Notes for: Howard James Bodine
From Ronny Bodine:
From Skania County, Washington Marriage Records:
Howard James Bodine of Multnomah Co., Oregon and Catherine Anderson of Multnomah Co., Oregon were married in Stevenson, Skania County by Cleo Brown, J.P.
From Oregon Federal Census Records:
1940 (4 April) Portland, Multnomah Co.: Howard J. BODINE 30 OR longshoreman-shipping, Catherine 27 OR wife.
Howard Bodine was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California.
From Social Security Applications and Claims:
Catherine Anderson Bodine applied for a SSN in May 1937 and reported she was born 15 Aug 1912 in White Sulphur, Montana, dau. of David M. & Agnes L. (Bissett) Anderson. She died 20 July 1997.
Obituary, The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.) of 25 July 1997.
Catherine Bodine, who worked for several years to improve the Burbank Gardens neighborhood near downtown Santa Rosa, died Sunday in a Petaluma convalescent hospital. She was 85. ``The lady has meant something to the neighborhood she lived in,'' said Robert Bill, her longtime friend and civic ally. A native of Montana, Bodine was married for many years to Howard Bodine, a representative in San Francisco for the longshoreman's union, Bill said. After Howard Bodine's death in 1966, she moved to Santa Rosa. In the early 1970s Bodine helped found the Burbank Gardens Neighborhood Association to represent the residents and homeowners who lived near the Luther Burbank Gardens south of City Hall. At the time the city had designated the Burbank Gardens, Junior College and South Park neighborhoods to receive aid from the federal Neighborhood Development Program, a precursor to the community development block grants. Bodine served for several years on the city committee that recommended the spending of the block grants. ``She always advocated for her neighborhood,'' recalled Patricia Fruiht, the city's community affairs coordinator. Fruiht said neither the bureaucratic process nor other people ever intimidated Bodine from speaking up for what she believed was right. For nearly two decades Bodine remained the neighborhood representative that the city contacted regarding proposed developments or city projects in the Burbank Gardens area. Bodine is survived by a son in San Francisco, a daughter in Indiana and four grandchildren, Bill said. There will be no services. Arrangements are under the direction of Daniels Chapel of the Roses.