Kenneth Joel Rome

1937 - 2015  (77 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	Kenneth Joel Rome
  Born	25 Mar 1937	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  		Massachusetts Birth Index 1860-1970 of Kenneth J Rome
  Gender	Male
  1940 United States Federal Census	1940	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  	1940 United States Federal Census of Michael Rome Family
  Died	9 Mar 2015	New York City, New York County, New York, USA
  Age	77 years
  Buried	Aft 9 Mar 2015	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 80 Commerce Street, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA   [2]
  	Growing up in Worcester, MA, Kenny enjoyed spending time outdoors, biking and camping. He was an avid tennis player, once winning the Worcester City Junior Tennis Championship. He attended local schools there, graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Following a number of years working as an engineer with Philco, then General Electric, both of which were located in Philadelphia, Kenny made a career change. He earned his juris doctorate at Fordham Law School in 1967, He than practiced law in New York City where he met and married his wife Ann in 1974. She was a pianist and café singer and was a composing member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He loved books, frequenting Barnes & Noble and/or Borders where he both read and spent time with like-minded people. His most recent endeavors included helping people learn English as their second language and where he discovered new and interesting friends.. Ken also enjoyed music and writing. At the time of his death he was in the middle of the process of writing a children's book. Ken is survived by his beloved family, niece Elaine, her husband Barry, their children, Kimberley, David and Daniel, as well as five great-grand nieces and nephews.
  		Kenneth Joel Rome (1937 - 2015) Find A Grave Memorial
  Siblings	1. June Ruth Rome           b. 2 Jun 1929, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 25 Nov 1956, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Zorukh Griz (Greece) b.1810 Maternal Line: Irene S. Bloom b.1904
  Person ID	I12152	MyMispoche
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Michael Myer Rome           b. 23 Nov 1897, Mile End, London, England           d. 18 Jan 1988, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Irene S. Bloom           b. 1 Nov 1904, Olyka, Dubno, Volynia, Poland           d. 19 May 1990, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1927	Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Children	2 children
  1. June Ruth Rome           b. 2 Jun 1929, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 25 Nov 1956, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 27 years)   2. Kenneth Joel Rome           b. 25 Mar 1937, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Mar 2015, New York City, New York County, New York, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 25 Mar 1937 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  1940 United States Federal Census - 1940 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  Died - 9 Mar 2015 - New York City, New York County, New York, USA  Buried - Aft 9 Mar 2015 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 80 Commerce Street, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S818] Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970. Name: Kenneth J Rome Birth Date: 1937 Birth Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Volume Number: 111 Page Number: 520 Index Volume Number: 139 Reference Number: F63.M362 v.139 [S806] Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com/). Kenneth Joel Rome BIRTH 25 Mar 1937 Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH Mar 2015 (aged 77–78) Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA BURIAL Mount Pleasant Cemetery Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA MEMORIAL ID 143536222 [S821] Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970. Name: Michael Meyer Rome Marriage Year: 1927 Marriage Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA Index Volume Number: 104 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.104