Philip Keith Romp (1930-2015)
ROMP, JOHNSON, WARREN, RUMBAUGH, DOLPH, HUNT, FEVOLD, BAKER, SCHAUPER, VOSS
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 2/10/2015 at 21:30:00
From Ryan Funeral Home obituary, Nevada, Story County, Iowa:
Philip K. Romp, age 84, of Collins, died Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.
Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015, at Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada, with Pastor David Burling officiating. Private family burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Collins, with military honors by Freland Carver Post No. 81 of the American Legion. Memorial visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Community Building/Legion Hall on Main Street in Collins with a Masonic Service at 4 p.m.
Born September 23, 1930, in Jewell, Iowa, Philip Keith Romp was the son of Guy W. and Francis A. (Johnson) Romp. He grew up in the Randall area, graduating from Randall High School in 1949. Philip served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. In the summer of 2013, he was honored to participate in a Freedom Flight to Washington, D.C.
Following his honorable discharge from the military, Philip returned to the Randall area. He farmed and had a corn shelling and trucking business from 1953-69. On November 26, 1961, he married Mary Ann Warren at Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines. The couple was blessed with two daughters, Kimberly and Phyllis.
In 1969, the family made their home in Collins where Philip farmed and raised livestock. Mary Ann passed away in 2001.
Philip enjoyed attending his grandsons' sporting events and concerts. He was also an avid fisherman. He passed his love of fishing to his grandsons by taking each of them on a fishing trip to Canada.
Philip married Luella (Dolph) Rumbaugh on January 17, 2004, in Guttenberg, Iowa. Philip was a 50-plus year member of the Grand Lodge of Iowa A.F. & A.M. and also was a 52-year member of Post No. 81 of the American Legion and Voiture 40/8.
Survivors include his wife, Luella of Collins; two daughters, Kimberly (Jason) Hunt of Arlington, TN, and Phyllis (Timothy) Fevold of Ames; and five grandsons, Spencer Hunt of Utah, Austin and Jake Hunt of Tennessee, and Erik and Luke Fevold of Ames. He is also survived by a brother, Jesse (Charlotte) Romp of Ellsworth; a sister, Linda Baker of Huxley; a sister-in-law, Delores Romp of Colorado Springs, CO; three step-children, Michael Rumbaugh of Colo, Donna Schauper of Fort Dodge, and Harold S. Rumbaugh of Colo; nine step-grandchildren; nine step-great-grandchildren; and other extended family members.
In addition to his first wife, Philip was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Roger Romp; and a sister, Melva Voss.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Philip’s name may be directed to the family. Ryan Funeral Home of Nevada has been entrusted with the care of Philip and his family.
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