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Donald Bodwin

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Donald Bodwin

Birth
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
22 Feb 1985 (aged 59)
Reedsville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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Donald J. Bodwin, 59, of 1545 West State Highway 10, Reedsville, went to his
eternal reward, January 22, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Maple
Grove, preceded by brief family rites at 10:30 a.m. from the Reedsville Funeral
Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated by Rev. John Conrad,
Rev. Alois Pimeskern, and Rev. Edward Rady and burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Bodwin was born January 16, 1926, at Manitowoc, son of the late Arthur and
Mary Grimm Bodwin. For the past 29 years he had been employed by the United
Parcel Service and most recently was the International Automotive Coordinator.
He married the former Marge Hennessey on November 16, 1948, in Maple Grove.
Among his many achievements, he helped develop a Stratified Engine and he also
initiated United Parcel Service in Canada and Germany.
Survivors include his wife, Marge, three sons and daughter-in-law, Pat and DeAnna
of Route 3, Reedsville, Michael of Kenosha, and Casey at home; two daughters and
a son-in-law, Judy and David Barnette of Naperville, Illinois, and Jill Bodwin at
home; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Ralph of Two Rivers and Leonard and
Bernice of Mishicot; a sister and brother-in-law: Mrs. Earl (Leona) Breummer of
Tisch Mills; a brother-in-law, Stanley Kopetsky of Two Rivers, a sister-in-law,
Florence Bodwin of Two Rivers and three grandchildren, Timothy Justin Bodwin,
Nicholas Donald Barnette, and Brock Jeremy Bodwin. He was preceded in death by
his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Friends may call at Reedsville Funeral Home, 4 o’clock to 9 o’clock this Thursday
afternoon and until the time of services Friday morning. Parish Vigil Service at
7 o’clock this Thursday evening led by Rev. David Pleier. Memorials to the American
Heart Association or Roncalli High School would be appreciated.
As a tribute to my husband and our father, we would like to say we will all miss
you more than words can say. Thank you for all your years of work, love, patience,
guidance and faith which you gave us. You will be sadly missed by all of us. Time
will never erase our sorrow. We will always love you.
Manitowoc Herald Times – Thursday, Jan. 24, 1985 – page 3
Donald J. Bodwin, 59, of 1545 West State Highway 10, Reedsville, went to his
eternal reward, January 22, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Maple
Grove, preceded by brief family rites at 10:30 a.m. from the Reedsville Funeral
Home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated by Rev. John Conrad,
Rev. Alois Pimeskern, and Rev. Edward Rady and burial will be in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Bodwin was born January 16, 1926, at Manitowoc, son of the late Arthur and
Mary Grimm Bodwin. For the past 29 years he had been employed by the United
Parcel Service and most recently was the International Automotive Coordinator.
He married the former Marge Hennessey on November 16, 1948, in Maple Grove.
Among his many achievements, he helped develop a Stratified Engine and he also
initiated United Parcel Service in Canada and Germany.
Survivors include his wife, Marge, three sons and daughter-in-law, Pat and DeAnna
of Route 3, Reedsville, Michael of Kenosha, and Casey at home; two daughters and
a son-in-law, Judy and David Barnette of Naperville, Illinois, and Jill Bodwin at
home; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Ralph of Two Rivers and Leonard and
Bernice of Mishicot; a sister and brother-in-law: Mrs. Earl (Leona) Breummer of
Tisch Mills; a brother-in-law, Stanley Kopetsky of Two Rivers, a sister-in-law,
Florence Bodwin of Two Rivers and three grandchildren, Timothy Justin Bodwin,
Nicholas Donald Barnette, and Brock Jeremy Bodwin. He was preceded in death by
his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Friends may call at Reedsville Funeral Home, 4 o’clock to 9 o’clock this Thursday
afternoon and until the time of services Friday morning. Parish Vigil Service at
7 o’clock this Thursday evening led by Rev. David Pleier. Memorials to the American
Heart Association or Roncalli High School would be appreciated.
As a tribute to my husband and our father, we would like to say we will all miss
you more than words can say. Thank you for all your years of work, love, patience,
guidance and faith which you gave us. You will be sadly missed by all of us. Time
will never erase our sorrow. We will always love you.
Manitowoc Herald Times – Thursday, Jan. 24, 1985 – page 3


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  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91821908/donald-bodwin: accessed ), memorial page for Donald Bodwin (16 Jan 1926–22 Feb 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91821908, citing Saint Patrick Catholic Cemetery, Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by M Carter (contributor 47545935).