Robert B. McElroy

ProvidenceMcElroy, Robert B., 76, of Kentland Avenue, died Monday at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Mary M. (Leathem) McElroy. They had been married for fifty-two years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Terrence and Agnes (Slavin) McElroy, he was a lifelong city resident. Mr. McElroy was a firefighter for the Providence Fire Department for twenty-one years, retiring in 1974. He later worked as a civil engineer for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for fifteen years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Providence Firefighters Union Local 799, the Retired Providence Police and Firefighters Association, and the Providence Permanent Firemen's Relief Association. Beside his wife, he leaves a daughter, Marie A. Mills of North Kingstown, two sons, Robert B. McElroy, Captain-Providence Fire Department, and Brian J. McElroy, both of Barrington, two brothers, Reverend John J. McElroy, Pastor Emeritus, Saint Joseph Church, Pawtucket, and Thomas P. McElroy of Providence, a sister, Helen Cassin of Johnston, and five grandchildren. He was a brother of the late James T. McElroy, Margaret McElroy, Virginia McElroy and Anne McElroy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, at 10:00 am, in Saint Joseph Church, Walcott Street, Pawtucket, to which relatives and friends are invited. Burial will be private. Memorial contributions to the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association, P.O. Box 41659 Providence, RI 02940-1659 in his memory will be appreciated. Arrangements by Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home.