From the TIMES
LEADER, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friday, 27 February 2009:
John J. "Pop"
Roman John J. “Pop”
Roman, 80, of Mountain Top, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
Born October 29, 1928, in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Stanley and
Tillie (
Godek)
Roman.
Mr. Roman was a member of VFW Post 7918, where he was serving as vice president and trustee. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, dart playing, family, and friends. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Roman retired in 1991 from Dana Perfume.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian; and two sisters, Frances Granitzki and Lee
Belles.
He is survived by two sons, John (
Jake)
Roman, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Joe
Roman, of Dorrance; two daughters, Donna
Sauers and husband, Joe, of Nanticoke, and Darlene
Rodgers and husband, Paul, of Mountain Top; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren; his companion, Clara White, of Dorrance; and five sisters, Stella
Yashinski, of
Northeast, Md.; Theresa
Kerbaugh, Emily Waiter, Ann
Zigmund and Charlotte
Turowski, all of Nanticoke.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Stairville United Methodist Church, Stairville Road,
Dorrance.
Arrangements are entrusted to
Auer Cremation Services of
Pennsylvania Inc., Harrisburg.
