John Romano

January 23, 2021

John Romano went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at age 75. John was born to Saverio and Giovanna "Jennie" Romano on November 10, 1945 in Philadelphia, PA. The city boy from South Philly met the love of his life, Elaine "Laine" Garwood, a country girl from Monroeville, NJ in 1968. They were married on that New Year's Eve, 52 years ago, and had two daughters, Michelle and Cindy. Eventually, they all moved to Monroeville, where they have lived for 40 years. In addition to being a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather, John had an unwavering faith in God and a love for his country. John loved listening to hymns and gospel music and the grandkids knew if they rode in Papa's car with him, there was a good chance they'd be listening to the Gaither Vocal Band. He enjoyed scenic trips to NH or Lake George, NY, especially to see the leaves change in the fall. John was very talented with woodwork and building things. He also had a reputation with his family for being able to fix anything and everything. They knew when he went in the basement, he'd find some oddball part that could be used for the repair, making the item good as new (usually better). John retired in 2009 from Exxon/Mobil, where he worked as a lab technician. His fellow retirees from work formed formed the R.O.M.E.O. club ("Retired Old Men Eat Out"), and they would get together for lunch dates. Shortly following retirement, he joined the work force again and worked part-time for 10 years for Hofmann Properties. John joins his parents and his brother, Emanuel in Heaven. He is survived by his wife Elaine; his sisters, Rosemarie (Gerald) Fortunato, Diana (Daniel) Manino and Esther Trovarelli; his sister-in-law, Ruth Galasso (Emanuel's wife), his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Ed and Lois Jenkins; his two daughters, Michelle Locuson and Cindy (John) Barnhardt; and his four grandchildren, Mark (Lauren) Locuson, Johnny Locuson, Johnny Barnhardt and Abigail "Joey" Barnhardt. Due to the restrictions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, John's viewing and funeral will be private for the family but the service can be live streamed from the Adams Funeral Home Facebook Page on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 12 noon. Interment will take place at 1:30 pm at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Elmer. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be sent in John's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.