Obit: Bodamer, Robert L. "Bo" (1929 – 2017)
Transcriber:
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Surnames: Bodamer, Wyant, Brown, Evans, Gilchrist, Fraley, Avino, Jonak
----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 13 Dec 2017
Bodamer, Robert L. "Bo" (29 AUG 1929 – 10 DEC 2017)
Robert L. "Bo" Bodamer, age 88, of Chippewa Falls, formerly of Thorp, passed
away peacefully at his home on Sunday, December 10, 2017. There will be a time
to gather and celebrate Robert's life on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Thorp
Funeral Home, in Thorp, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Robert Lawrence Bodamer was born on August 29, 1929, in Hobart, IN, to Ralph and
Florence (Wyant) Bodamer. He was raised and received his education in
Merrillville, IN, where he graduated from high school in 1947. After completing
high school, Robert enlisted into the U.S. Air Force. While stationed at
Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, MT, he met and married Joan E. Brown on
June 6, 1952. He was honorably discharged on January 15, 1956. Robert then
enrolled at Bradley University, in Peoria, IL, where he took a course to learn
how to be a watchmaker. They moved to Grand Forks, ND and finally settled in
Thorp in 1959, where he purchased the jewelry store. In 1974, he sold the
jewelry store and worked for the City of Thorp until retiring in 1995. They
moved a home on Lake Wissota, where he resided until his death.
He was a member of the Thorp American Legion Post #118, a former member of the
Thorp Lions Club, a former member of the I n? Thorp Moose Lodge, a former member
of the Masons, and was a EMT on the Thorp Ambulance and a volunteer fireman on
the Thorp Fire Department, where had served as Fire Chief. Robert had many
interests, but especially loved camping, deer hunting, fishing, bowling,
collecting trains, golfing and flying planes.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Joan, of Chippewa Falls; four children:
Philip (Tami) Bodamer of Gearhart, OR, Jennifer (Robert) Evans of Zephyr Cove,
NV, Paul Bodamer of Thorp, Jessica (Dewey) Gilchrist of De Forest, WI; five
grandchildren: Nikki, Christopher, Stephanie, Chelsea and Trisha; nine
great-grandchildren; two sisters: Shirley Fraley and Carol Avino, both of
Hobart, IN; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends and his faithful
companion Milo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Howard; and one sister,
Doris Jonak.
Online condolences may be expressed at
www.cuddiefh.com. Thorp Funeral Home is assisting the family with
arrangements.
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