Monica St. Romain

November 29, 1933 – June 7, 2023

Monica St. Romain passed away on June 7, 2023. She was born in South Bend, Indiana on Nov. 29, 1933. She spent all of her school years in South Bend and graduated from high school there. While working for the telephone company she was a pen-pal with a serviceman named Ralph St. Romain. After writing to each other for several months, they had three dates and were married.

Ralph finished his military service and moved to Washington, where he got a job at Boeing, then finished college and got his first teaching job in Newport, Oregon. Monica went on to graduate from Oregon State University with a degree in journalism. She worked for the News Times in Newport, Oregon and freelanced for The Oregonian.

They later bought a building on the Bayfront and opened a gift shop, which they ran for 15 years. During this time Monica was very active in a small theater group called the “Porthole Players,” where she stared in several productions.

They decided to sell their business and bought a ranch in Sheridan, Wyoming, to raise cattle. After many years of ranching they decided to retire and move closer to family in Moses Lake.

Monica was an avid sewer, quilter and knitter and loved anything with fabric.

Monica is preceded in death by her parents Francis and Carrie Wawrzynczak, an infant brother and her husband of 68 years, Ralph.

She is survived by her son Ralph (Lisa) Saint Romain, daughter Anne (Bob) Garrett, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A Mass for Monica will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, followed by burial at the Stratford Cemetery.

Please express your thoughts and memories at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are under the care of Kayser’s Chapel of Memories of Moses Lake, Washington.