John B. Rombs, Sr.

Mass of Christian Burial for John B. Rombs Sr., 95, of Aberdeen will be 10:30am Friday, May 27, 2011 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Aberdeen. Father J. Joseph Holzhauser will be officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, Aberdeen is in charge of arrangements.

Liturgical Wake service will be 7:00pm Thursday, May 26, 2011at the mortuary. Visitation will be 5-7pm Thursday at the mortuary and one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. Friends may sign his online guest at the bottom of the page.

John passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services.

John B. Rombs was born April 9, 1916 to Walter and Regina (Batch) Rombs at Aberdeen where he was raised and attended Aberdeen Public Schools. He joined the CCC Camp and served in the Black Hills for a short time.

John returned to Aberdeen and married Mae Steers May 31, 1937 in Aberdeen. John was employed with Northwestern Public Service for over forty years. Mae passed away in 1992 and John has continued to make Aberdeen his home.

John enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fisherman.

Surviving John are three sons, John Rombs Jr. of Aberdeen, Robert (Lynette) Rombs of Mandan, ND and Edward (Alice) Rombs of Aberdeen, two daughters, Dorothy (Gary) Meyers and Mary Ann (Wayne) Harty both of Aberdeen, one sister, Hilda Braun of Bozeman, MT, fourteen grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren and twenty-eight great great grandchildren.

John was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son, William, daughter in law Pat Rombs, two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.

 

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