BODIE, Erwin C

1885 - 1959  (74 years)

• Name	BODIE, Erwin C
  Birth	21 Mar 1885	Prompton, Wayne County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Sep 1959	Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I154281	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	BODIE, Franklin,   b. 25 Mar 1839, Dyberry, Wayne County, PA d. Aft 27 Mar 1920, Prompton, Wayne County, PA (Age > 81 years)
  Mother	ARTHUR, Ruth Anna,   b. Oct 1848, PA d. Abt Jan 1910, Prompton, Wayne County, PA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1864
  Family ID	F55617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STANBUCK, Mabel F,   b. 18 Mar 1882, Prompton, Wayne County, PA d. 13 Jan 1956, Ransomville, Niagara County, NY (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt Oct 1903	Herrick Center, Susquehanna, PA
  Notes	Niagara Gazette - 10/17/1953 SANBORN. Oct. 17 - Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Bodie, Sanborn, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house at the home of their d a u g h t e r , Mrs. Arthur Lcmke, 310 Frcdericka St., North Tonawanda. Mr. and Mrs. Bodie, were married at Herrick Center, Pa., Oct. 14, 1903. The Rev. Grant Stanton, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Bodie was the former Mabel Stanbuck. They made their home at Prompton, Pa. Their children are Mrs. Arthur Lemke, North Tonawanda; Elwin Bodie, Sanborn and Kenneth Bodie, Niagara Falls. They have six grandchildren. They moved to Sanborn in 1922. They now make their home at 48 Pearl St. The lunch was s e r v e d buffet style. The table was attractively decorated with a battenburg lace cloth which is 100 years old. The centerpiece was a three-tier wedding cake decorated in gold and white. Seventy - five guests were served. Mr. and Mrs. Bodie received many lovely gifts.
  Children	1. BODIE, Ruth,   b. 17 Sep 1906, PA d. 22 Jan 1988 (Age 81 years)   2. BODIE, Elwin C,   b. 28 Apr 1912, PA d. 4 Feb 1997, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 84 years)   3. BODIE, Kenneth S,   b. 2 Apr 1916, NJ d. May 1978 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F55605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 9/1960 SANBORN-Erwin C. Bodie, 74, of Pearl St., died in De- Graff Memorial Hospital today (Sept. 23, 1959). He was born in Prompton, Pa., March 21, 1885, the son of Franklin and Anna Arthur Bodie. Mr. Bodie had lived here the last 37 years. He was employed by the New Yoork Central Railroad for 27 years, retiring two years ago. A lay preacher, Mr. Bodie conducted religious services for many years at the Odd Fellows hall, Niagara County Jail and the Niagara County Infirmary. He was a member of First Baptist Church, North Tonawanda, and of the OBA Sunday School class there. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lemke, North Tonawanda; two sons, Elwin Bodie, this village, and Kenneth Bodie, Niagara Falls; a sister, Mrs. Clistia Stanton Faulkner, of De Land, Fla.; six grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at the Pike and Jones funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery.