Romayne Marie (Nadolny) Kazlauskas Maciel died on Sept. 1. She was 76.

Known by her family and friends as Romy, she was born in Duryea, Pa., on August 2, 1942. She later moved to Waterbury, Conn., where she attended Waterbury Catholic High School. She continued her education at Waterbury School of Nursing and graduated first in her class. She worked at Waterbury Hospital and was also private duty nurse.

After summering on Martha’s Vineyard since 1972, Romy and her family moved to the Island full time in 1986.

She was employed by Dr. Peter Strock as a dental surgical assistant. She later worked for John von Mehren Esq. and was also employed by the Edmond G. Coogan Law Office. She was a notary public, and also with her exquisite handwriting and calligraphy was hired to write wedding invitations and other announcements.

Romayne She married Gerald F. Maciel Sr. in October 1996; they moved to East Falmouth in 2005.

Romy was a creative person winning many awards for her beautiful cross-stitch projects. You could always find her in her yard, barefoot, tending her many plants and flowers.

She was beautiful inside and out and was a loving and caring mother, wife and person.

She was predeceased by her mother, Helen (Gorchienski) Nadolny, her niece, Helen French-Mellon, and cousins Catherine Gorchinsky and John Jasnoski, her beloved black lab Sydney and her cat Mimi.

She is survived by her husband of almost 22 years, her son Peter A. Kazlauskas Jr., his wife Kristy and their children, Alexis and Peter 3rd of East Falmouth, her daughter Amy C. Kazlauskas and her husband Christopher Thurber of Vineyard Haven, her daughter Kristen and her partner Sue Hallock of Danbury, Conn., Gerald’s children and their spouses, sister Lorraine French and husband Willard of Watertown, Conn., nieces and nephews, many family members, friends and all those who were lucky enough to have known her. She also leaves behind her beloved yellow labrador Rowan.

A funeral mass will be celebrated in St. Augustine’s Church in Vineyard Haven on Friday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven.

Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs.