Robert (Bob) Goeke Sr.

Robert (Bob) Goeke Sr., 91, of Kingston, passed away on January 25, 2021 at Univ. of Penn @ Princeton, Princeton, NJ after a brief illness.

Bob was born on May 11, 1929 in Mount Rose (Hopewell Twp.), NJ before the Goeke family moved to Lawrence Twp. He attended Princeton High School. At the age of 21 he was drafted into the US Army, 1666 MED CO 26 Infantry Regiment and in 1953 he was honorably discharged.

Six months later he married his sweetheart Virginia "Ginny".  Bob and Ginny lived in Princeton before moving to Kingston 59 years ago where they raised their 3 children.

Bob enjoyed countless fishing and boating trips with family and friends, hunting and cooking for holidays and picnics. After his retirement he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren who he adored.

Bob worked at the Farmer's COOP in Hopewell while attending plumbing apprentice school. He worked for J.B. Redding & Son (Redding's Plumbing & Heating) for over 30 years and was a member of the Kingston Volunteer Fire Co. for 56 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents Matie & Fred Goeke Sr., his beloved wife of 65 years Virginia (Petrone) Goeke, his brothers William, Edward and Stephen, sister Virginia Bertrand-Holley and great-granddaughter Emilia Sophia McDonald.

He is survived by his son Robert Goeke Jr. of Kingston, son and daughter in-law Richard and Petra (Felkl) Goeke of Bridport, VT and daughter Debra Goeke of Princeton; six grandchildren, Melissa, Jennifer, Pamela, Christa, Patrick and Jeffrey; 5 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Fred Jr. and David; 2 sisters, Elizabeth Martin and Veronica Pettipas; sister in-law Janet Petrone and many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday February 5, 2021 at St. Paul Parish, 214 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ. Burial will immediately follow at Princeton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Kingston Volunteer Fire Co., PO Box 222, Kingston, NJ 08528