Marveline Gabriella Bode was the daughter of Henry F. and Elfriede Blankenstein Bode. She was the fourth child born to her parents, but she was the first to survive infancy.
Marveline was baptized August 1, 1932, at her parents' home in Gerald by Pastor Alexander Greeb of St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church of Gerald. Marveline's baptismal sponsors were her aunts, Emma Bode Otto, Ella Bayer Blankenstein, and Anna Kreder Blankenstein.
After she converted to the Catholic Faith, Marveline was baptized March 10, 1949, by Rev. Charles Kunc at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby, Texas. Marveline's sponsors were her future in-laws, Joe V. and Mary Rachunek Smesny. Marveline was confirmed November 25, 1951, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby.
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OBITUARY FROM THE LIBERTY GAZETTE, Tuesday, December 15, 2020
MARVELINE SMESNY
DAYTON--Marveline Bode Smesny, 88, of Dayton passed away Wed., Dec. 9, 2020, in Humble, Texas. The light and joy of her family, Marveline was born in Gerald, Texas, on July 29, 1932, to Freda and Henry Bode. Brother Orvel Bode and sister Lois Bode King completed the family prior to their move to Liberty County in 1940. Marveline married Joe F. Smesny on October 18, 1949, in the first wedding held in the newly built St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate. They were blessed to have six children: Cynthia Norwood and husband Larry of Austin, Dolly Stokes and husband Jim of Victoria, Joe Smesny and wife Andrea of Porter, Frank Smesny and wife Laurie of Seabrook and Jim Smesny and wife Peggy of Dayton. Marveline was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as a creative cook, baker and dedicated gardener.
In addition, she was a full partner in Smesny Farms with her husband and oldest son, Joe, and contributed greatly to the success of their operations. Marveline was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Joe; her daughter, Sheri, her grandson, Joseph, and three infant brothers. Her beautiful spirit will be deeply missed by her children; her sister, Lois King; brother, Orvel Bode; and the grandchildren she loved dearly, Lauren Smesny Wade and husband, Trey, Sarah Smesny King and husband Raymond, Ford Smesny and wife Sarah, Frank Smesny, and Lisa Rice. In her later years, Marveline received much joy from visits by her great-grandchildren, Joseph and Ava, Sterling and Rhett, Leo and Addie, and Miguel and Lilly. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Tues., Dec. 15, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate with Father Peter Nguyen officiating. Marveline will be buried alongside her husband Joe; daughter Sheri; and grandson Joseph at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ford Smesny, Frank Smesny, Raymond King, Donnie Bode, Danny Bode, and Rodney Bode. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Norwood, Jim Stokes, and Trey Wade. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association Houston & Southeast Texas, 6055 South Loop E., Houston, TX 77087. The family deeply appreciates the care provided their mother by Bernice Green, Heritage Retreat Care Hospice, and Memorial Hermann Hospice.
Marveline was baptized August 1, 1932, at her parents' home in Gerald by Pastor Alexander Greeb of St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church of Gerald. Marveline's baptismal sponsors were her aunts, Emma Bode Otto, Ella Bayer Blankenstein, and Anna Kreder Blankenstein.
After she converted to the Catholic Faith, Marveline was baptized March 10, 1949, by Rev. Charles Kunc at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby, Texas. Marveline's sponsors were her future in-laws, Joe V. and Mary Rachunek Smesny. Marveline was confirmed November 25, 1951, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby.
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OBITUARY FROM THE LIBERTY GAZETTE, Tuesday, December 15, 2020
MARVELINE SMESNY
DAYTON--Marveline Bode Smesny, 88, of Dayton passed away Wed., Dec. 9, 2020, in Humble, Texas. The light and joy of her family, Marveline was born in Gerald, Texas, on July 29, 1932, to Freda and Henry Bode. Brother Orvel Bode and sister Lois Bode King completed the family prior to their move to Liberty County in 1940. Marveline married Joe F. Smesny on October 18, 1949, in the first wedding held in the newly built St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate. They were blessed to have six children: Cynthia Norwood and husband Larry of Austin, Dolly Stokes and husband Jim of Victoria, Joe Smesny and wife Andrea of Porter, Frank Smesny and wife Laurie of Seabrook and Jim Smesny and wife Peggy of Dayton. Marveline was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as a creative cook, baker and dedicated gardener.
In addition, she was a full partner in Smesny Farms with her husband and oldest son, Joe, and contributed greatly to the success of their operations. Marveline was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Joe; her daughter, Sheri, her grandson, Joseph, and three infant brothers. Her beautiful spirit will be deeply missed by her children; her sister, Lois King; brother, Orvel Bode; and the grandchildren she loved dearly, Lauren Smesny Wade and husband, Trey, Sarah Smesny King and husband Raymond, Ford Smesny and wife Sarah, Frank Smesny, and Lisa Rice. In her later years, Marveline received much joy from visits by her great-grandchildren, Joseph and Ava, Sterling and Rhett, Leo and Addie, and Miguel and Lilly. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Tues., Dec. 15, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate with Father Peter Nguyen officiating. Marveline will be buried alongside her husband Joe; daughter Sheri; and grandson Joseph at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ford Smesny, Frank Smesny, Raymond King, Donnie Bode, Danny Bode, and Rodney Bode. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Norwood, Jim Stokes, and Trey Wade. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association Houston & Southeast Texas, 6055 South Loop E., Houston, TX 77087. The family deeply appreciates the care provided their mother by Bernice Green, Heritage Retreat Care Hospice, and Memorial Hermann Hospice.
