Jan. 13, 2022

On Thursday, Jan. 13 at 3:00 p.m., our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend of the community Elvira Romero passed away but not without leaving a legacy of courage, hope, love and laughter. Forever in our hearts and never to be forgotten, her spirit lives in us daily, omnipresent as only a mother can be.

Her inspirational story began in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico where, as a teenage immigrant, she came to the United States with her siblings Arturo, Lilia and Lalo to join and live with their father in Southern California. The move was life changing and it is here that her story as a young woman living the American dream begins to unfold and where she would go on to live a full life. Here is where she would raise seven children with her husband of 45 years, Luis B. Romero. They settled in the Glendale-La Crescenta area in 1973 and provided their children with the greatest of opportunities, a move that would prove permanent and cement their legacy within the community … a legacy of love and family. She took great joy in having casual conversations over coffee, throwing strikes in her bowling leagues, tending to her roses, cheering on her Dodgers or putting her culinary expertise on full display. And sometimes you could catch her making a run to a nearby casino.

She is preceded in death by her husband Luis and survived by her seven children Linda Lane, Sandra Rodi, Laura Songer, Lorraine Dahlquist, Luis Ramirez, Victor Ramirez, Lisa Siebert; and her nieces (our sisters at heart) Maria Geimer and Lillian Sellers. She will be deeply missed by her 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her four sisters, one brother and a legion of family and friends whose hearts she has eternally touched.

Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2411 Montrose Ave.