Barbara Mulloy-Robbins

Barbara Mulloy-Robbins, age 83, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL passed away peacefully on Friday, October 8, 2021 while receiving the loving care of her family.

Barbara was born and raised in Queens, NY and was one of four children. Barbara attended Catholic High School in Queens where she enjoyed performing in the school’s theatre program. Following her graduation from high school in 1956, she attended Catherine Gibbs Secretary School in NY. Later, while in her mid-twenties, Barbara earned her bachelor’s degree at Queens College in New York.   She attended Montclair State University in order to earn her Masters. She also attended a seminary school in New York City where she became an ordained minister. Barbara then worked as an Interfaith Minister for more than twenty years. She has had a strong faith in energy and was a certified Reiki therapist. She was also a Community Education Coordinator for the Passaic Prevention and facilitated grants related to healthy aging for senior citizens and the prevention of underage drinking and drug abuse.

While attending a dance in New York, when Barbara was about nineteen years old, she met a young man by the name of George Cervenka. George and Barbara started dating and as fate would have it, they were married in 1957. The couple settled in Queens and while living there, they welcomed the births of their three children, Gregory, Christopher, and Heidi. Barbara was a wonderfully devoted mother to her children. Unfortunately, Barbara and George drifted apart over the years and divorced in the mid 1970’s. Barbara then moved to Little Falls, NJ where she lived with one of her sons and her daughter.

While living in Little Falls, Barbara met a handsome young man by the name of Jack Robbins. Jack lived in the same apartment complex as Barbara. Once again, Barbara fell in love and the two were married in 1988. Shortly after getting married, with her children already grown, Jack and Barbara moved from Little Falls and bought a house in Pompton Lakes. The newlywed couple lived there for about ten years and during that time, enjoyed their “Florida Snowbird” status migrating to West Palm Beach, Florida for the winters. In 2010, Barbara and Jack moved to Palm Beach Gardens permanently. Barbara and Jack cherished thirty-three years of loving and loyal marriage until Jack’s passing in 2013.

Barbara enjoyed skiing, and treasured her family ski outings and ski vacations at Great Gorge Ski Resorts in Vernon, NJ as well as other destination throughout the Northeast. Barbara loved travel and was an extensive world traveler, having frequented Hong Kong many times. Barbara also relished in pouring her thoughts into writing. She privately published two books, entitled “A Mother’s Diary” in 2007 and "An Uphill Struggle" in 2012. Barbara also had a great love for animals, especially her two Bichon Frise, the late Snoopy and Toto.

Above all of Barbara’s talents, interests, and hobbies, her greatest passion was for her family. Nothing in the world meant more to Barbara than spending time with her family.  She was a truly special person who touched the lives of many people and will be sincerely missed by everyone that knew her.

Barbara is survived by her daughter Heidi Cervenka of Little Falls, NJ, one sister Karen Diccianni and her husband Pat of Hilton Head, SC, one granddaughter Jessica Nazabal and her husband Max and two children (Barbara's great-grandchildren) Blade and Jolene of Long Island, NY, two nieces, and five nephews. She was predeceased by her two sons: Gregory Cervenka and Christopher Cervenka, her first husband George Cervenka, her second husband Jack Robbins, her sister Judith Mulloy, and her brother Thomas Mulloy.