Jeanette Bodie

Jeanette Bodie Hammond, IN Jeanette Bodie, age 82, of Hammond, IN, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007. Jeanette was a homemaker who formerly worked at Goldblatt's Department Store. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hammond and attended St. Mary's of the Lakes of Little Pelican Lake, MN. While working at Mirth Rootbeer stand, she met and later married James F. Bodie in 1942. They are the proud parents of daughters Janet, Irene and Nancy. Jeanette was a very talented artist, completed many oil paintings, enjoyed many years of ceramics. She was a member of "The Tuesday Afternoon Ladies" bowling league and a supporter of Y-Me Cancer Survivors. She loved to play card games, work puzzles and attend parties. She is survived by her husband James of Hammond; children Janet (Stephen) Bujtor of Richmond, IN., Irene (Kenneth) Kopton of Schererville, IN and Nancy (Fred) Newman of Berea, KY; son-in-law Brad Anderson of Lansing, IL; eight grandchildren: Christopher, Rosalie, James, Stephen (Louan) and Erik Bujtor; Daniel Kopton, Cheryl and Donald (Melissa) Anderson; three step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, Alaina, Brittanee, Autumn, Jacob, Adam, Austin, Noah and Alexander; step-great-grandchildren; one sister Marilyn Johnson of Detroit Lakes, MN; sister-in-law Bonnie Brunner of Valparaiso; two brothers-in-law Robert McKay of Detroit Lakes, MN and Albert (Jeannie) Bodie of Hammond; many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her beloved granddaughter Denise; her sister Joan McKay; brothers Skip, Robert, Eugene and Edward Brunner and her parents Sam and Marie Brunner. Funeral arrangements were completed by the Solan-Pruzin Funeral Home, Hammond, IN.