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Arlene Bodington Obituary

BODINGTON Arlene M. Bodington, age 73, of Trumbull, passed away Monday, May 29, 2006 at Bridgeport Hospital. Mrs. Bodington was born in Bridgeport and was a longtime Trumbull resident. She graduated from the University of Bridgeport School of Nursing and practiced nursing until she married and stayed home to raise her four children. She was a volunteer for more than 35 years with the Trumbull school system. She and her husband, Herbert were charter members and the first presidents THSGEMB Association. Mrs. Bodington was also a past president of Jane Ryan Elementary School and Madison Junior High School PTA. Survivors include her beloved husband, Herbert A. Bodington of Trumbull; her four children, Scott and his wife, Barbara Bodington, of Trumbull, Craig and his wife, Eileen Bodington, of Wethersfield, Lane and her husband, Thomas Whitmoyer, of Trumbull and Drew and his wife, Martha Bodington, of Stratford; her two sisters, Janet and her husband, Robert Olah, of Newtown and Marie and her husband, Mark Sexton, of Williamsburg, Va.; thirteen grandchildren, Johanna, Caroline, James, Heather, Jeffrey, Joseph, Matthew, Caitlyn, Emily, Abigail, Connor, Maggie and Ross; one great-granddaughter, Melanie; and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to go directly to church on Thursday at 9 a.m in St. Theresa Church, 5301 Main Street, Trumbull. Interment in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. At the request of the family calling hours have been omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arlene Bodington Scholarship Fund at Trumbull High School. c/o Milford Bank 33 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Cyril F. Mullins Trumbull Funeral Home, 399 White Plains Road. For condolences and more information please visit www.mullinsfh.com.

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Published by Connecticut Post from May 31 to Jun. 1, 2006.

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cathy mullins

June 23, 2006

To Herb and Family



I was very saddened by your phone call, but I am so glad you did call, I would of never known of her passing.

I met your Wife, Mom, Grandma and Greatgrandma at my job a short while ago.

When she came up to the door, I just had to stop and I held the door open, there was just something about her that I took to!

She was very uneasy and it upset me, I had an Angel Coin with me and something in my heart made me give it to her.

To my shock a short time after her appointment she sent me a wonderful basket made of fruit in the shape of flowers, she made me cry. I told her she deserved to be treated Special because she was!

In the past few months, I sent her little things to let her know I was thinking of her and that I cared and to let her know that she was special to me. I hope that what I had sent, had sent a little bit of cheer her way.

My daughter April 6 shares her birthday. Arlene made a wonderful lasting impression and memory in my life and I will never forget her and every June 28, we will celebrate allways!

May God Look after all of you and let your new Angel Arlene guide and protect you, (I hope she will guide me and April too).



all my love and prayers

xooxxoxoxoxoxoxo

Cathy and April and Family

Jan Josephson Briggs

June 15, 2006

Dear Bodington family,



I heard of your wife and mother's passing and wanted to let you know that my sister, Laurie, and I have only the fondest of memories of your precious mother. What a wonderful, giving lady she was and my, how she could brighten a room with her laughter. Our memories of her are dear and we grieve with you at your loss. May God's loving arms reach down to you and bring you comfort. Our dear father passed away in November 2004, so we now live more for eternity than ever before. Love to you all.

Kristen Steigauf Bartosic

June 5, 2006

Drew, Herb, Lane and all the Bodington family,



I am so sorry to here of Ar's passing. She was such a wonderful person. She is part of my memories of Trumbull High School, as are you all.



My thoughts are with you all.

Laurie Rockett

June 5, 2006

Dear Bodingtons -



I was so sorry to hear of your wife and Mom's passing. She was such a wonderful, loving lady. I have so many fond memories of all did with the kids and the bands. She loved her husband, she loved her kids -- and her home was always open. She will be missed!



With love -



Laurie Josephson Rockett

Jodi Payne (Sikorsky)

June 2, 2006

Drew, Herb and Family:

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief. May God bless all of you ...



Jodi Payne

Jose Garcia

June 1, 2006

To the Boddington Family,

I'am sorry for the loss of your mother/wife.

My deepest sympathy

Jose Garcia and family

Jose Garcia(Ft Bragg NC)

[email protected]

Kevin Cogan

June 1, 2006

To the Boddington family,

Our deepest sorrow for your loss.

The Cogan family.

Robert Wesolowski

June 1, 2006

To the Bodington family : I'm sorry for the loss of your Mother / Wife. My deepest sympathy.

