Robert A. Barrows

Bar Harbor, ME- Robert “Bob” A. Barrows, Sr., affectionately known as “PopPop”, 86, died unexpectedly June 23, 2023, at MDI Hospital in Bar Harbor, Maine. He was born July 29, 1936, in North Arlington, NJ, the son of Richard T. and Loretta H. (Conroy) Barrows. He was one of 16 children and their last living child. Bob graduated from Saint Mary High School in Rutherford NJ, Class of 1954. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at Key West Naval Base in Florida. Bob married his high school, sweetheart, Anne Hyland and they settled in Point Pleasant, NJ until 1999. They celebrated 67 years of marriage in November 2022. Bob worked as a field service technician in the plastics manufacturing industry for approximately 40 years. Bob was the ultimate handyman. He was an expert carpenter, electrician, plumber, and painter rolled into one. He could build and repair anything which he did so often in his own home and his son’s. He loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. He also enjoyed boating, lobstering, model trains and building automobile models. He was a member of Elks Lodge 1698 in Point Pleasant Beach and Knights of Columbus in Naples, Florida. For each of the past 24 years, Bob and his wife resided in Bar Harbor and Naples where they were parishioners at Holy Redeemer and Saint Ann’s parishes. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons, Robert Barrows, Jr. and his wife, Mary of Danvers, MA., Brad Barrows and his girlfriend, Gina Costa of Brick, NJ; five grandchildren, Courtney McKeown and her husband, Ian of Newmarket, NH, Robert S. Barrows and his wife, Kara of Blauvelt, NY, Katie Laorenza and her husband, Sam of Reading, MA, Christina Sarro and her husband, Jared of Danvers, MA, and Rob Barrows of Brick, NJ; four great grandchildren, Ted and Jeffrey Barrows, Lucy Laorenza and Maddie Sarro; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and 15 brothers and sisters. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at 10AM in Saint Richard Church, 90 Forest St., Danvers. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery, Danvers. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Friday from 4-7 PM in C. R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bob’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.