Marveline Gabriella Bode was the daughter of Henry F. and Elfriede Blankenstein Bode. She was the fourth child born to her parents, but she was the first to survive infancy.
Marveline was baptized August 1, 1932, at her parents' home in Gerald by Pastor Alexander Greeb of St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church of Gerald. Marveline's baptismal sponsors were her aunts, Emma Bode Otto, Ella Bayer Blankenstein, and Anna Kreder Blankenstein.
After she converted to the Catholic Faith, Marveline was baptized March 10, 1949, by Rev. Charles Kunc at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby, Texas. Marveline's sponsors were her future in-laws, Joe V. and Mary Rachunek Smesny. Marveline was confirmed November 25, 1951, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby.
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OBITUARY FROM THE LIBERTY GAZETTE, Tuesday, December 15, 2020
MARVELINE SMESNY
DAYTON--Marveline Bode Smesny, 88, of Dayton passed away Wed., Dec. 9, 2020, in Humble, Texas. The light and joy of her family, Marveline was born in Gerald, Texas, on July 29, 1932, to Freda and Henry Bode. Brother Orvel Bode and sister Lois Bode King completed the family prior to their move to Liberty County in 1940. Marveline married Joe F. Smesny on October 18, 1949, in the first wedding held in the newly built St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate. They were blessed to have six children: Cynthia Norwood and husband Larry of Austin, Dolly Stokes and husband Jim of Victoria, Joe Smesny and wife Andrea of Porter, Frank Smesny and wife Laurie of Seabrook and Jim Smesny and wife Peggy of Dayton. Marveline was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as a creative cook, baker and dedicated gardener.
In addition, she was a full partner in Smesny Farms with her husband and oldest son, Joe, and contributed greatly to the success of their operations. Marveline was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Joe; her daughter, Sheri, her grandson, Joseph, and three infant brothers. Her beautiful spirit will be deeply missed by her children; her sister, Lois King; brother, Orvel Bode; and the grandchildren she loved dearly, Lauren Smesny Wade and husband, Trey, Sarah Smesny King and husband Raymond, Ford Smesny and wife Sarah, Frank Smesny, and Lisa Rice. In her later years, Marveline received much joy from visits by her great-grandchildren, Joseph and Ava, Sterling and Rhett, Leo and Addie, and Miguel and Lilly. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Tues., Dec. 15, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate with Father Peter Nguyen officiating. Marveline will be buried alongside her husband Joe; daughter Sheri; and grandson Joseph at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ford Smesny, Frank Smesny, Raymond King, Donnie Bode, Danny Bode, and Rodney Bode. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Norwood, Jim Stokes, and Trey Wade. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association Houston & Southeast Texas, 6055 South Loop E., Houston, TX 77087. The family deeply appreciates the care provided their mother by Bernice Green, Heritage Retreat Care Hospice, and Memorial Hermann Hospice.
Marveline was baptized August 1, 1932, at her parents' home in Gerald by Pastor Alexander Greeb of St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church of Gerald. Marveline's baptismal sponsors were her aunts, Emma Bode Otto, Ella Bayer Blankenstein, and Anna Kreder Blankenstein.
After she converted to the Catholic Faith, Marveline was baptized March 10, 1949, by Rev. Charles Kunc at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby, Texas. Marveline's sponsors were her future in-laws, Joe V. and Mary Rachunek Smesny. Marveline was confirmed November 25, 1951, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby.
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OBITUARY FROM THE LIBERTY GAZETTE, Tuesday, December 15, 2020
MARVELINE SMESNY
DAYTON--Marveline Bode Smesny, 88, of Dayton passed away Wed., Dec. 9, 2020, in Humble, Texas. The light and joy of her family, Marveline was born in Gerald, Texas, on July 29, 1932, to Freda and Henry Bode. Brother Orvel Bode and sister Lois Bode King completed the family prior to their move to Liberty County in 1940. Marveline married Joe F. Smesny on October 18, 1949, in the first wedding held in the newly built St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate. They were blessed to have six children: Cynthia Norwood and husband Larry of Austin, Dolly Stokes and husband Jim of Victoria, Joe Smesny and wife Andrea of Porter, Frank Smesny and wife Laurie of Seabrook and Jim Smesny and wife Peggy of Dayton. Marveline was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as a creative cook, baker and dedicated gardener.
In addition, she was a full partner in Smesny Farms with her husband and oldest son, Joe, and contributed greatly to the success of their operations. Marveline was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Joe; her daughter, Sheri, her grandson, Joseph, and three infant brothers. Her beautiful spirit will be deeply missed by her children; her sister, Lois King; brother, Orvel Bode; and the grandchildren she loved dearly, Lauren Smesny Wade and husband, Trey, Sarah Smesny King and husband Raymond, Ford Smesny and wife Sarah, Frank Smesny, and Lisa Rice. In her later years, Marveline received much joy from visits by her great-grandchildren, Joseph and Ava, Sterling and Rhett, Leo and Addie, and Miguel and Lilly. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Tues., Dec. 15, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Eastgate with Father Peter Nguyen officiating. Marveline will be buried alongside her husband Joe; daughter Sheri; and grandson Joseph at St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ford Smesny, Frank Smesny, Raymond King, Donnie Bode, Danny Bode, and Rodney Bode. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Norwood, Jim Stokes, and Trey Wade. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association Houston & Southeast Texas, 6055 South Loop E., Houston, TX 77087. The family deeply appreciates the care provided their mother by Bernice Green, Heritage Retreat Care Hospice, and Memorial Hermann Hospice.
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