Rita Marie Jerome

1926 - 2014  (87 år)

• Namn	Rita Marie Jerome
  Födelse	4 Jun 1926	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
  Kön	Kvinna
  Militärtjänstgöring	1945	US Army   [1]
  	Hon tjänstgjorde i 2:a världskriget som sjuksköterska
  Yrke	Sjuksköterska
  Död	17 Apr 2014	Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County, New York, USA   [2]
  Begravning	eft 17 Apr 2014	Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, Iroquois County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Person-ID	I52099	Allan Kvalevaag
  Senast ändrad	25 Mar 2022

  
  

  Familj	Francis Burton Erickson
  Barn	1. Burt Erickson   2. Lynn Erickson
  Familjens ID	F39826	Familjeöversikt  |  Familjediagram
  Senast ändrad	22 Mar 2022

  
  

• Foton

  Rita_Marie_Jerome_2014 Foto: Steven Baker

  
  

• Noteringar

  Hon tjänstgjorde i 2:a världskriget Bio: Rita Erickson, 87, of Briarcliff Manor, NY, and formerly of Sheldon, IL, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at her residence. Rita was born June 4, 1926 in Chicago, the daughter of Ray Jerome and Mae Conley Jerome and they preceded her in death. Rita is survived by her husband of 62 years, Burton Erickson, daughter, Lynn (Brendan) Malley of Cortlandt Manor, NY, son, Burt Erickson of Bronxville, NY, and her two grandchildren, Luke and Caitlin Malley. Rita was one of the first woman lifeguards in 1943 at North Avenue beach on Lake Michigan. She earned her Bachelors degree at Depaul University, a Masters at Columbia University in NY and taught elementary school in the Elmwood Park (IL) and Greenburgh (NY) school district for 46 years. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the 1:00 p.m. funeral service on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Darrow Church of Christ near Sheldon. Dr. Chauncey Lattimer Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Sheldon Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers to Phelps Memorial Hospice, One Phelps Lane, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. Arrangements by Knapp Funeral Home in Sheldon, IL.

  
  

• Källor

  [S49936] US World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948. [S92] www.findagrave.com.