Edwin J. Krom Sr., 91, of Kingston
Edwin J. Krom Sr., 91, passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2017.
Born in Kingston, he was the son of the late Irving Krom Sr. and Addie Mae (Snyder) Krom.
On Nov. 19, 1949, Ed married the former Dorothy E. Marks, who predeceased him on Nov. 11, 2000, after 50 years of marriage.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Emmons DD457 Navy Destroyer/Mine Sweeper, surviving an attack of five Japanese Kamikaze aircraft. Ed was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, serving in many capacities on the church council. He was also a member of the Hendrik Hudson Lodge No. 0875 F. & A. M., in Red Hook, N.Y., and formerly Kingston Lodge No. 10, F. & A. M. Ed was a member of American Legion Post 150, Kingston. Ed was a self-employed carpenter/contractor for many years in the Kingston area.
He is survived by his children, Barbara (Charles) Long, Deborah (Gary) Hudler, Carol (Steve) McIntosh, Bonnie (Del) Braswell, and Edwin J. Krom Jr.; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to his parents and wife, Ed was predeceased by his daughter, Nancy Krom; his greatgranddaughter, Vanessa Coddington; as well as his siblings, Marion Sahler, Ethel Paulus, Beatrice Albright, and Irving Krom Jr.
Entrusted to the care of Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service, 326 Albany Ave., Kingston, where family and friends may visit on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, from 3 to 7 p.m. The funeral service will take place at Trinity Lutheran Church, 72 Spring St., Kingston, N.Y. 12401, on Tuesday Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. Internment with full military honors will follow in Mount Marion Cemetery, Mount Marion, N.Y.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the educational scholarship fund sponsored by USS Emmons Association, c/o Thomas Hoffman, Treasurer, 3136 Northampton St., Bethlehem, Pa. 18020, or Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Capital Improvement Fund, 72 Spring St., Kingston, N.Y. 12401. To leave an expression of sympathy, please visit www.KeyserFuneralService.com.