Leroy William KEMSKE^[1]

1927 - 2004  (76 years)

• Name	Leroy William KEMSKE
  Nickname	Sr.
  Birth	6 Nov 1927	Richardson Park, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	He was born at his parents' Richardson Park home at 12:15 am.
  Gender	Male
  Cremated	Winter Park, Orange Co, FL.   [2]
  	His remains were cremated.
  WWII	1944 - 1946  [3]
  	Leroy served in the US Navy from 27 May 1944 until 1 Jun 1946. He had attained the rank of Seaman 1st Class by the time of his discharge.
  Death	19 Mar 2004	Frostproof, Polk Co, FL   [2, 4]
  	Leroy died of cancer at the age of 76.
  Burial	5 Apr 2004	Bear, New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  	Leroy's ashes were interred at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, Delaware.
  Person ID	I30614	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Paul Joseph KEMSKE,   b. 2 Jan 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 31 Jul 1966, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jesse Mildred WRIGHT,   b. 27 Jul 1901, Joppatown, Harford Co, MD d. 25 Apr 1967, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1918	Maryland   [5]
  Notes	Family information received from Paul August Kemske states that he and his four siblings were baptized in a Wilmington area Baptist church on 10 Jun 1930. As Baptist churches reject the practice of infant baptism, in favor of believer baptism, it is more likely that the children were welcomed into the congregation of a Baptist church that their parents' had recently joined. The children were all too young in 1930 to have made personal affirmations of faith.
  Family ID	F1667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Pauline DIBUO
  Children	1. Rose M. KEMSKE   2. Leroy W. KEMSKE
  Family ID	F1675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel NEILL,   b. 22 May 1935, Jersey City, Hudson Co, NJ d. 21 Dec 2009 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1985  [6]
  	The couple was married on 30 May 1985.
  Family ID	F1695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1930 US Census / Kemske, Paul J. 123 Middleton Road, Richardson Park, DE. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S746] Leroy William Kemske, Delaware birth certificate no. 3719 (1927). [S921] Leroy W. Kemske obituary, The News Journal, (Wilmington, DE) 23 Mar 2004. [S3037] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006. Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery: Leroy W. Kemske burial; Section U, row H, site 44. [S675] Leroy W. Kemske. SSN 221-14-7071. SSDI. [S535] Barbara Kemske Kennedy, correspondence and family group sheets, 1992. [S3325] Kemske, "Kemske family information".