Notes for: Samuel Tony ("Tony") Bodine

Samuel Tony Bodine was born on January 14, 1934 and died in April of 1985 in Brielle, New Jersey.

Here is his obituary from The Coast Star in Monmouth Co., NJ:

BODINE, S. Tony, 51, (death date?), May 5, 1985 (notice date), (cemetery?), Born in East Orange NJ. His parents were the late Samuel Louis Bodine and Mrs. Ida Stryker Bodine. Survived by a son, S. Mitchell Bodine and a daughter, Bridget Bodine.

From Ronny Bodine:

From Trenton Sunday Times-Advertiser (Trenton, N.J.) of Sunday, 7 July 1957.
In Christ Church, Greenwich, Conn., Miss Janice Mitchell Kies, daughter of William S. Kies Jr. of Greenwich and Mrs. Owen P. Jacobsen of New York and Sharon, Co., was married yesterday to Samuel Tony Bodine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Louis Bodine of Flemington and Bay Head. Mr. Bodine was graduate from Dartmouth College class of 1957. He is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Quick Stryker and the late Mr. and Mrs. Amplius B. C. Bodine all of Flemington. [Note: In 1940, Janice Kies, age 2, born in New York, lived with her parents, William S. & Janet Kies, in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT.]

From The Courier-News (Plainfield, NJ) of 15 Jan 1966:
Flemington--Historic Sand Brook Church of the Brethren was the setting at 11 a.m. Wednesday for the marriage of Miss Elke Rose Zettl, daughter of Mrs. Eleanor Zettl of Germany and the late Mr. Zettl, to Samuel Tony Bodine, son of Mrs. Samuel L. Bodine of rural Flemington and the late Senator Bodine. The Rev. David Pierson, minister of the Sergeantsville and Kingwood Methodist churches, officiated. Bridget Bodine, the bridegroom's daughter, was flower girl. Mitch Bodine, the bridegroom's son was an usher.

From Dade County, Florida Marriage Records:
Elke Rose (Zettl) Bodine married Willard Canter on 24 Dec 1981.

From Social Security Death Records:
Elke R. Canter, born 11 March 1943, died 6 April 2005, last address was Katy, Harris County, Texas.

Obituary, The Coast Star in Monmouth Co., NJ:
BODINE, S. Tony, 51, (death date?), May 5, 1985 (notice date), (cemetery?), Born in East Orange NJ. His parents were the late Samuel Louis Bodine and Mrs. Ida Stryker Bodine. Survived by a son, S. Mitchell Bodine and a daughter, Bridget Bodine.

Obituary, Easton (Penn.) Press.
S. Tony Bodine died Monday, April 22, 1985, at his home in Brielle. He was 51. According to the death certificate, death was by self-inflicted gunshot wound. Born in East Orange, he was the son of the late Senator Samuel L. Bodine, who represented Hunterdon in the state legislature, and Ida Stryker Bodine. He lived in Flemington before moving to Brielle eight years ago. He had been a salesman for Woodhaven Lumber Co., Point Pleasant Beach, for seven years. He was a 1957 graduate of Dartmouth College, and a member of Thousand Fathom Fishing Club, Point Pleasant. Surviving are a son, S. Mitchell Bodine of Brielle, and a daughter, Bridget Bodine of Cape May. Services were private under the direction of the Robert C. Neary Funeral Home, Manasquan

Newspaper Obituary, Houston Chronicle (TX) - Friday, April 8, 2005
ELKE R. ZETTL CANTER, 62, of Katy, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2005. Mrs. Canter came to the U.S. in 1965 and resided in New Jersey. She married Willard Canter in Coral Gables, Florida in 1980. She worked for Alcoa Aluminum in sales management for 22 years. For eight years, she has lived in Katy. She was an avid reader and dog lover and a most precise speller. She retained her German citizenship all of her life. She is survived by her husband, Willard Canter; mother, Elinore; sister, Marlene; brother-in-law, Karl and favorite nephew, Frank. Schmidt Funeral Home 1508 East Ave. Katy, TX 77493 (281) 391-2424