Jennifer Lynn Romes, 22, Waitress and Student

Miss Romes was born, December 16, 1978 in Cleveland and has lived in Avon Lake her whole life.

She was a waitress at Sprunkmeyers Pub, Avon Lake. She was a 1997 graduate of Avon Lake High School and was attending Lorain County Community College seeking a degree in advertising. Jennifer was described by her family as a free spirit, who enjoyed cooking and had a strong love for her nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, Franklin J. and Joanna L. (nee Burris) Romes, Jennifer is survived by sisters: Debbie Lynch of Boston, MA, Carol Turner of Medina, Chantal Kryc of Avon lake, Stephanie Waltjen of Avon Lake; Diane Scheutzow of Brunswick and Margaret Ortiz of Cleveland; brothers, Joseph of Bay Village, and Franklin, Jr., of Brunswick. Other survivors include her maternal grandmother Forrest Burris and her life long physician Dr. Robert C. Stern.

She was preceded in death by a nephew, William Quickle.

Friends may call Wednesday, November 28th at the Busch-Burmeister Family Chapel, 163 Avon-Belden Road, from 4:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 29th at Calvary Baptist Church, 32607 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake. Pastor Darryl Lawlor of the church will officiate. Interment will follow in Resthaven Memory Garden, Avon.

Memorials may be forwarded to the Children's Lung Foundation, 2300 Overlook Road, #406, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106.