Theodore J. Fody

Sad news submitted by: Patrick Walsh (pw411@hotmail.com) from PhillyBurbs.com


Theodore J. Fody of Doylestown died Monday, July 5, 2010, at his residence. He was 76.  He was the beloved husband to the late Barbara L. Mathews Fody.  Born in New York, N.Y., he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Koch Fody and the father of the late Steven Fody. Mr. Fody was a former resident of Maryland before moving to Doylestown in 1977. 


He was a longtime employee with Conrail before retiring in 1994 as assistant vice president of purchasing.  Theodore was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He was a communicant of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Doylestown.


In his leisure time, he enjoyed working on his family genealogy studies, attending the Reading Phillies and, most of all, spending quality time vacationing with his children and grandchildren. Theodore will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.


Theodore is survived by his stepmother, Gertrude Fody; his dearest children, Kenneth W. Fody and his wife, Patricia, of Red Hill, Pa., Margaret Rose Weinmann and her husband, Charles, of Lansdale, Patricia E. Fody of Doylestown, Theodore "Scott" Fody and his wife, Sandra, of Douglasville, James E. Fody of Doylestown, Elizabeth A. Clifford and her husband, John, and Karen Sheaffer and her husband, Troy. He also is survived by his brother, Edward Fody of New York; and his 13 grandchildren.


Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Thursday July 8, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 235 E. State St. Doylestown. Interment will follow in St. John Neumann Cemetery, Chalfont.


In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.