Obituary of Jerome Earl Ward Sr.

ROCHESTER, NY – February 13, 2023 Obituary of Jerome Earl Ward Sr. Jerome Earl Ward Sr. was born on March 13, 1937 in Gary, Indiana. He is the son of the late Ernest Ward and Vera Hood (Ward). Mr. Ward and his wife Gloria Avis Ward (Reeves), moved their family to Rochester, NY in 1960. They developed Jerome E. Ward Realty, one of the first African American Real Estate companies in Rochester, NY. They are both in heaven with God, smiling and dancing. Jerome E. Ward Sr is preceded by: his wife Gloria Ward, his parents Ernest Ward and Vera Hood (Ward), his stepmom Margaree Ward, his brother Thomas Ward, brother James Ward, sister Phyllis Ward-Gant. Survived by: his son Jerome Ward Jr (Candice), daughter Darian Ward, daughter Karen Ward-Wilder (Albert), daughter Renee Tyler (Mark), his brother Jeffrey Ward, sister Earline Sumrall-Dixon, his grandsons Jerome Ward 3rd (Yolanda), Jameel Shums-Ward (Jacklyn), Ashanti Wilder, Julian Tyler, Jordan Tyler, six great grandsons, two great granddaughters. He is survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Jerome E. Ward Sr. will be remembered as a man of God who loved his family, friends, and humbly with upmost honor, served his community. Friends may call Friday, March 3 from 10-11AM at New Life Fellowship, 330 Wellington Avenue, Rochester, NY. The Funeral Service to Celebrate his life will immediately follow with Pastor Bernard McNeill officiating. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Flowers will be received at: Latimer Funeral Home