Frank Stephen Rohaly of Wilmington, Delaware, age 87, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 after a long illness. He was the son of the late Frank Rohaly and Mary Vaszily Rohaly of Norwalk, Connecticut.
After his 1949 graduation from Norwalk High School, Mr. Rohaly attended radio school before serving in the Army’s 322nd Signals Battalion, stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. He then embarked on a career in retail fashion buying and merchandise management at Bloomingdales. He also worked for the Shepard Company in Providence, Rhode Island, the Genung’s/Howland chain in New England and New York, and Kennard’s of Wilmington. In later years he worked as a real estate broker and appraiser. When the family lived in Wilton, Connecticut, he coached Little League baseball. He was a fan of the Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball team.
His marriage to Shirley M. Miller ended in divorce.
Mr. Rohaly is survived by a sister, Helen Brunner (Walter); one son, Timothy F. Rohaly (Ann Marie); two daughters, Elizabeth Rohaly Smoot (Andrew) and Susan McClure; three grandchildren, Eileen M. Rohaly, Christine M. Rohaly, and James P. McClure; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday, May 6 2018 at 3 pm from the Chandler Funeral Home, 2506 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Delaware. Burial at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, Delaware will be private. Friends may call on Sunday May 6 from 2-3 pm at Chandler Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his name to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011, https://www.alz.org/
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