Obituary for Bill Roome
Roome, Bill
At Headwaters Health Care Centre on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at the age of 92. Bill was born Norman William Roome to Elsie Florence (Wood) and Norman William Roome (Sr). He was predeceased by his parents (1980 and 1966), his brother John (1983), his wife Patricia (Otley, née Lawrance, 2019) and his ex-wife Ruth (née Paterson, 1999). Bill is fondly remembered by his children: Tom (Eve Edward), Doug (Cathy Pryce), Susan (Andrew Willnecker) and Andrea (Alan Cameron); and Pat’s children: Bill (Carol Bell) Otley, and Christine Danks. He was Grandad to: Mike, Alyssa (Jon Bowden) and Paul Roome; Matthew (Randi Cameron) Moote and Emily Roome; Jamie (Erin Côté) and Ryan (Natalie Major) Willnecker; Bryan and Catie (Rui Costa) Danks; Nicole (Paul Amos) and Robert (Melanie Hutton) Otley. Bill was also GG to: Jada, Jordyn and Jaelyn; Shawn, Hayden, Chase and Blake; Alora; Connor; Bella, Shiloh, and Max. His niece, Cathryn Gramolini, will also fondly remember him as her Uncle Willie.
Bill spent the first 8 years of his life in Chicago and then his parents moved the family back to Ontario. During the early years of his life with his first wife Ruth, the family lived in Richmond Hill, West Rouge and then, in 1967, they moved to Orangeville so that he could work as an off-hour supervisor at the newly built Ontario Hydro Conference and Development Centre. Bill was active in the Orangeville Alley Bowling League in the ‘70s. In 1986 Bill married Patricia Otley. They moved away for a while but ended up back in Orangeville for the rest of their lives. Dad loved family times: bird watching, fishing, good food and playing euchre with his “boys”.
Bill will be laid to rest with his parents and other family in London, Ontario with a private family gathering.
If desired, donations to the Arthritis Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation, would be appreciated by the family.
A tree will be planted in memory of Bill in the Dods & McNair Memorial Forest at the Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. 20th Annual Dedication Service will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.dodsandmcnair.com
At Headwaters Health Care Centre on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at the age of 92. Bill was born Norman William Roome to Elsie Florence (Wood) and Norman William Roome (Sr). He was predeceased by his parents (1980 and 1966), his brother John (1983), his wife Patricia (Otley, née Lawrance, 2019) and his ex-wife Ruth (née Paterson, 1999). Bill is fondly remembered by his children: Tom (Eve Edward), Doug (Cathy Pryce), Susan (Andrew Willnecker) and Andrea (Alan Cameron); and Pat’s children: Bill (Carol Bell) Otley, and Christine Danks. He was Grandad to: Mike, Alyssa (Jon Bowden) and Paul Roome; Matthew (Randi Cameron) Moote and Emily Roome; Jamie (Erin Côté) and Ryan (Natalie Major) Willnecker; Bryan and Catie (Rui Costa) Danks; Nicole (Paul Amos) and Robert (Melanie Hutton) Otley. Bill was also GG to: Jada, Jordyn and Jaelyn; Shawn, Hayden, Chase and Blake; Alora; Connor; Bella, Shiloh, and Max. His niece, Cathryn Gramolini, will also fondly remember him as her Uncle Willie.
Bill spent the first 8 years of his life in Chicago and then his parents moved the family back to Ontario. During the early years of his life with his first wife Ruth, the family lived in Richmond Hill, West Rouge and then, in 1967, they moved to Orangeville so that he could work as an off-hour supervisor at the newly built Ontario Hydro Conference and Development Centre. Bill was active in the Orangeville Alley Bowling League in the ‘70s. In 1986 Bill married Patricia Otley. They moved away for a while but ended up back in Orangeville for the rest of their lives. Dad loved family times: bird watching, fishing, good food and playing euchre with his “boys”.
Bill will be laid to rest with his parents and other family in London, Ontario with a private family gathering.
If desired, donations to the Arthritis Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation, would be appreciated by the family.
A tree will be planted in memory of Bill in the Dods & McNair Memorial Forest at the Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville. 20th Annual Dedication Service will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.dodsandmcnair.com