Robert W. Maurer
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, NJ – Robert W. Maurer, 81, of Holland Township, NJ passed away on Sunday October 12, 2014 at the Brakeley Park Care Center in Lopatcong Township, NJ.
Born December 12, 1932 in Rosemont, Delaware Township, NJ, Robert lived in Kingwood Township before moving to Holland Township in 1970. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a lineman for PSE&G in Newark, NJ for 39 years. He was well known as a lineman and for competing in and judging lineman competitions. Robert was an outdoorsman and enjoyed golf, skiing and gardening.
Robert was a longtime member of the American Legion.
Son of the late Rudolph and Anna (Pecha) Maurer, Robert is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years Mary A. (Stachnik) Maurer, his three sons Robert S. Maurer of Stockton, NJ, Bruce M. Maurer of Hawaii and William Kirk Maurer of West Chester, PA, two brothers Rudolph of North Carolina and Emerick of Florida, sister Mildred Larsen of California and six grandchildren Lisa, Michele, Ellen, Todd, Grant and Brad. He was predeceased by his brother Raymond.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday October 15, 2014 at 10 AM at the Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, 24 Church Rd., Holland Township, NJ. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery in Rosemont, NJ. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 PM at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202