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Grace M. Bittenbender was born on 8 April 1940 in Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. She died on 5 February 2018, at age 77, in Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.¹

Hazelton Standard Speaker
21 North Wyoming Street, Hazleton, PA, 18201
Grace Snover
Feb. 5, 2018
obit / Published: February 7, 2018

Grace Snover, 77, formerly of Amity Lane, Hazleton, died Monday afternoon at St. Luke Manor, where she had been a guest. She was born in Hazleton, daughter of the late Walter Sr. and Grace (Brennan) Bittenbender.

She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Slovak Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Snover, in January 2017, and a daughter, H. Virginia Spaide.

She is survived by her children, Sue Crawford and her husband, Kevin, New Tripoli; Cindy Cusate, Zion Grove; and Amy Katzen and her husband, Andrew, Media; a son-in-law, Daniel Spaide, Germansville; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Slovak Lutheran Church, Eighth and Alter streets, Hazleton, with the Rev. Marjorie Keiter officiating. Interment will be held in Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton.
Friends and relatives may call Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc., 542 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton.

Helen Virginia (Ginny) Snover was born on 21 August 1967 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.¹ She died on 6 September 2013, at age 46, in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.¹ She was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Drums, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.²

Helen Eliza Snover died in September 1895.¹

Helen Eliza, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snover, died at the residence of her parents, at the west end of town Tuesday evening, aged nine months and sixteen days. The funeral took place at 9:30 o’clock this morning.

William Bailey Romaine, Sr., was born on 27 July 1909 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey. He and Jessie E. Healy were married on 31 July 1931 in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey. He died in June 1968, at age 58, in Pennsylvania.

William Bailey Romaine, Jr., was born on 21 October 1933 in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.¹ He and Wilma May Newbery were married in September 1956.¹ He died on 22 August 1970, at age 36, in Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey.¹

Melville Robert (Bob) Romaine was born on 12 December 1936 in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey.¹ He and Winifred Bonnie Coons were married on 9 November 1957 in Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, Stanley Congregational Church.^2,3 He died on 21 January 2005, at age 68, in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida.¹ He was buried in Florida National Cemetery (Section 405, Site 515), Bushnell, Sumter, Florida.¹

SMSGT US Air Force- Korea; Vietnam- 09 Feb 1954- 01 Feb 1975.^1,4 Melville Robert (Bob) Romaine was an US Air Force/ Northrop Grumman Corporation.⁵ Robert "Bob" Melville Romaine, age 68, of Tampa, FL, at peace Jan. 21, 2005. Beloved husband of Kay, nee Skelton, and the late Bonnie (1993); loving father of Deborah (Michael) Earwood and Jeffrey (Diane) Romaine; most cherished "Grandpa Bob" of Jennifer, Julie, Ryan and Jordon; dear brother of Douglas (Barbara) Romaine and the late William Romaine. Bob was awarded the Bronze Star in 1972 and retired from the United States Air Force and from Northrop Grumman Corp. Services and interment with full military honors were held January 24, 2005 in Tampa. Memorial contributions may be made to Lifepath Hospice, 3010 W. Azeele St. Tampa, FL, 33609. Arrangements were entrusted to Blount and Curry of Tampa, FL, 813-968-2231. Info at www.blountcurry.com. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune,com/obituaries.

Wilma May Newbery was born on 26 January 1936 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.¹ She and William Bailey Romaine, Jr., were married in September 1956.¹ She died on 2 August 2013, at age 77, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia.¹