Obituary of Robert Sweeney

Sweeney, Robert L. age 75 of Hamburg, NJ and Vero Beach, FL died Sunday, November 7, 2010. Born in Trenton, NJ he lived in Northport, NY for 30 years before moving to Hamburg, NJ and Vero Beach, FL. He was the Manager of employee benefits at Travelers Insurance Company of Garden City, Long Island, NY before his retirement. Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Barbara (nee Demarais) Sweeney of Hamburg, NJ, his daughter, Linda and her husband Cary Torkelson of Allendale, NJ. Also surviving are his 4 grandchildren, Miles, Pamela, Hugh and Peter. He was predeceased by his daughter, Pamela Sweeney in 1993. Visiting Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral Friday 10 am at Archer United Methodist Church, 37 East Allendale Ave. Allendale, NJ. Interment Cresthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Clifton, NJ. In Lieu of flowers donations to Bard College at Simon's Rock, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230, to benefit the Pamela Sweeney Scholarship Fund would be appreciated.