Richard E. Romig

Richard E. Romig, 72, of Bath died Saturday August 25, 2007 at the St. Luke?s Hospice House, Lower Saucon Township. Born on June 13, 1935 in Bethlehem; he was the son of the late Robert R., Sr. and Geraldine A. Werst Romig.

Richard worked for R & S Printing of Northampton and National Advertising of Allentown. He was a veteran of the Air Force and a member of Bethany United Church of Christ, Bethlehem. He was also a member of the Edgeboro-Pembroke and Jefferson Democratic Clubs, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Klecknersville Fire Co., and the Disabled American Veterans Association.

Survivors: sons, Richard E. Romig, Jr. and his wife Joanne of Franklinton, NC and Gerald D. Romig and his wife Elisa of Eagle River, AK; daughters, Cynthia L. Brown and her husband James, Jr. and Patricia A. Romig-Passaro, both of Bethlehem; brother Robert R. Romig, Jr. of Bath; sisters, Geraldine Pulley and Shirley Werner of Bethlehem, and Jean Schiffert of Allentown; 9 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Summer and a sister, Betty Kovacs.

Services: 10 a.m. on Thursday August 30th at Connell Funeral Home, 245 E. Broad St; Bethlehem, followed by a10:30 a.m. service in the Bethany United Church of Christ, 600 W. Market St; Bethlehem, PA 18018. Viewing hours will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday August 29th from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 9 to 10 a.m. Burial will be at Bethlehem Memorial Park.

Contributions: to the church or to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 Eighteenth Street, NW; Washington, DC 20006-3517.