Merton W. "Mike" Hodge, 88, of ClaytonMerton W. "Mike" Hodge, 88, Rees St., Clayton, passed away Sunday morning, May 20, 2012, at his home. The funeral service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, Clayton, on Thursday, May 24, at 11AM with Rev. Jerome Wichelns officiating with burial at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours and arrangements are with Cummings Funeral Service, Inc., Clayton. Mr. Hodge was born in Plainfield, NJ on July 27, 1923, son of Clarence and Florence Carpenter Hodge. He graduated from Watertown High School and had attended St. Lawrence University Extension. On November 21, 1942 he married Madaline Dodge at Trinity Episcopal Church. He entered the US Navy on August 14, 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater and China, receiving the Asiatic Pacific, Philippine Liberation, Victory, and American Theater Medals. On January 26, 1946 he was honorably discharged as a Motor Machinist Mate 2nd Class. After his service in the Navy, the couple moved to Clayton and then to California for five years. In 1953 they moved to Utica and then to N. Carolina where he worked as a tool operator and general foreman for Singer in Black Mountain. They moved to Syracuse where he retired in 1985 as a process and manufacturing engineer for Rollway Bearing, Liverpool. While working for them, he had assignments in Germany and Romania. Since 1989 the couple had wintered in Leesburg, FL. Mr. Hodge was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, American Legion Post 821, and Oriental Faxton Mason Lodge 224. He was active with Habitat for Humanity and a tennis player. Besides his wife, Madaline D., he is survived by his daughter, Nancy H. Brame, Clay; two grandsons and their wives, Matthew and Cheryl Brame and Michael and Vicky Brame; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Marguerite Storey, FL and Florence Fetterman, Watertown; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations in his name to Hospice of Jefferson County, 1398 Gotham St., Watertown, NY 13601. |
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, Watertown, NYFuneral Homes ListingsJefferson County:
Bossuot-Lundy Funeral Home, Carthage
Calarco, D.L. Funeral Home, Watertown
Costello Funeral Service, Alexandria Bay
Cummings Funeral Service
Frederick Bros Funeral Home, Theresa
Hart & Bruce Funeral Home, Watertown
Johnson Funeral Home, Dexter
Reed & Benoit Funeral Home, Watertown
Cleveland Funeral Home, Watertown
Cleveland Funeral Home,,Cape Vincent
Becker-Cleveland Funeral Home, Chaumont
Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage
Carpenter-Stoodley, Belleville
T.R. Jetty Funeral Home, Clayton
Piddock Funeral Home, Adams Lewis County
Adirondack Funeral Home, Croghan
Iseneker Funeral Home, Lowville
Scanlon Funeral Home, Croghan
Sundquist Funeral Home, Lowville St. Lawrence County
Hammill Funeral Home, Winthrop
Buck Funeral Home, Norwood
Fox-McLellan Funeral Home, Ogdensburg
French Funeral Home, Gouverneur
Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur
Allen-Nichols Funeral Home, Ogdensburg
Frary Funeral Home, Ogdensburg
Lawrence Funeral Home, Canton O'Leary Funeral Home, Canton Allen-Denesha Funeral Home, De Kalb Junction French Funeral Home Inc., Gouverneur French Funeral Home Inc., Edwards French Funeral Home Inc., Star Lake
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