Palumbo, Roberta A., 78, of Emerson, NJ passed away peacefully Sunday, August 9, 2020. Born on March 16, 1942 in Yonkers, New York to Edward and Anagrace Liptak. In addition to proudly working as an Administrative Assistant at UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey for over 10 years, Roberta treasured her children and grandchildren, and embraced every moment with them. She especially loved her role as Mom-Mom. She was a loving mother of Janet Van Riper and her husband Tim, and Suzanne Kleman and her husband Paul; devoted life partner of Frank Kennedy; cherished grandmother of Melissa, Samantha, Matthew, Andrew and Olivia and great grandmother of Ava and Madison; dear sister of Bud Liptak and the late Edward Liptak. The family will receive their relatives and friends at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, NJ on Thursday August 13, 2-4 & 7-9PM. A funeral mass will be held on Friday August 14 at 10:30am at the Church of Assumption, 29 Jefferson Avenue, Emerson, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Roberta’s name may be made to the American Heart Association www.heart.org or to the American Lung Association www.lung.org or to St. Judes www.stjude.org