Ernest "Ernie" M. Roma STANDISH – Ernest Martin Roma, 79, passed away on August 20, 2022 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough after a brief battle with cancer. "Ernie", as he was more commonly known, was born in Westbrook, Maine on September 21, 1942, the son of the late Melvin and Margaret Roma. He graduated from Westbrook High School where, in his senior year, he joined the rest of the high school band in marching in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Upon graduating high school, Ernie enlisted in the U.S. Army, and it was while stationed in France that he met his wife of almost 60 years, Jeannine. Shortly after returning to the U.S. and Maine, Ernie and Jeannine welcomed their first child, with four other children coming soon thereafter. Following his discharge from the U.S. Army, he also served his country by taking part in the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. Ernie was a retired machinist, working for more than 30 years at the S.D. Warren Company/SAPPI Fine Paper of North America paper mill in Westbrook before taking an early retirement. He was not one to sit still, though, and after retirement from the paper mill worked as a delivery technician for New England Life Care, delivering medicine to homebound patients, and as a toll collector for the Maine Turnpike Authority. When not working, he and his wife Jeannine spent a lot of their time during his retirement camping with their travel trailer. Over the years, Ernie had many interests and hobbies, which included hunting, fishing, motorcycling, bowling, boating, and a love of bluegrass music. Some of the activities in which he participated were volunteering as an EMT (one of the first in Standish), serving as president of the Kiwanis Club in Standish, and being a licensed amateur (ham) radio operator. Ernie is survived by his wife, Jeannine (Mercier) Roma; his four sons, Denis of Fairfax, Virginia, Alan and his wife Diane of Eliot, Maine, Chris and his wife Dawn of Standish, Maine, Scott of Long Beach, California, and his daughter Francine Pelletier of Naples, Maine; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; his older sisters Beverly Caron of Winslow, Maine, and Dorothy Walker of Auburn, Maine; several nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog Pogo. A private graveside service will be held at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Westbrook. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to your favorite charity.