Surnames: Bodem, Heimas, Bandow, Bluck

----Source: Clark County Press, Neillsville, WI, January 23, 2008

Bodem, Helen M. (January 13, 1910 - January 13, 2008)

Helen M. (Bandow) Bodem died on her 98th birthday in Milwaukee, WI. Born on January 13, 1910 in Clark County, WI, the fifth child of seven to Mary Ann (Heimas) and William F. Bandow, she married Fred Bodem on June 1, 1935, in Colby, WI.

She is survived by her sons, Frederick W., of Chicago, and Dennis R. (Beverly) Bodem, of Alpena, MI. Helen is also survived by three grandchildren, heather Bodem, of Alpena, MI; Dawn (Mark) Bluck, of Alpena; and Brent, of Kalamazoo, MI; and two great-grandsons, Matthew and Jonathan Bluck, of Alpena. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and other relatives in North-Central Wisconsin.

Memorials may be made to Grace Bible College, 1011 Aldon St., Wyoming, MI., 49509 or Mount Calvary Lutheran School, 2862 N. 53rd St., Milwaukee, WI 53210