Obituary of ROBERT D. JONES

Robert David Jones passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Clara Maas Medical Center in Belleville following an extended illness. He was 89. Born in East Orange, NJ, he was raised in Belleville, NJ, lived in Kearny, NJ for 25 years before returning to Bellville for 25 years. He was recently a resident of West Orange, NJ. He served in the United States Army During the Korean War. Mr. Jones was a driver for the Hostess Cakes Company of Saddle Brook, NJ for 25 years retiring 27 years ago. He was a proud member of the Teamsters Union and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Elmwood Park, NJ. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Esther in 1983; and his beloved son, Richard in 2017; he is survived by his dear son, Michael "Rocky" Jones and his spouse, Debbie Ruggiero of Lake Ariel, PA; his daughter, LuAnn Jones of Mount Arlington, NJ; his daughter-in-law, Cheryl Jones of Bloomfield, NJ; two sisters, Anne Jones of Randolph, NJ and Shirley Ossendorf of Cedar Knolls, NJ; four grandchildren, Ricki Leigh Dugan, Jessica Jones, Bryan Jones, and Kari Lynn Jones; and two great-grandchildren, Albie Dugan and Leon Dugan. In lieu of flowers, the family would be grateful for memorial donations in Robert's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 (www.stjude.org).