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Geraldine Ellyn Roman, age 74, of Munster, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013.  She was a Respiratory Therapist with Advocate Healthcare.  Geraldine was a member of Temple Israel in Gary.  She was Treasurer of Illinois Society for Respiratory Care-PAC and was named First Annual Respiratory Care Practitioner of the Year 1990.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Roman in Dec. 05, her son Marc Roman, and her parents, Samuel & Gertrude Levitan.  She is survived by 2 sons, Dean (Wendy) Roman of Munster and Michael (Daniela) Roman of Chicago, IL; 2 daughters, Lori (Daniel) Franklin of Fox Lake, IL and Michele (Phillip) Abramson of Chicago; daughter-in-law, Tammie Roman of Highland; and brother, Harvey (Susan) Levitan of Muskegan, MI; and 5 grandchildren, Steven Franklin, Joshua Roman, Aimee Roman, Zachary Roman and Mitchell Abramson.

Funeral service will be held on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point, IN.  Rabbi Stanley Halpern officiating.  Interment at Temple Israel Cemetery in Portage, IN.  www.burnsfuneral.com

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