Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA
Died May 1, 2020
Age 99
Obituary
Robert Francis Northrup, born April 24, 1921 in Mount Vernon, New York to Frank L. Northrup and Ella Roth Northrup, died peacefully May 1, 2020, at age 99, in Langhorne, PA… Robert is one of the last of the Greatest Generation and was always proud of his service to his country in the US Navy during WWII. He entered into active service July 22, 1942 (attending Signal and Turret School) and served as an Aviation Ordnanceman in the American Theatre, Panama Canal. He served three years, five months, and received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy January 13, 1946 (Lido Beach, Long Island, NY)… He began his career in business accounting at Congoleum-Nairn in Trenton, NJ, and later served as a school business manager for both Willow Grove and Souderton Area School Districts in Pennsylvania. He was a proud 40-year Emeritus member of the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO)
Published by Dunn-Givnish Funeral Home
“He made our lives beautiful and showed us the way he saw the world when we were with him, which was through rose-colored glasses.”
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