ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: ROME, SOCORRO FELICITA BOURBON 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding  Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Friday, June 30, 2017

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ROME, SOCORRO FELICITA BOURBON 

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Socorro Felicita Bourbon Rome passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017. She was 
born on August 10, 1930 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. 

She was the last child born to Pascual Bourbon and Trinidad Pitre Bourbon and 
her siblings include –Antonio and Pascual Bourbon and Gladys Sotomayor.

Socorro’s father passed away early in her childhood and her mother brought 
sewing and embroidery work home to provide for the family. Helping the Sisters 
of Charity in order to pay for school, Socorro attended Our Lady of Immaculate 
Conception Academy and considered her education a blessing as the 1948 class 
Valedictorian. After her mother’s death, Socorro bravely boarded the Waterman 
Line vessel, Monarch of the Sea, and sailed to New Orleans where the Sisters of 
Charity sponsored her nursing school education at Hotel Dieu. While she planned 
to return to Puerto Rico after graduation, a blind date with Stephen Rome 
followed by marriage changed these plans. 
Socorro returned to Puerto Rico with Steve for their honeymoon. 
Socorro did not have much time for nursing, however, because five children were 
born…beginning with Steve, Jr. in 1953 and ending with Anna in 1961.

The beloved wife of the late Stephen J. Rome, Sr., she is survived by three 
daughters - Darlene Rome Boyne (Donald), Sonia Rome Coppock (Curt) and 
Geraldine Rome Airriess (Christopher); daughter-in-law - Carolyn Rome; seven 
grandchildren - Kirsten, Matthew, Cody, Cari, Kaycie, Hannah and Colin; and 
five great grandchildren - Raya, Benjamin, Rosali, Linnea and Stevie Rose.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter - Anna Maria Rome and 
one son - Stephen J. Rome, Jr.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral mass at 11:00 AM on 
Monday, July 3, 2017 at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Ave. 
Covington, LA 70433.

Visiting hours on Monday will begin at 9:30 AM.

Interment at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Metairie, LA will immediately 
follow mass.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pennington Biomedical Research 
Foundation

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