Barbara A. (Kacan) Romboni, 83, of Mystic died peacefully at her home on Monday, September 4, 2023. Her beloved husband of 36 years, Albert Romboni, predeceased her on December 23, 2011.
She was born on August 3, 1940 in Philadelphia PA, the daughter of George and Barbara Kacan. Barbara graduated from Stratford High School in 1958 and achieved a Bachelor’s Degree from Danbury State Teacher's College. She then went on to receive her Master's Degree from Fairfield University.
Barbara taught 5th grade at the Broadway School in Stonington until her retirement.
She was an active parishioner of St. Mary Mother of the Redeemer Church in Groton where she was a member of the choir and a religious education teacher. She was also a member of St. Mary's Church Social Care Givers Committee. Barbara was fiercely independent, kind and generous. She was an avid reader and champion cross word puzzle solver. She showed amazing strength and courage during her 2-year battle with cancer.
Barbara’s friends and neighbors would like to extend a special thank-you to the Smilow Cancer Care Center in Waterford, Ct., the Center for Hospice Care in Norwich and her live-in care givers Nancy and Amy.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 26, at 10:00 am at St. Mary Mother of the Redeemer Church, 69 Groton Long Point Road, Groton. (Burial in Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery in East Providence RI will be private).
Donations in her memory may be made to St. Mary Mother of the Redeemer Church, Groton or St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Trumbull CT.