Robert M. Coss age 75 of Wayne passed away peacefully on Saturday September 2, 2017 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Bob was born in Paterson and was raised in Haskell. After graduating with the class of 1960 from Lakeland High School, Bob worked for a few years and then got the call to serve his country. From the years 1964 till 1970, Bob served honorably in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. During his service in the US Army, Bob proposed to his high School sweetheart, Nancy Nesbihal. Nancy and Bob were married while he was still in the Army in 1966. They were married in St Frances Church in Haskell and honeymooned at Niagara Falls.

Bob and Nancy settled in an apartment in Wayne shortly after Bob was honorably discharged from the service. They soon purchased a house and stayed in Wayne and would call it their home for the rest of their lives, raising their two children Brian and Tricia.

Following his marriage and service to our country, Bob earned a position as a Clerk at PSE&G. He worked there for the next thirty-five years until his retirement several years ago. His children remember him holding down two jobs to try to give his family all that he could. He pampered his wife and his children every chance he got. Bob and Nancy were parishioners of Our Lady of the Valley RC Church in Wayne and then St Mary’s RC Church in Pompton Lakes for many years as well. They were both very active parishioners in both churches. Bob and Nancy cherished forty-nine years of loving and loyal marriage until Nancy’s passing in September of 2015.

Bob greatly enjoyed gardening. His gardening efforts once earned him a nomination for best garden in Wayne by the Wayne Today Newspaper. He spent countless hours fixing up his house and beautifying it with flowers, decorations, etc. He was an “Old School Neighbor”, never turning down anyone that needed help with anything. He would give the shirt off his back for the people in his community. Because of his good hearted nature and his love for his community, Bob created many life-long friendships.

Although Bob was not into sports as a young man, he found an interest in baseball and the New York Yankees later in his life. He was an animal lover to say the least and volunteered at the Wayne Animal Shelter, where he also fostered and adopted dogs. He and his wife Nancy enjoyed traveling together on cruises to the Caribbean and vacations to Europe. Wherever they went they always had friends by their sides.

But whether it was working two jobs or his meticulous work in his garden, Bob always made time for his children and grandchildren. He was always there for them and never let them down. Above all of Bob’s talents and interests, his family was his greatest passion. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Bob was a very special person who devoted his life to his friends and his family, he touched the lives of countless people and will be sincerely missed by all who knew him.

Bob is survived by his daughter Tricia Winkler and her husband Ronald of Haskell, his son Brian and his wife Francesca of Wayne, three grandchildren; Kaitlyn, Aidan, and Jillian, one great-grandchild Skylar, one brother Richard of Vermont, and his three dogs; Cindy, Radar, and Cali. He was predeceased by his wife of forty-nine years Nancy (nee Nesbihal) in 2015.