DODGE, James Manuel

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Published Thursday, June 16, 2011 - James Manuel Dodge Jan. 7, 1918 — June 15, 2011 James Manuel Dodge passed away Wednesday, with his wife and daughter by his side, at age 93. He was born Jan. 7, 1918, in Trenton, Maine, to George and Beatrice (Dolliver) Dodge, the youngest of three children. James proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was stationed in Italy, Sicily and North Africa. After the war, he returned to Maine and married A. Elizabeth “Betty” Stone Sept. 15, 1945. He became the foreman for the largest greenhouses in New England. The family relocated to Tucson in 1965, where James was a salesman in wholesale lawn and garden supply. In 1990, they made Lake Havasu City their permanent home. While living in Maine, James was a past member of the Rotary Club, co-owner of the White Birches 9 Hole Golf Course, and James and Betty were active in the community theater. James is survived by his loving wife, Betty; daughter, Karen Nick and her husband, Bob; son, George S. Dodge and his wife, Barbara; grandchildren, Deborah, Elizabeth, James, Terese and Damien; and great-grandchildren James Robert, Peter and Phillip. James was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed. Thoughts and condolences can be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.