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Fred J. Bodtorf

Fred J. Bodtorf, 85, of Reedsville, passed away Friday evening, Nov. 20, 2020, at his home.

Born March 20, 1935, in Milroy, he was a son of the late Fred S. and Susan E. (Kerstetter) Bodtorf. His wife, Mary Alice (Fickes) Bodtorf, whom he married Dec. 23, 1954, survives.

Also surviving are: sons, Robert L. Bodtorf and wife, Sharon, of Newport, William K. Bodtorf and wife, Diana, of Reedsville, Christopher A. Bodtorf and wife, Sheli, of Lewistown; sisters, Sue Carol Decker, of State College, Yvonne Mae Wilson, of Lewistown; ten grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, James S. Bodtorf Sr., Jan. 1, 2003.

Fred had been an acoustical engineer at Fisher Electronics, Milroy. He was a 1953 graduate of Armagh Brown High School, and a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Reedsville Evangelical Lutheran Church.

A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at the Evangel Baptist Church, 375 W. Fifth Street, Lewistown, with Rev. Bill Howe and Rev. Carla Volland officiating.

There will be a viewing 2 hours before the funeral service, at the church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Milroy.

For online condolences visit bohnfuneralhome.com.