Roman Homrich Sr.

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Roman Joseph Homrich, Sr., was born on Feb 4, 1939 and passed on Jan 14, 2026 surrounded by his loving wife Diane, of 43 years. He is survived and loved by his children, Scott (Patsy) Homrich, Todd (Jeanne) Homrich, Roman Joseph Homrich,Jr.,(Dena), Kim (Chad) Fopma and his stepchildren, Mike (Marianne) Heeringa, Tami (Bill) Coyne, and Shelly Heeringa, 23 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, his sister, Nancy Hoekstra and many nieces and nephews. Roman was preceded in death by his parents, Leander & Matilda Homrich, his brother, Lyle Homrich and brother-in-law, Dan Hoekstra.

He was a millwright for 55 years and retired after 27.5 years at GM. He enjoyed being a jokester, golfing, hunting, card playing, watching westerns and reading western novels, collecting model cars and especially enjoyed woodworking, building heirloom cradles for the many babies born in the family. He had a way of endearing people to him with his smile that always lit up a room and his kind and generous heart. He will be deeply missed by so many.

On behalf of the family, we would especially like to thank the staff of St. Ann's Nursing Home, New Haven Assisted Living and Gentiva Hospice for the wonderful care and concern shown to Roman during these last 2 months.

Roman’s family will meet with friends on Friday January 23, 2026 from 2 - 6 PM at Heritage Life Story Funeral Home, Van Strien Creston Chapel 1833 Plainfield Ave., N.E. Grand Rapids, MI 49505. A prayer service will be held at 6 PM at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Northview Senior Center. To read Roman’s life story, sign his person memory page, or leave of comment please visit www.heritagelifestory.com