pim (Ida Pearl) Dodge was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on July 4, 1929 to Austin Hall Morse and Eva Lancaster Morse – their only child. She graduated from Berlin High School in 1947, and furthered her education at Boston University and Sargent College.

In 1949 she enlisted in the Women's Army Corp and served as secretary to the commanding officer of the WACs at the Pentagon. In 1950, while home on leave, she met a handsome soldier, Robert Nelson Dodge, on a blind date and they married a week later. Their only child, Bobette, was born in January of 1951. pim served as an army wife until 1963, as well as working outside the home in administration in the manufacturing industry and later in health care.

In 1978 she and Robert moved "up north" to Frankfort, Michigan. In 1985 she became a travel host, traveling all over the world. She was a tireless volunteer, dedicated lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church and involved in the community she lived in and loved.

She is survived by her daughter, Bobette Dodge, her granddaughter Gretchen Dodge (Higbee) Davis, and her great granddaughter Meah Eileen Higbee, as well as extended family Candace (Stevens) Job and Michael Thomas McClellan.

Her ashes will be interred with Robert's at the Great Lakes National Cemetery.

She would be proud to be remembered for a life well lived.