Robert Steffens, son of Anna and Paul Steffens, loving husband of Marie Steffens passed away peacefully in the early hours of August 30, 2020 surrounded by family members.
Relatives and friends are invited to visit with the family at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Thursday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny at 1 pm, and interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
He was the ideal father to Maryanne, Robert, Leslie and Paul, and Pop Pop to five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Bob was born and raised in Union City, New Jersey and was a proud graduate of Saint Michael’s High School. He spent a lifetime regaling family members and friends of his early years in the small Hudson County city.
Bob and his beloved Marie McGowan met at sixteen, married at twenty two and spent seventy years by one another’s side. He worked for more than thirty years for Ford Motor Company. Start at the bottom he eventually worked his way up the ranks to eventually work for years in international export. After retiring he worked several more years privately in the same field.
While Marie was his one and only love, he also had a deep and abiding affection for the New York Yankees, from DiMaggio and Mantle all the way to Jeter and Judge. Bob also loved college basketball, classic movies and cats, many of which he built winter shelters for.
Bob was an exemplary family man and a loyal friend. He will be missed by all he crossed paths with and will always be in the hearts of his family and friends.