James Ellsworth Robey

ROBEY, James Ellsworth of Medford, NJ passed away on January 12, 2011 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was 84. Jim was the born the son of Ellsworth and Anna Robey on October, 24, 1926, in Maple Shade, N.J., where he grew up. He was predeceased by his parents, as well as a brother, Edward (Skip), and a brother, Philip. A resident of Medford, NJ for the past 54 yrs., he was a U.S. Naval veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater, where he was stationed at Bruckner Bay, Okinawa with the Seabees. Jim was a veritable handyman, seemingly able to repair any engine or household appliance. He retired in 1989 after 27 yrs as a school bus mechanic for the Lenape Regional High School District. He was an avid fisherman who loved boating. He is the Beloved Husband of 61 years of Ellen (nee Coleman) Robey of Medford and the Loving Father of Ellen Shrom and her husband Ralph of Tabernacle, NJ, James P. Robey and his wife Frances of Marlton, NJ and Mike Robey and his wife Beverly of Medford, NJ. He is also survived by his sister Nancy Grover (Art Stengel) of Tabernacle and also eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Monday from 6:00 - 9:00 PM and on Tuesday from 10:00 - 11:00 AM at the BRADLEY & STOW FUNERAL HOME, 127 Medford-Mt. Holly Rd., Medford, NJ, (609-953-7600), where a Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in the BG Wm. Doyle Veterans Mem. Cem. in Wrightstown, NJ. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy the family requests memorial donations to the Hopewell Foundation, C/O Caring Hospice, 102 Gaither Dr., Suite 2, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. (www.BradleyStow.com)