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Roma L. Gerbus

June 24, 1929 – January 1, 2024

Roma L. Gerbus
Roma L. Gerbus (Hires) passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

She was born June 24, 1929, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Roma was the beloved wife of 67 years to the late Henry “Hank” Gerbus; loving mother to Mike, Dan (Peggy), Mary (Jim) Matson, Julie Gerbus, Patty (Jim) Ryan, Amy (Glenn) Branigan; grandmother to eight; and great-grandmother to nine. Roma sold real estate for over 37 years before retiring to Florida.

Visitation at St. John the Baptist, 5375 Dry Ridge Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 16, 2024, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial at Arlington Memorial Gardens will be immediately following the Mass.

Donations may be made to LifePath Hospice Sun City Center; Hospice House, 3723 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573; or St. Anthony Shrine & Friary, 5000 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223. Arrangement by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.

<em>When Tomorrow Starts Without Me</em>

<em>When tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, That an angel came and called my name, and took me by the hand; The angel said my place was ready, In Heaven far above, And that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love. But when I walked through Heaven's Gates, I felt so much at home, for God looked down, smiled at me, And told me "Welcome Home." So when tomorrow starts without me, Don't think we're far apart, for every time you think of me, I'm right there in your heart.</em>

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