Robert V. Neumann

Robert V. Neuman, known as Bob to friends and loved ones, died on August 27, 2024. The cause of death is uncertain.

Bob was born on July 28, 1937.  His parents, Robert Neumann and Margaret Neumann (nee Kenny) raised him and his sisters Margaret (Margie), Edith (Edie), and Cynthia (Cindy) in the Bronx, New York. As an adult Bob lived in Queens for many years. In 1985 he moved to Westchester, where he lived until his death.

Bob was a Prudential Insurance agent for most of his working life. He believed in his product,but that wasn’t why his efforts won him award after award. Bob was a born salesman. At five he tried to sell his grandfather said grandfather’s own shillelagh. He very nearly succeeded, except his mother found out and she didn’t think it was funny.

Bob was athletic, and he was a sports fan. Once an ardent racquetball player, Bob ultimately found his true athletic love in the game of tennis, at which he excelled. He was still playing at 87. As for his favorite sports teams, Bob loved the Rangers and he loved the Yankees.

Bob married Marie Castelanetta in 1958. They separated, with their marriage ending in divorce in 1985. They remained friends until Marie’s death in 1996. In 2000 he met Marianne Radagan. Theirs was an enduring love, an ongoing affair of the heart that lasted for the rest of his life.

He is survived by his beloved Marianne and by his daughters Deborah Reiss and Regina Padura, by his grandchildren Shana Marie Reiss, Robert Neumann Reiss, and Daniel James Padura, his son-in-law David Reiss, and by his nieces and nephews, including Gerry Roepke and Michal Nahay

Bob is now and will always be sorely missed.

Services from Kugler Community Home For Funerals, 311 5th Street Saddle Brook, NJ  Tel. (973) 478-2500.  Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, August 29, 2024 from 1-4pm. Cremation private.