Hortense Rommer passed away peacefully on June 18, 2020. She was a graduate of Weequahic High School. Hortense was an accomplished braille transcriber for the blind for many years and was a past president of the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Auxiliary.
She was married to Dr. Thomas Rommer who died in 2006 and is survived by her son, Dr. James Rommer; her daughter, Kathryn; daughter-in-law, Linda; and her two granddaughters, Elizabeth and Nicole.