Roman Fromm

Roman Fromm 

Service of Remembrance set for June 16

A Service of Remembrance for Roman Fromm, 80, of Springfield, Minnesota, and Huntington Beach, California, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, following visitation from 12:30 to 2:00 at Sturm Funeral Home Chapel in Springfield.  Pastor Julie Smith will officiate at the service. Interment will be at the Springfield City Cemetery.

Mr. Fromm died on September 15, 2014, at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital in Fountain Valley, California.

Roman Victor Fromm was born December 7, 1933. At the age of 17, Roman enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served on the USS McNair DD679 Naval Destroyer during the Korean War from 1951-1954. In 1959, Roman moved to California. He began his 33-year career in law enforcement with the Los Angeles Police Department as a police officer working field patrol and vice investigations. He retired from the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department as Field Sergeant and Watch Commander after 19 years of service. 

He embraced his retirement and pursued his interests in backpacking and mountain climbing, photography, wood-working and craft making and annual visits to Springfield to visit family and friends. To all who knew him, he was a man who embodied strength and gentleness, integrity, humor, and unfailing devotion to his family. 

He is survived by his wife, Sarah Fromm; daughter, Laura Fromm Bach; son-in-law, Christian Bach; and grandchildren, Erick and Emma Louise. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Ella Fromm; sisters, Alice Peek, Gloria Dozette, and Dolores Holland. 

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.