ellen and Havanese dog, Toby. At his request, there will be a private service at St. Gregory the Great Catholic church. Sauls Funeral Home in Bluffton, SC is serving the family. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Gregory the Great Catholic School, 31 St. Gregory Drive, Bluffton, SC 29909 or John Paul II Catholic School, 4211 N. Okatie Hwy, Ridgeland, SC, 29936.