Robert "Bob" "Papa" Columbus

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Barile Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Stoneham

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May 7, 2025

May

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Barile Family Funeral Home-Stoneham

482 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180

May

Celebration of Life

10:00 a.m.

Saint Patrick Church

71 Central St, Stoneham, MA 02180

Barile Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Stoneham

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May 7, 2025

Barile Family Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Stoneham

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May 7, 2025

Robert "Bob" "Papa" Columbus Obituary

Robert "Bob" "Papa" Columbus, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, godfather and great-grandfather, passed away on May 3, 2025, in Stoneham, Massachusetts, at the age of 91. Born on August 17, 1933, in Keene, New Hampshire, Bob lived a life... Read Robert "Bob" "Papa" Columbus's Obituary