Robert A. Watson, of Kearny, died May 2, 2014 at the whiting Health Care Center. He was 97. Visiting will be on Thursday from 3-7 p.m. Service 11 am in the funeral home on Friday and burial will follow at Crest Haven Memorial Park, Clifton.
Bob was a manager at Wallace and Tiernan in Belleville where he worked from 1935 until retiring in 1982. He was very admired and respected by all his colleagues . Bob and his late wife Helen (McGlynn) loved their cottage at Lake Hopatcong, boating and spending time entertaining family and friends. Lake Hopatcong was a special place for Bob and Helen.
Bob is survived by loving nieces and nephews Roberta Lone, Tony Vidal, Gloria Wolf, Sandy Gilmour, Betty Hylands, Jerry Watson, Bill Watson, Wendy Comey and the late Judy Frenya, along with their families.