Notes for: Yvonne Patricia ("Pat") Bodine
They had at least five children: Robert Leslie, Karen Yvonne, Richard Gregory, John Randolph, and Timothy James. All were born in South Dakota between 1946 and 1964.
From Ronny Bodine:
From Brevard County, Florida Marriage Records:
Harold Richard Thune AND Yvonne Patricia Bodine were married 1 June 1943 at Melbourne by Leonard F. Vandewater, Minister, Methodist Church, Melbourne.
Obituary, Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota) of 9 March 2012.
MURDO - Yvonne "Pat" Thune, 90, of Murdo, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Central City, Neb. Yvonne Patricia Bodine was born in Pontiex, Saskatchewan, on May 13, 1921. Pat, as she was always known, was one of two children born to Leslie and Dorothy Bodine. Her mother, Dorothy Jane Miller, was born on a farm near Durant, Iowa, and met Pat's father, Leslie Bodine, when they were both working in Detroit, Mich. Pat's father, who was originally from Ontario, took his bride out to the Canadian prairies of Saskatchewan to "prove up" a land claim and begin farming. He also worked on the railroad. In October of 1923 he was killed in a railroad accident when Pat was only 2 years old. Pat's mother worked the farm for another year and brought in the harvest, but then decided to move back to the United States. After learning a trade in beauty school in Chicago, she established a beauty shop in Ashland, Wis. She remarried when Pat was 15 and the family moved to Minneapolis, where she continued to work in the beauty business. After graduating from Marshall High School in Minneapolis, Pat enrolled at the University of Minnesota. While attending the university, she worked part-time at Stadium Drug Store, which was near the football stadium on the University of Minnesota campus. At the drug store, she met Harold Thune, a South Dakotan who was attending the University of Minnesota and who played on the university basketball team. After completing his degree, Harold enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became a combat pilot. Pat and Harold planned to marry in Minneapolis, but the location had to be changed at the last minute due to Harold's war-time responsibilities. On June 1, 1943, Pat and Harold were married in a Methodist church in Melbourne, Fla., where Harold was completing his advanced flight training. Soon after, Harold was sent to the Pacific theater and assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, on which he served as a combat pilot for the remainder of the war, while Pat returned to Minneapolis. After the war, Pat and Harold settled in the high plains town of Murdo, S.D. Harold assumed responsibility for the family business, Thune Hardware, which had been founded by his father, Nicolai Thune, an immigrant from Norway. Pat and Harold spent 15 years in the retail hardware business and then spent 21 years in the Murdo school system. Pat served as the Murdo High School librarian while Harold worked as a secondary teacher and coach. Pat loved people and was known for her boundless optimism and upbeat spirit. The turning point in her life came at age 30 when she committed her life to Jesus Christ. Nothing gave her more joy than sharing her faith with others. Pat and Harold had five children: Robert (Ruthie) Thune of Omaha, Neb.; Karen (Greg) Senkbile of Central City, Neb.; Richard (Karen) Thune of Rowland Heights, Calif.; John (Kimberley) Thune of Sioux Falls; and Tim (Sue) Thune of Sioux Falls. Grateful to have shared life with Pat are 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Pat's parents preceded her in death. Pat's lone brother, Leslie Leonard Bodine, who served in the U.S. Marines during World War II, Korea and Vietnam and was named an honorary Green Beret, passed away in 2010. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, March 9, at the Community Bible Church in Murdo. Services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 10, at the Murdo United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Murdo City Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be directed to either the Community Bible Church in Murdo or the Jones County Community Foundation. Arrangements have been placed in care of Isburg Funeral Chapel. Online condolences may be made at www.isburgfuneralchapels.com.
Obituary, Capital Journal (Pierre, SD) of Monday, 17 Aug 2020.
