Jerome P. Bloomfield Obituary (1917 - 2009)

Jerome Philip Bloomfield died Monday, September 14, 2009. He was 92. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Anne (Knoll) Bloomfield, daughter Susan (Howard) Schnitz and sons David (Sally) Bloomfield, Ronald (Mary McCafferty) Bloomfield, all of Columbus, and Douglas (Joy) Bloomfield of Silver Spring, MD. He had 10 grandchildren (David Jr. and Paul Bloomfield; Stephanie, Jason and Robert Schnitz; Connor, Kevin and Cormac Bloomfield; and Jonathan Bloomfield and Shoshannah Boray) and seven great-grandchildren (Caroline, Max, Ross, Hogan and Katherine Bloomfield and Zoe and Emi Boray). Jerry Bloomfield was born in Canton, Ohio, March 15, 1917, attended public schools in Cleveland and lived in the Columbus area for more than 57 years. He attended Agudas Achim and Beth Jacob Congregations. He had been in the furniture and real estate business for many years. He is preceded in death by his brothers Milton Bloomfield (1915-1998) of DelRay Beach, Florida, and Daniel Bloomfield (1919-2009) of Calgary, Alberta. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2009, at the NEW AGUDAS ACHIM CEMETERY, 2565 Performance Parkway, Columbus with Rabbi Cary Kozberg officiating. Shiva will be observed at the Schnitz residence on Thursday, service at 7PM. In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to the Wexner Heritage House.