Valerie Daling Romeo

Valerie (Fisher) Romeo age 46 of St. Joseph, MI passed away at home June 3, 2015 after a three year battle with brain cancer.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 8, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, 555 E Delaware Ave, Benton Harbor with Father Bill Jacobs officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, June 7 from 2:00-6:00 P.M. at Starks & Menchinger Chapel and Cremation Services, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Elks Lodge #541 Community investments program in memory of Valerie Romeo.  Please visit https://enf.elks.org/tribute. Those wishing to share a memory of Valerie online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Valerie was born April 14th, 1969 in Benton Harbor to the late Lawrence R. Fisher Jr. and Sharon (Anderson) Fisher-Mason. On July 11, 1994 Valerie married Michael Romeo and devoted her life to her husband, children, grandchildren, family and friends.  Valerie attended St. Joseph and Lakeshore High Schools.  She was a member of the Flight Attendant Union where she worked for United Airlines for over 25 years.  Valerie had the privilege and was very proud to take our troops from Tacoma, Washington to Prague, Czech Republic in route to Iraq in 2004 and she took troops from Alaska to Kuwait in 2008.   She was very involved with the community and the St. Joe Sun Coast Baseball League, plus many fund raisers and community organizations. Valerie loved crafts and making homemade cards and invitations, traveling the world and spending time with family and friends. Valerie and her husband, Mike, loved to entertain and hosted an annual Margarita Party for the past 17 years. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. How we will most remember Valerie is for her infectious laugh, her bright and beautiful smile and caring giving personality.  A perfect quote for her love of life states:  “This life is for loving, sharing, learning, smiling, caring, forgiving, laughing, hugging, helping, dancing, wondering, healing, and even more loving.”  ~ Steve Maraboli Valerie is survived by her loving husband Mike, daughter Madison Romeo of St. Joseph; sons Randy (Mary Kay) Romeo of Boise, Idaho; Joe (Beth Mitchell) Romeo of Kalamazoo; daughter Jenna Pounders of St. Joseph; her mother Sharon Fisher-Mason of Stevensville; sisters Paula (Brian) Cerney of East Dundee, IL; Leslie (Joel) Peterson of Stevensville; two grandchildren Vita and Kai Romeo; numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.  She was preceded in death by her father Lawrence R. Fisher Jr.; her brother Lawrence R. Fisher III; Grandparents Nelson (Jeanne) Anderson and  Lawrence R. (Hazel) Fisher Sr. Thank you for all the support from family, friends and “The Hood” and a special thank you to Angie, of Hospice at Home.