On Saturday August 15, 2020, Harold Thune passed away at 100 years of age. He was born on December 28, 1919, to Nick and Maude (Riley) Thune. Harold was raised in Murdo, South Dakota, and became a college basketball standout, decorated naval pilot, small business owner, teacher and coach, and father to five children. Harold started playing basketball in fifth grade in Mitchell and continued playing every year until he finished college. During his senior year of high school in 1937 he led the Murdo team to the state tournament where Murdo advanced to the championship game against Doland. Harold was named the tournament's most valuable player. Upon the advice of Doctor Murphy, the physician in Murdo, Harold enrolled at Hibbing Junior College in 1937. He worked as a bus boy at a local hotel to earn his board of three meals a day. The head basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, Dave McMillan, was in Hibbing speaking at a basketball dinner and heard of Harold's great skills on the basketball court. McMillan recruited Harold and he joined the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team. McMillan arranged for Harold to work at the university hospital, where he could earn three meals for three hours of washing dishes. Harold became a starter on the UM basketball team during his sophomore year in 1939. He played guard for his entire time at UM and became the team MVP. In the fall of 1939 in Minneapolis Harold met Yvonne Patricia Bodine . Pat was born in Canada, but when she was 15 her family moved to Minneapolis. She became a clerk in Stadium Drug Store, which specialized in serving sandwiches and sodas. She met Harold while working at the drug store. In the spring of 1942 Harold graduated from the UM and immediately joined the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in Melbourne, Florida, for flight training. Because of the war and naval duties, Harold and Pat's planned wedding in Minneapolis was moved to Melbourne. In Melbourne Harold was trained to fly the F6F Hellcat. In July of 1943 Harold reported to San Diego for assignment to his squadron. In November he headed to Pearl Harbor and assignment to Air Group 18 and was stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid. Harold flew over 60 missions off the carrier. In one engagement over Formosa in October 1944, Harold shot down four Japanese zeroes. During the battle of Leyte Gulf the USS Intrepid was hit by kamikazes and Harold's squadron was unable to return to the carrier. Harold was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service during the war. Harold and Pat moved to Murdo after the war and began working in the hardware store. Their first son, Bob, was born in 1946. Then came Karen in 1947 and Rich in 1949. John followed in 1961 and Tim in 1964. In 1962, Harold sold the hardware store. After entering the honey business for a year, Harold began a 21-year teaching and coaching career at Murdo High School. Harold taught history, math, geometry, and international relations. At various points he coached football, basketball, and track and, served as athletic director for the school. Pat worked as a librarian at the high school in Murdo. In 1984, the Thunes retired from Murdo High School. They continued to live there for many years. Pat passed away at age 90 in 2012. Harold lived in Murdo until recent months, where he lived near his daughter in Central City, Nebraska. Harold is a member of both the South Dakota Basketball Hall of Fame and South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame. Harold Thune's story would not be complete were it not for a life changing event that occurred in the summer of 1951. At the age of 31, through the encouragement of a high school friend named John Parker, Harold and his wife, Pat, got involved in a Bible study. There they found the missing piece in their lives when they were introduced to Jesus Christ. For the next 69 years, Harold's faith in Christ became the cornerstone for his existence. As Harold himself would say, "old things had passed away, all things had became new." That newness of life transformed the way he approached his marriage, his family, his work and his relationships until the day he died. His five kids, 13 grandkids and 30 great grandkids are among those who bear witness to Harold's faithfulness to his Lord. Harold is survived by son Bob (Ruthie), daughter Karen (Greg Senkbile), son Rich (Karen), son John (Kimberley), and son Tim (Sue); many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be at 10:30am on Friday, August 21, 2020 at the Harold Thune Auditorium in Murdo, SD, with visitation for one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Murdo Cemetery with full military honors. For those unable to attend, the service will be live streamed at www.isburgfuneralchapels.com at the top of Harold's obituary page. For those attending the services, masks are not required but will be available. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to the First Fidelity Bank & Jones County Community Foundation (www.sdcommunityfoundation.org), the Community Bible Church in Murdo or the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veteran's Home in Hot Springs, SD.