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December 30, 2011
Services
Friends and Family may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 9-10:30 AM. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 AM on Wednesday at Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
James Robert Kehoe, son of James Robert Sr. and Agnes Kehoe, age 79 of Wayne, died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. His family had all gathered at his bedside and his passing was quiet and peaceful.
“Bob”, grew up in Clifton and graduated from St. John’s High School in Paterson. He attended Seton Hall University until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed with the 1st Cavalry in Japan during the reconstruction after WWII. Much of his time there was spent in sub-zero temperatures on Mt. Fuji, carrying equipment up the snow covered mountain, skiing down the slopes, and sleeping on the cold ground.
After the service, he finished his bachelor's degree in business, at Seton Hall University, and graduated the Academy of Advanced Traffic School in New York City, in the field of logistics and international freight. He worked for several large multi-national corporations where he specialized in managing international freight. He started with DL&W Railroad, then IT&T where he worked on the Defense Early Warning system in the Arctic, W.T. Grant, Smith Corona Marchant, and JP Stevens textiles. He retired as a manager in 1998 from Rickel’s Home Center.
Bob’s passions in life included his family, his friends, and his faith. He was a founding member of Our Lady of Consolation RC Church in Wayne and remained active throughout the years as an usher. He worked hard to put his children through school at Consolation and was proud to see all three of his boys graduate from DePaul High School, where he supported them in all their athletic endeavors. His family recalls some great summer vacations on LBI. Bob loved to go deep-sea fishing for bluefish and he took the boys on many occasions. Bob was also an avid reader of history and a Yankees fan. He and his brother Jack enjoyed model trains and would go to train shows and exhibits.
Bob and Ona were introduced to each other by dear mutual friends and they were married in 1959. They have enjoyed fifty two years together of a loving and devoted marriage.
Bob is survived by his loving wife ; Ona (Nee Yuskaitis), son; Robert Edward Kehoe of Wayne, son Thomas Joseph Kehoe, wife Laura A., grand children James Ryan and Dylan Thomas of Wayne, son Brian James Kehoe, grand children Annaliese, Tanner, and Jordan, of Colorado, brother, Jack G. Kehoe and his wife Patricia of Arlington, Vermont, his dear in-laws; John Yuskaitis, Dr. Anthony and his wife Beverly Yuskaitis, Mary F. and her husband Jim Schneider, and Joseph Yuskaitis, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the church would be greatly appreciated. Our Lady of Consolation, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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Friends and Family may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 9-10:30 AM. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 AM on Wednesday at Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
December 30, 2011
Services
Friends and Family may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 from 9-10:30 AM. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 AM on Wednesday at Our Lady of Consolation RC Church, Wayne. Burial will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa.
James Robert Kehoe, son of James Robert Sr. and Agnes Kehoe, age 79 of Wayne, died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson. His family had all gathered at his bedside and his passing was quiet and peaceful.
“Bob”, grew up in Clifton and graduated from St. John’s High School in Paterson. He attended Seton Hall University until he was drafted into the U.S. Army. He was stationed with the 1st Cavalry in Japan during the reconstruction after WWII. Much of his time there was spent in sub-zero temperatures on Mt. Fuji, carrying equipment up the snow covered mountain, skiing down the slopes, and sleeping on the cold ground.
After the service, he finished his bachelor's degree in business, at Seton Hall University, and graduated the Academy of Advanced Traffic School in New York City, in the field of logistics and international freight. He worked for several large multi-national corporations where he specialized in managing international freight. He started with DL&W Railroad, then IT&T where he worked on the Defense Early Warning system in the Arctic, W.T. Grant, Smith Corona Marchant, and JP Stevens textiles. He retired as a manager in 1998 from Rickel’s Home Center.
Bob’s passions in life included his family, his friends, and his faith. He was a founding member of Our Lady of Consolation RC Church in Wayne and remained active throughout the years as an usher. He worked hard to put his children through school at Consolation and was proud to see all three of his boys graduate from DePaul High School, where he supported them in all their athletic endeavors. His family recalls some great summer vacations on LBI. Bob loved to go deep-sea fishing for bluefish and he took the boys on many occasions. Bob was also an avid reader of history and a Yankees fan. He and his brother Jack enjoyed model trains and would go to train shows and exhibits.
Bob and Ona were introduced to each other by dear mutual friends and they were married in 1959. They have enjoyed fifty two years together of a loving and devoted marriage.
Bob is survived by his loving wife ; Ona (Nee Yuskaitis), son; Robert Edward Kehoe of Wayne, son Thomas Joseph Kehoe, wife Laura A., grand children James Ryan and Dylan Thomas of Wayne, son Brian James Kehoe, grand children Annaliese, Tanner, and Jordan, of Colorado, brother, Jack G. Kehoe and his wife Patricia of Arlington, Vermont, his dear in-laws; John Yuskaitis, Dr. Anthony and his wife Beverly Yuskaitis, Mary F. and her husband Jim Schneider, and Joseph Yuskaitis, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, a donation to the church would be greatly appreciated. Our Lady of Consolation, 1799 Hamburg Turnpike, Wayne, NJ 07470.
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