Monica Maud Romans Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Monica Maud Romans (Paterson, New Jersey), who passed away on February 11, 2026, at the age of 83, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Monica Maud Romans or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Stanley Nathaniel Dryden and Violet James; her siblings, Mertella Atkins, Lucille Cunningham, Rupert Dryden, Oscar Dryden, Castel Dryden, Jenny Stephenson, Muriel Gooden and Mavis Clarke; her son Ian Walton Cleghorn; her grandson Marquis Samuels; and her great grandchild Terry Ann McCallum.
She is survived by: her husband Oswald Romans; her children, Deborah James (Leonard James) of Somerset, NJ, Pauline Samuels of Paterson, NJ, Charmaine Williams Johnson (Patrick Johnson), Ann Cleghorn of Paterson, NJ, Mark Cleghorn of Paterson, NJ, Patricia Cleghorn of Paterson, NJ, Paul Cleghorn of Paterson, NJ, Peter Cleghorn of Montego Bay, Jamaica and Testtion Cleghorn of Montego Bay, Jamaica; and her siblings, Irving Dryden of Paterson, NJ, Cassiline Dryden of Montego Bay and Cinderella Bacchas of Westmoreland Jamaica. She is also survived by 26 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family members, and dear friends.
