Obituary of Robert Timpson

Robert Benedict Timpson, 94, of Franklin Lakes entered into eternal rest on August 19, 2013. Born in Hackensack on April 16, 1919, Bob resided in River Edge until 1964 when he moved to Oakland. He was a lifelong resident of Bergen County. Bob was a graduate of Hackensack High School and attended Colgate University for two years. From 1938 to 1941 he worked as a clerk for the Hackensack Trust. In 1943, he began working for Erie Railroad. After WWII, he took a job at Flintkote Roofing Co. where he worked for twenty-three years as a traffic manager. He continued his career in the traffic department of Hewitt Robins Corporation and finished his career at T.J. Lipton Co. Bob was a member of Grace Community Church in Franklin Lakes. He was also a member of Independent Royal Arch Lodge No. 2, Free & Accepted Masons, New York, NY. He is survived by his daughter Patricia Blackwell and her husband Leon and his daughter Lyle Timpson and her wife Kate Miller. Also surviving are his two granddaughters Linda Snyder and Heather Long and six great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Orre Knox (Lamb) Timpson in 2008. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 21 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff. The funeral service will be held on Thursday in the funeral home at 10:00 AM. Interment will be at George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Paramus. Contributions in Bob's memory may be made to the Oakland First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 5, Oakland, NJ 07436 or to the Grace Community Church Mission Fund, 886 Franklin Ave., Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417.