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.
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