Bob Wesolowski

Mary Beth Wabno

June 1, 2006

Lane, Tom, Caity, Emily and Abby,

We are sorry for your loss. May the happy memories you have of your Mom/ Grandma get you through the rough times ahead.



Your in our thougths and prayers,

Ed, Marybeth, Kelly and Dan Wabno

Kathy Kravec

June 1, 2006

Mr. Bodington, Lane and family,

I only have fond memories of Mrs. Bodington and her devotion to the THS Marching Band. May her memory be eternal.

Linda Lucy

June 1, 2006

Lane,

I'm so sorry to hear about your mom.

Shirley Szekeres

June 1, 2006

For Herb and the whole family I would like to say I'm so sorry. From Shirley Szekeres, your across the road neighbor and friend. God Bless You, Ar

Harry and Rosemarie Testani

June 1, 2006

Dear Herb and Family,our deep condolences to you during this very sad and painful time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Sincerely, Harry and Rosemarie Testani

Robbin Griffin

May 31, 2006

Lane and all of your family - I am so sorry for your loss - She was a wonderful person. God Bless.

Donna Horton

May 31, 2006

To Arlene's Family:

No words can express our sympathy to you all. Mussie was always there to support her grandchildren. We will always remember the good times we had with her, especially in Disney and at school functions. Arlene will always be with us in everything we do. Memories are sacred and we will keep them close to our hearts.

Donna & Pete Horton

John Consalvo

May 31, 2006

Arlene was a dear friend and a wonderful neighbor. She will be sadly missed by everyone who knew her. Our deepest condolences to the entire Bodington family.

May God Bless. Love Marie Consalvo, Doreen and David Urban and family, John J. Consalvo Jr.

Tom Dowling

May 31, 2006

Our thoughts and prayers are with you Herb and family in this time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.Our sympathies to you all.

Jacquie & Ken St. Jacques

May 31, 2006

Drew & Family,

Kenny & I send our sympathy to you and your family.

Sharon Tudino

May 31, 2006

We were so sorry to hear about your loss. "Ar" will never be forgotten. The good times will stay with you all forever.

Sharon and Frank Tudino

Charlie Perez

May 31, 2006

To the Bodington family

On behalf of my family, please accept our sincere sympathy on the loss of your wife, mother and grandmother.



Carol, Linda (Perez) Cahill, and Charlie Perez

Tom Lambert

May 31, 2006

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Dennis Kisyk

May 31, 2006

Scott & Barb,

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family.

Michael C. Rindos

May 31, 2006

For Drew, Herb and family. I am very sorry to hear of your loss. Take comfort in the attention that your family and friends will be offering during this time. It will help when you need it the most.

Al Baldwin

May 31, 2006

There but for the grace of God. You will all be in my thoughts & prayers.

Jean True

May 31, 2006

Dear Herb and family, Words cannot fully express my sorrow for you at this time. I,too, will miss my dear friend but she is now in a better place looking down on us all. The tributes from your grandchildren are awesome. Yes,our memories will help us to sustain our loss. My sympathy to you all.

Miss Jean

Jack Collins

May 31, 2006

Herb, Scott, Craig and Drew. My heartfelt sympathy on your loss. I will be unable to be at church, since I am in a caregiver role these days. I will be with you in spirit and prayer.



God Bless all of you



Jack Collins

Caity Whitmoyer

May 31, 2006

Arlene Bodington, also known as Mussie or Ma, to her grandchildren, lived life to the fullest as much as she could. She was never one to skip out of the chance to see her grandchildren excel through life. She was always teaching us to live life to the fullest and her actions and lessons given to us will never be forgotten. I love you Mussie. I will never forget everything that you did for me and how you supported me the 20 years that you were a part of my life. Knowing that you have left us on earth is at first painful, but at the sametime we are able to live on with the plethora of memories that you made with us. It definitely will be hard to deal with you not being physically with us for a while, but I know that I will feel you around us in other ways. I love you! To my family, we will get through this together. We need to support everyone through this difficult time in our lives if we are going to get through this.

Love, Caity

Johanna Bodington

May 31, 2006

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

Caity Whitmoyer

May 30, 2006

Mussie....

I love you soooo much! Thanks for all the memories. I will never forget everything that you have done for me in my life. To my family- I know this will be hard, but we will get through this by staying together. Thank you for all the support that you guys have given me already I hope that I can give just as much support to you back as we all go through the pain of our tremendous loss together.

Love, Caity

Johanna Bodington

May 30, 2006

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."

It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.

Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2006

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