William Frances Bodine

William Frances Bodine West Winfield, NY William Frances Bodine, age 79 of Philadelphia, Pa, Medford, NJ and more recently West Winfield NY, passed away suddenly on March 29, 2024 at Cooperstown Hospital. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa on September 5, 1944 to Robert Bodine and Mary (Walsh) Bodine. He attended St. John Newmann High School in Philadelphia, Pa and Camden County Community College in NJ. He was married to Virginia Dowhy in 1968 and to Wendy (Squires) Barrie in 1985. He served in the US Air Force from 1962 to 1966. He was stationed in Alaska and Japan, in the 6918th Security squadron as a code interpreter. He worked for the Philadelphia Railroad then at the Philadelphia National Bank, installing hardware and software for some of the first ATM machines. From there he worked at Kranzley Inc on ATM software. He stayed there when they became Anacomp. The last 25 year of his working life was spent at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging in Philadelphia PA., where he stayed until he retired to NY in 2013. He enjoyed downhill skiing, swimming and deep-sea fishing in his earlier days. He was an avid reader spending many happy hours at the book stores. He enjoyed camping with his family, tending his garden and being a rock hound! More recently, he enjoyed his retirement sitting on the deck watching the world go by and tending his chickens. He is survived by his wife Wendy, daughter Laura (Bodine) Tantaros, son Eric (and Megan) Bodine, son James (Amanda) Barrie and grandchildren Alexi Tantaros and Cody Barrie. He was predeceased by his parents Robert and Mary Bodine, brother Robert Bodine and granddaughter Kainah Cranfill Barrie. A short memorial service will be held on Saturday May 4, 2024 at 11 am at the Dimbleby Funeral Homes Inc. 365 West Main St. in West Winfield. In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Moab, Utah. For online expressions of sympathy please go to www.dimblebyfh.com