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October 11, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Kenneth R. Rovere, age 70 of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Packanack Lake in Wayne, died suddenly on Thursday, October 11, 2012 with his wife and daughter at his side.
Kenny was born in Jersey City and spent most of his life in Wayne. He was a stellar athlete and football player at Wayne High School, graduating with the class of 1960. He attended Elon University in North Carolina and began his career with National Cash Register (NCR), selling cash registers and adding machines to shop owners in the Newark area. As the computer age emerged, Ken was anxious to learn the new technology. He got in on the ground floor, so to speak, and became a successful salesman of computer hardware and software to the IT industry throughout the New York area, with an office in Manhattan. He worked for Ultimate Corp throughout the 1980’s and then with Williams Communications and several other firms, enjoying a lengthy career and traveling the world over. He retired in 2006.
Ken suffered a heart attack in 1987 and endured a quadruple bypass. It was at that time that his doctors also diagnosed him with lymphoma. The specialists at that time told him that he might have only eight years to live. Kenny defied them all by fighting on for twenty five more years.
Family was very important to Ken. Despite working long days, late nights, and travelling extensively, he always found time to be there for his children’s activities, sporting events and family vacations. He coached baseball, soccer, and was even Scout Master during the time his boys were in Scouting. They visited Disney World several times and always enjoyed a summer vacation at LBI. He was a very proud parent and grandparent, leaving his family with many memories to cherish for years to come.
Kenny was also very involved with the Packanack Lake Golf Club. He served on the Board of Directors as both House and Tournament Chairman. He also played a pivotal role getting the clubhouse built that exists at the Golf Club today. He faced daunting odds and great opposition from the community, but he persevered. It should come as no surprise that his game didn’t improve much even after the clubhouse was built, and his fellow members still recall Kenny often throwing his club after making a bad shot.
Ken met his wife Nancy (nee Methlie) at Packanack Lake and the two of them were married on May 18, 1968. They hosted a reception at the Wayne Manor and have enjoyed forty four years together.
Kenny is survived by his loving wife of forty four years, Nancy, four children; Kevin Rovere and his wife Sharon of Wayne, Craig Rovere and his wife Gail of Wayne, Kristen Corby and her husband Jason of Monroe, NC, and Carrie Mundrick and her husband Paul of Chestertown, NY, one sister; Virginia Rovere of Little Falls, and fourteen grandchildren: Codie, Noah, Grant, Hunter, Carson, Avery, Jillian, Robert, Collin, Joseph, Hadden, Sara, Nicholas, and Molly.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605, www.lls.org, or the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, #301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183, www.heart.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
October 11, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Wednesday from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Kenneth R. Rovere, age 70 of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Packanack Lake in Wayne, died suddenly on Thursday, October 11, 2012 with his wife and daughter at his side.
Kenny was born in Jersey City and spent most of his life in Wayne. He was a stellar athlete and football player at Wayne High School, graduating with the class of 1960. He attended Elon University in North Carolina and began his career with National Cash Register (NCR), selling cash registers and adding machines to shop owners in the Newark area. As the computer age emerged, Ken was anxious to learn the new technology. He got in on the ground floor, so to speak, and became a successful salesman of computer hardware and software to the IT industry throughout the New York area, with an office in Manhattan. He worked for Ultimate Corp throughout the 1980’s and then with Williams Communications and several other firms, enjoying a lengthy career and traveling the world over. He retired in 2006.
Ken suffered a heart attack in 1987 and endured a quadruple bypass. It was at that time that his doctors also diagnosed him with lymphoma. The specialists at that time told him that he might have only eight years to live. Kenny defied them all by fighting on for twenty five more years.
Family was very important to Ken. Despite working long days, late nights, and travelling extensively, he always found time to be there for his children’s activities, sporting events and family vacations. He coached baseball, soccer, and was even Scout Master during the time his boys were in Scouting. They visited Disney World several times and always enjoyed a summer vacation at LBI. He was a very proud parent and grandparent, leaving his family with many memories to cherish for years to come.
Kenny was also very involved with the Packanack Lake Golf Club. He served on the Board of Directors as both House and Tournament Chairman. He also played a pivotal role getting the clubhouse built that exists at the Golf Club today. He faced daunting odds and great opposition from the community, but he persevered. It should come as no surprise that his game didn’t improve much even after the clubhouse was built, and his fellow members still recall Kenny often throwing his club after making a bad shot.
Ken met his wife Nancy (nee Methlie) at Packanack Lake and the two of them were married on May 18, 1968. They hosted a reception at the Wayne Manor and have enjoyed forty four years together.
Kenny is survived by his loving wife of forty four years, Nancy, four children; Kevin Rovere and his wife Sharon of Wayne, Craig Rovere and his wife Gail of Wayne, Kristen Corby and her husband Jason of Monroe, NC, and Carrie Mundrick and her husband Paul of Chestertown, NY, one sister; Virginia Rovere of Little Falls, and fourteen grandchildren: Codie, Noah, Grant, Hunter, Carson, Avery, Jillian, Robert, Collin, Joseph, Hadden, Sara, Nicholas, and Molly.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605, www.lls.org, or the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, #301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183, www.heart.org, would be greatly appreciated.
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