Robert Cahill

He was a retired clerk for the NY City Sanitation Department District 2 in Manhattan. Following his retirement, he worked for 16 years in the shipping & receiving dept. of Staten Island Hospital. He was in the US Navy in WWII, and member and past commander of the Gold Star Post #1365 American Legion, in Travis, Staten Island. He loved cooking, dancing, Atlantic City, and his family & friends.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Dorothy Hayward, his brothers, Francis & George, and his sons, George & William. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Janet Hunt Cahill; his daughter, Veronica and her husband Robert Gulli, of Staten Island; his sons, Robert Cahill, of Staten Island, and Patrick Cahill and his wife, Debby, of Pittston, Pa.; his stepsons, Glen Gabel, of Staten Island, and Scott Gabel and his wife Valarie, of Aliso Viejo, Ca. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 1 step grandchild, 15 great grandchildren, 1 step great grandchild, and his dear friends, Pam & Roger Hirsch.

Visitation will be Monday, February 14, 2011 from 2-4 & 7-9pm at the Michael Hegarty Funeral Home, 3377 Rt. 9, Old Bridge, NJ. A Funeral Service will be Tuesday, February 15 at 10am from the funeral home. Entombment will follow to Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge, NJ.

In Lieu of Flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer's Association.