Christine Evelyn Bodmer

Christine Evelyn Bodmer, age 77, peacefully passed away on 4/12/16 in Encinitas, California from brain cancer and Parkinson disease. She was the loving mother of Steve, Jim and Lynda; Nana of Rachel, Jacob, Nick, Zach, Tori, Tim, Sami, Casi, Eric and Ryan. Her late husband, Harold, passed away on 3/31/10 after 50 beautiful years of marriage. She will be buried alongside him at Riverside National Cemetery, CA on May 13, 2016 followed by a memorial service at 12:30 at Allen Brothers Mortuary chapel in Vista. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Christine (Chris) was born in Brooklyn, NY on 2/6/1939 from John and Evelyn Fischer. Sadly, her mother died only a few months later from cancer. She was brought up by her dad and older sisters Josephine, Flora, and Marie. She married Harold Bodmer on 6/20/1959 in Wyandanch, NY. Their first house was in Massapequa, NY, where they had their two sons, Steve and Jim. In 1965 they moved to Lake Grove, NY where they later had their daughter, Lynda. As kids, we had many fond memories growing up in this house including family gatherings and camping trips. She became a Registered Nurse in 1975 and practiced for many years concluding her career on the baby floor, which she absolutely loved. They retired and moved to Ridge, NY and enjoyed many travels. During one of these travels, unfortunately, Harold suffered a stroke which he was only able to partially recover. Shortly thereafter in 1999, Chris and Harold moved out to Murrieta, CA to be closer to Steve and Lynda. Thankfully they were both able to see their grandchildren born and grow up before he passed away from melanoma in 2010, less than a year after celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Chris stayed in their house in Murrieta until about 2 years ago when she needed to move to Brookdale assisted living facility in San Marcos, CA due to her health deterioration. This February, only four days after celebrating her 77th birthday with the family, she was admitted into the Scripps Encinitas hospital where they discovered a brain tumor. We are grateful that she was able to stay comfortably at Encinitas Retirement Gardens with wonderful people to help her through the last two difficult months. We are thankful for all of the loving, beautiful memories we will always have of her. We will miss you dearly!! In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made at the following charities or the charity of your choice: American Parkinson Disease Association, National Brain Tumor Society.