Donald's date of interment was February 4, 1958.

This gent is the son of George D. Romberger and his wife Anna Laura Miller Romberger. This Donald is often incorrectly listed as "Donald Z. Romberger" because an oft-used source of christenings from Peace United Church in Berrysburg, Dauphin County Pennsylvania lists him that way (possibly because "C" and "Z" sound alike, or because they are close together on the QWERTY keyboard and the original information was mis-transcribed). Family knowledge through grandchildren confirms that his middle initial of "C" for Cameron is correct.

Donald's date of birth is a tangle likely resolved. On a census, his birthdate is given as "October 1894" while the Peace United christening record states he was born June 8, 1895 and christened October 20, 1897. The "Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County" mentions him as a child of George Romberger, but calls him "Donald L., born October 16, 1895." That same October 16, 1895 is on his WWI draft card, but his WWII card says November 16, 1895. Overwhelmingly his year of birth seems to be 1895. His death certificate information, given by his sister, Lila, says October 16, 1895 matching the census, one draft card, and the bio of his father, so is most likely correct.

Donald married Jeanette E. Brown June 11, 1917, the ceremony performed by Rev. R L Meisenhelder who had handled Donald's father's funeral less than a year before. Jeanette and Donald had a son, Paul Romberger. They also reportedly had another son, Tom, who is being sought presently. Jeanette and Donald lived apart by the time their sons were small.

The first census after their marriage, 1920, shows the couple living as lodgers in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania with their one year old son Paul who is their only child.

Three years later, March 3, 1923, Donald was "served" divorce papers by newspaper publication from his wife. Here. she used the name Elinor and ran the notice in the Lebanon Daily News. Maybe Donald was unfindable, or suspected to be in the Lebanon area, or perhaps she was living there. 20 days later, a notice ran in the Lebanon Evening Report saying the Sheriff of Lebanon County had searched, and was unable to find Donald in Lebanon County or in the state of Pennsylvania. As a result, he was serving by newspaper. The notice states that April 16 1923 will be the date of hearing for the divorce.

The Lebanon location may indeed be where Jeanette Eleanor was, because on July 17, 1923, Horace J Brandt and "Mrs. Eleanor J Brown" got a marriage license, and both were named as residents of Lebanon. That same day, they were wed (though the announcement calls Jeanette "Miss Eleanor Brown" and says she was a resident of Harrisburg). By July of 1924, Jeanette had had her daughter Helen. Further, Elmer Sherman Brandt was born there in 1925, and Elmer Brandt is named as a son in Jeanette's obit. The marriage would be cut short by Horace Brandt's death in 1935.

When Donald's sister Naomi Hamsher died in 1930, her obit said Donald was "of Philadelphia". This matches the 1930 census shows Donald living in Philadelphia with his son Paul age 11, his mother, and siblings Daniel, Laura and Lila. Since Jeanette and Donald separated between 1920 and 1923, Tom was probably born in this time period. It was suggested that Donald's mother, known as "Mami" felt she could care for one grandson but not two, which is when Tom was sent to live elsewhere. One living family member says Tom and Paul were twins, but this does not seem likely, as the twin does not show up when the couple was still together in 1920 with Paul. Another living family member says Paul, his father and Donald's son, remembers playing with Tom who was younger, but that he had to go visit him somewhere to do so. He was told to not tell Tom their relationship.

1940's census in Philadelphia shows Donald with siblings Lila and Daniel, as well as with "Mary B Romberger" shown as Lila's daughter. This lady was called Polly by the family, and she was not Lila's daughter, though Lila did help raise her.

The Philadelphia Inquirer of July 2, 1943 shows Donald (his back) catching an 18 inch bass, and stated he lived at 1627 W Columbia in Philadelphia. Right now, this is the last glimpse of him I can offer, as I do not see him on the 1950 census, and nor can I find him by looking for his living siblings who are also AWOL on this census.

Donald passed at home (1523 W Columbia) of lung cancer.

This cemetery family grouping is of a mother and three of her children. The mother was Anna Laura, as was one of her daughters. The remaining two are her children Donald and Frieda.

The family plot is very discreet, tucked all the way back at the end of the cemetery, overlooking the Schuylkill Expressway and nearby Manayunk and Roxborough. Go to the rear road, and look for the marker for the Hendries which is currently between two shrubs as seen in the picture. The Rombergers are in the unmarked spot just aside of that stone, as indicated by the arrow in the picture.

Above the Romberger family is a stone for Weinacht, and above and to the right are stones for Bardo and Schaeffer.