Charles Kemper Bloomer

Charles K. “Kemp” Bloomer

Canandaigua/Newark--Kemp Bloomer on September 15, 2009 at age 83. 

          Memorial services will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 400 South Main Street, Newark, New York on Friday (September 18^th) at 2 PM.  Burial will be in Newark Cemetery.

          Memorials in his memory may be directed to the Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association, PO Box 117, Sodus Point, New York 14555.

          He was born on January 21, 1926, the son of Charles Tallman and Charlotte (Kemper) Bloomer.  Kemp grew up in Newark and spent most of his life there.  He served in the Air Force at the end of World War II.  He graduated from MIT and worked for Mobil Chemical for many years.  An avid sailor, he enjoyed racing on both Sodus Bay and Lake Ontario.  His college sailing exploits earned him a place in the Intercollegiate Sailing Hall of Fame at Annapolis and Kemp was one of the founders of the Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association.

          Kemp is survived by his wife Nancy, his son Charles (Lori) Bloomer, Jr., his daughter Margaret Naus and grandsons Jesse and James Naus and Joseph Serrett. 

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