ROMANO, Rita M. (Carter) of the Beachmont section of Revere, January 6, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Melvin P. Romano. Devoted mother of Judith R. Coutu and her husband Ronald of Hingham, and Robert S. Romano and his wife Betsy of Melrose. Adored grandmother of Ariane Foster, Christopher Coutu, Danielle Silletti, and Matthew, Scott, Evan and Abigail Romano. Loving great-grandmother of Alyssa and Alexander Foster and Jackson and Connor Coutu. Sister of the late Albert, Charles, James, and John Carter, Florence Stokowski, and Virginia Dawson. Lifelong friend of Agnes Morgan of Malden. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held at the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St. WINTHROP, on Fri, Jan, 9, between the hours of 9:30-11:30am. A Funeral Service will be held during the visitation at 10am. Relatives and friends invited. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital 1 St. Jude Place, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 300, Memphis, TN, 38148. For guestbook and directions, go to www.mauricekirbyfh.com