of Warwick, passed away on March 18, 2010 at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She was 77 years old.
Born on March 18, 1933 in the Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Mildred Bejeck Schnaufer.
She was married to the late William J. Roome (1990).
A homemaker, Mrs. Roome was a member of the Warwick Seniors and active with the Creek Side Community Group. She was a member of St. Stephens RC Church, where she served as a Eucharist Minister.
She is survived by her two sons: Thomas Roome and his wife Sylvia of Warwick, NY and William Roome and his wife Paige of Madrid, NY; her daughters: Jean Mary Purdyand her husband Thomas Nickonovitz of Bunnell, FL and Mary Jacobsen and her husband Mitchell of Milford, PA; her eight grandchildren: William, Ava, Nicholas, Anthony, Geoffrey, Jacob, Sophia and Simon.
Visitation will be on Monday, March 22, 2010, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday at St. Stephens RC Church, Warwick. Interment will follow in Calverton National Cemetery, Long Island.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Stephen’s RC Church Building Fund, 75 Sanfordville Road, Warwick, NY 10990.