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Rhoda Kemins 1922 - 1998

Rhoda B Kemins of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on September 20, 1922 in New York City, New York County, NY. She was married to Ernest Borgnine on September 2, 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA and they later divorced on August 29, 1958 in Los Angeles. She had a child Nancee Alison Borgnine. Rhoda Kemins died at age 75 years old on June 17, 1998 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, CA, and was buried on June 22, 1998 in Glendale.
Rhoda B Kemins
Rhoda B Kemins Borgnine, Rhoda K Sonne
Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
September 20, 1922
New York City, New York County, New York, United States
June 17, 1998
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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  • Introduction

    Rhoda B. Kemins' father was Benjamin Kemins (1892-1980) and her mother was Elizabeth (Bratkowsky) Kemins (1897-1980). Her siblings were Adele and Alan Kemins. In the 1940 federal census, Rhoda was age 17, single, and living with her parents in New York, NY. She was in the 3rd year of high school. Also in the household were Arnold Leopold (41), Libby Leopold (34), and siblings Adele (12) and Alan (8). (Arnold and Libby were in-laws to father Benjamin.) Benjamin was a manager at an electrical contractor's. A veteran of the Waves, serving in the United States Navy, Rhoda was in the Hospital Corps of the Navy as a first class petty officer. Rhoda Kemins married "Ernest" Ermes Effron BORGNINE (Borgnino) (1917-2012) - a famous actor, known as Ernie Borginine - on August 29 1949 in Brooklyn NY. They had one child, Nancee Borgnine. Rhoda and Ernie divorced in 1958. But the divorce became contentious a year later, when Ernest sought to marry a Mexican actress. See Borgnine's Divorce Upheld; He Can Wed. Rhoda married once more and remained married until her death. Ernie married a total of 5 times. See a news article about Rhoda and Ernie's engagement at Rhoda B. Kemins engaged to Wed. After Rhoda and Ernie divorced, Rhoda married Charles S Sonne (born 1919). See Rhoda Kemins: Obituary.
  • 09/20
    1922

    Birthday

    September 20, 1922
    Birthdate
    New York City, New York County, New York United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Rhoda was Caucasian of Russian heritage on her paternal line. Her mother was born in Massachusetts.
  • Nationality & Locations

    A native of New York City, Rhoda was raised in New York City and Brooklyn. When she was 29, she moved to New Haven, Connecticut and then later she moved to Los Angeles, California. She died in Sherman Oaks, California, at the age of 75 and is buried in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
  • Early Life & Education

    Rhoda graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, Miss Dunbar's School and the Manhattan Medical Assistants School.
  • Military Service

    Rhoda served with the Waves for five years. She was in the Hospital Corps of the Navy as a first class petty officer.
  • Professional Career

    Rhoda trained at a Medical Assistants School and served for five years in the Hospital Corps of the Navy as a first class petty officer.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Rhoda married "Ernest" Ermes Effron BORGNINE (Borgnino) (1917-2012) - a famous actor, known as Ernie Borginine - on August 29 1949 in Brooklyn NY. They had one child, Nancee Borgnine. Rhoda and Ernie divorced in 1958. Rhoda then married once more, to Charles S Sonne (born 1919), and was married until she died. Ernie married a total of 5 times.
  • 06/17
    1998

    Death

    June 17, 1998
    Death date
    Heart attack
    Cause of death
    Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, California United States
    Death location
  • 06/22
    1998

    Gravesite & Burial

    June 22, 1998
    Funeral date
    Glendale, Los Angeles County, California United States
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    SONNE, RHODA K. beloved wife of Charles; loving mother of Nancee Borgnine; preceded in death by her daughter, Natalee (Harey) Gurien; grandmother of Lisa, Jennifer, Michael (Kristin) Gurien; sister to Adele Dellins and Alan (Lois) Kemins; aunt to Mare (Andra) Dellins, Andrew (Kim) Dellins, Robert (Marie) Kemins and Scott Kemins. Services wil be held Friday, 11 a.m. at Eden Memorial Park Groman Eden Mortuary - The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Friday, June 19, 1998 on page 32.
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Rhoda B. Kemins engaged to Wed
The engagement of Miss Rhoda B. Kemins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. benjamin Kemins of 443 Sterling Street, to Ernest E. Borgnine, son of Charles Borgnine of New Haven, Connecticut, and the late Mrs. Borgnine, was celebrated yesterday at a luncheon and shower given by the brid-elect's aunt, Mrs. Libby Leopold, at the Cardinal Restaurant, Manhattan.

Miss Kemins is a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, Miss Dunbar's School and the Manhattan Medical Assistants School. She had recently been discharged from the Waves after five years of service with the Hospital Corps of the Navy as a first class petty officer. Mr. Borgnine is also a Navy veteran, having served for ten years. He attended the Randolph School of Dramatics and is associated with the Barter Theater, the State Theater of Virginia in Abingdon, Virginia. He recently appeared with Joe E. Brown in the Broadway production of "Harvey".

- The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) Sunday, May 8, 1949 on page 19.
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Borgnine's Divorce Upheld; He Can Wed
SANTA MONICA - The way is clear for actor Ernest Borgnine to marry actress Katy Jurado when his divorce becomes final August 31. Superior Judge Edward R. Brand Friday refused to set aside the divorce Mrs. Rhoda Borgnine obtained a year ago. Mrs. Borgnine sought to have the decree ruled invalid on the grounds that her husband used fraud and undue influence to induce her to obtain the divorce. She said that at the time she agreed to the divorce and property settlement she was under medication; pressure "and the threats made by my husband not to let me see our daughter unless I did sign."

Judge Brand said there were no legal grounds to challenge validity of the interlocutory decree. Mrs. Borgnine, 37, had son a $2,000-a-month settlement from the husky, 44-year-old actore and custody of the couple's 10 year old daughter, Nancee.

Borgnine, now in Mexico City with Miss Jurado, has said his marriage was breaking up long before he met the 32-year-old, dark eyed Mexican actress. He is expected to marry Miss Jurado a few days after his divorce becomes final.

- Press Telegram (Long Beach, California) August 15 1959.
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Ernest Borgnine

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Rhoda Kemins

September 2, 1949
Marriage date
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA United States
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August 29, 1958
Divorce date
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA United States
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