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CHARLES ROMANO Obituary

Charles Romano, 75
Dept. of Sanitation retiree, Army veteran
Charles Romano, 75, a lifelong resident of Dongan Hills passed on Jan. 6, 2018.
He was a graduate of Curtis High School. Mr. Romano was a United States Army veteran having served in Germany and France, as well as stateside. Following his military service, he worked in construction until joining the NYC Dept of Sanitation from which he retired in 1999 after 29 years.
Mr. Romano is survived by his children, Charles Jr. and Marianne, and was a loving grandfather of Charles Bernard and Nicole Francine. He is also survived by his brother, Frank Jr. and sister-in law, Fran, as well as many cousins. He was the oldest son of the late Frank Romano Sr. and Bernadina (Raia) Romano, was a brother to the late Thomas, Jack, Patrick, and Bernard, and former husband to Anna (Grumino ) whom he remained friends with for over 40 years.
A Funeral Mass will take place Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church in Richmond Town.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in his memory.

Published by Staten Island Advance on Jan. 14, 2018.
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Going to miss you .always seen him at the deli . A good man to talk to

Steve Bunker

March 24, 2018

Oh Charlie how sad your passing is. I miss your morning humor up at the deli. Thank you for your grandfatherly talks. You will be missed a great deal. Rest easy my friend. With love and respect Linda (Liberty)

Linda Steiger

January 14, 2018

I am sorry to hear about Charles' passing. For many years we lived right next door on Liberty Avenue. I can remember as a child seeing and hearing those cars roaring up and down the Romano driveway.

Richard ZainEldeen

January 14, 2018

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