Robert M. Corsetto

Robert M. Corsetto, age 79, of Wayne passed away peacefully on Tuesday February 22, 2022 while receiving the loving care of his family.

Bob was born and raised in Paterson and was the older of two children to Florio and Rose Corsetto.  While growing up in Paterson, Bob attended St. Bonaventure High School where he excelled at baseball and basketball, playing for the school’s varsity teams.  Following his graduation from high school in 1960, he enrolled at St Peter’s College in Jersey City, NJ.  While a student at St Peter’s College, he continued playing baseball, and one of his proudest moments was hitting a home run against Boston College to break up a no-hitter. Bob earned his Bachelor’s Degree from St. Peter’s College in 1965.  Upon graduation, he found work quickly as a school teacher in his home town of Paterson, where he worked for the Paterson Public School system for the next twenty years.

While teaching in the mid 1980’s, Bob opened up a real estate company called Yankee Real Estate, located in West Milford.  The real estate business started growing and was doing so well that Bob decided to retire from teaching to focus on his real estate career full time.  Robert continued to grow Yankee Real Estate until his retirement in the early 2000’s.

While in high school, Bob was attending a Catholic Youth Organization dance in Paterson when he met a beautiful young lady named Ann Kinn. Bob saw her from across the gymnasium before working up the courage to ask her to dance. Bob and Ann dated for about two years, fell in love, and were married on September 4, 1965 at St Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church in Hawthorne.  The newlyweds settled in Pompton Lakes and while living there for a couple of years, welcomed the births of their first two children, Richard and Robert.  As the family started to grow, they moved to Wayne where they welcomed their third child, their daughter Kathleen.  Bob and Ann remained in Wayne for the rest of their lives together.

Bob was an avid golfer, playing nearly every day, and was a member of the Packanack Lake Golf Club for more than forty years, where he was affectionately known as “Bobby.”  Over the years, Bob never lost his love for all sports and was a constant coaching figure throughout his childrens’ lives.  He treasured watching and attending college basketball with both his sons.  Bob was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.  Aside from all of his talents, hobbies and interests, his greatest passion was for his family.  Nothing in the world meant more to Bob than providing for and spending time with his wife, children and their spouses, and his grandchildren.  Bob and his family vacationed frequently in the Carolinas and the Jersey Shore.  After their daughter moved to North Carolina, they cherished frequent trips there to visit their grandchildren.  Bob enjoyed spending time with them at parks and on vacation. Despite the physical distance, Bob insisted that they spend every birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas together and would do anything to ensure that happened.  Bob and Ann cherished fifty four years of loving and loyal marriage together until Ann’s passing in 2020.  Bob was not only devoted to his family but also to his Catholic faith.  He and his family were long time parishoners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Wayne.  Bob always made time for his faith, attending Sunday mass without fail before his early morning tee times.
Those who knew Bob best will remember him as a hard- working, kind- hearted, family man. Bob leaves behind a legacy of selflessness and warm family memories. His strong will and resilience in the face of adversity will long be admired by those who loved him and knew him. His big brown eyes, quiet humor, and smile will be remembered by those who love him most. Bob was truly a special person who touched the lives of everyone around him and he will be sincerely missed by all who knew him.

Bob is survived by his two sons; Richard Corsetto and his wife Robyn of Wayne, and Robert Corsetto and his wife Heather of Wayne, one daughter Kathleen Knox and her husband Thomas of Davidson, NC, one brother Richard Corsetto and his wife Doreen of Wayne, niece Pamela and family, many cousins, and two grandchildren; Kelley Knox and Catherine Knox both of Davidson, NC.  He was predeceased by his parents Florio and Rose Corsetto.

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In lieu of flowers, donation in Robert’s name may be made to Michael J Fox Foundation, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014,
http://www.michaeljfox.org