Robert N. Bump
Robert N. Bump, 86, of Cabot passed away on Wednesday at Concordia of Fox Chapel.
Born May 29, 1932, in Sarah Furnace, Pa., he was the son of William H. Bump and Helen Parker Bump.
Bob served in the U.S. Navy, retiring after 20 years as a chief petty officer, having served during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
He received a Bronze Star for meritorious service as an air intercept controller in Vietnam.
He had an illustrious Navy career. In the 1960s, he earned a spot on the Navy Rifle and Pistol Shooting Team. In the early 1970s, due to his expert marksmanship, he volunteered and was accepted into the Sky Marshall Program to protect the flying public.
He had served as the postmaster of Cabot from 1978 until 1990.
He was a member of the Saxonburg American Legion Post 683, and the Saxonburg VFW Post 7376. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed gardening.
Surviving are his wife, Lillian R. “Tootie” Rausch Bump, whom he married Feb. 15, 1992; his children, Joe (Karen) Bump of Burke, Va., Doris (Dave) Williams of Verona, Denise (Jeff) Hoover of Naperville, Ill., and Tina (Jim) Pezzone of New Castle; his stepchildren, Gregory M. Black of Freehold, N.J., Pamela M. Rodgers of McCandless Township, and Jill (Pat) Sarnese of Butler; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Donna (Frank) Tascarella of Petrolia, and Carolyn Conklin of Middleburg, Fla.; one brother, Dennis (Flo) Bump of Chicora; and his life-long friend and brother-in-law, Louie Pacy of Sarah Furnace.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 34 years, Rose Pacy Bump; one son, Kenny Bump; and seven siblings.
BUMP — There will be no visitation for Robert N. Bump, who died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Private services were held.Interment will follow in St. Eusebius Cemetery in East Brady.Arrangements were entrusted to Fox Funeral Home in Saxonburg.Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.Please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.
