Notes for: Ernest Oscar ("Whitey") Bodine
From Ronny Bodine (August 27, 2020):
From Records of Salem Lutheran Church, Naugatuck, New Haven Co., CT.
Johan Oskar BODIN born 12 April 1888 in Frankfort, Michigan, Emma Edith Karolina Nyholm, born 11 June 1888 in Naugatuck, Conn. and bapt. 8 July 1888, Oscar Ernest, born 3 April 1911 in Naugatuck, bapt. 21 May 1911. Married 22 June 1910. Dropped 3 Jan 1913.
Ernest Oscar Bodine was born 3 April 1911 in Naugatuck to Oscar and Edith Bodine and was baptized 21 May 1911.
From Wayne County, Michigan Marriage Records:
Ernest O. Bodine, 19, of Detroit, born in Connecticut to Oscar and Edith (Johnson) Bodine AND Gertrude A. Rollo, 22, of Detroit, born in Scotland to James and Rachel A. (Hutcheson) Rollo, were married 27 Aug 1930 in Detroit by P. E. Hoffsten, Clergyman.
From Records of Augustana Lutheran Church (Bethlehem), Detroit, MI:
Edith Gertrude Bodine was born 4 Oct 1932 in Detroit to Ernest and Gertrude Bodine, and baptized 30 Oct 1932.
Beverly Ann Bodine was born 3 July 1934 in detroit to Ernest and Gertrude Bodine, and baptized 14 Oct 1934.
On 16 Oct 1940, Ernest Oscar Bodine of Detroit, Michigan, registered for the World War II Draft. He reported he was born 3 April 1911 in Naugatuck, Connecticut, worked for Chevrolet Gear and Axel, and named his father, Mr. Oscar Bodine of Detroit, as his next of kin.
From Michigan Death Records:
Ernest O. Bodine, of Sauble, Lake County, born 3 April 1911, died 30 Aug 1978 in Manistee, Manistee County.
From Florida Death Records:
Gertrude Alice Bodine, born 10 March 1908, died 4 Dec 1985 in Gulf County.
Obituary, Detroit (MI) Free Press of Friday, 1 Sept 1978.
BODINE, Ernest O. (Whitey), suddenly, age 67,of Manistee and Florida, formerly of Detroit, August 30, 1978. Beloved husband of Gertrude, dear father of Mrs. William (Edith) Nader, Mrs. Leroy (Beverly) Sherman, Mrs. Frank (Jacqueline) Kolbusz, and Ernest (Clive) Bodine, also four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral from Richardson-Bird & Lynch Funeral Home, 340 Pontiac Trail, Walled Lake, Saturday 2 p.m. Pastor Hal Blay officiating. Interment Oakland Hills Cemetery, Novi. Friends may visit after 3 p.m. Friday. For further information call 624-2251.
Obituary, Detroit (MI) Free Press of Sat., 7 Dec 1985.
BODINE, Gertrude A., of Mexico Beach, Fla., formerly Detroit, Dec. 4, 1985. Wife of the late Ernest O.; dear mother of Edith Nader, Beverly Sherman, Jacquiline Kolbusz and Ernest C.; seven grandchildren; sister of Ray Lewis. Services at O'Brien Chapel/Ted C. Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand River, Novi, Monday morning at 11. Contributions to Alzheimers Disease Association appreciated. Instate after 12 noon Sunday.