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Vinny Romeo rapidly became a fixture in the Patchogue community and served on the Patchogue-Medford Board of Education, fostered the Patchogue- Medford Youth Soccer League and helped lay the groundwork for the Nassau-Suffolk Funeral Directors Association, which holds an annual golf outing in his memory.
Mr. Romeo’s sudden and unexpected passing in 1994 thrust his wife, Antoinette ‘Toni’ Romeo; and their sons, Christopher, Vinnie
& David, into a more
active role in the daily
operation of our firm. In the early 1990’s, Antoinette Romeo computerized the records keeping processes at the funeral home and, seeing the desire for on-line information, launched our first website in the late 1990’s.
In 2001, David Romeo, proudly joined the firm as a director and worked alongside his mom until her passing in early 2011. Today, David Romeo continues the legacy handed down from C.W. Ruland and his
own parents by providing dignified and affordable funeral and cremation services to the greater Patchogue-Medford area.
Our Staff
David Romeo Owner
David R. Romeo is a
second generation
funeral director, born
and raised in Patchogue,
NY. After graduating from Patchogue- Medford HS, He attended Hofstra University and later, received a degree in Mortuary Science from Nassau County Community College. At an early age, David assisted his father, the late Vincent Romeo, with many aspects of the family business. Like his father, David dedicated himself to funeral service and obtained his funeral director’s license in 2002. Following the passing of his mother, Antoinette, in 2011; David assumed the ownership of the Ruland Funeral Home and continues their legacy of caring and compassionate
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