Robert J. Axmann Jr.

Age 80
Somerville

Robert J. Axmann, husband of the late Carol Axmann who died in 2005, passed away on Sunday, March 6 at home. He was born in Passaic and has been a resident of Somerville since 1962. Mr. Axmann's career in education spanned a total of 39 years beginning as a teacher for the Clifton school system and ending as a Principal in North Plainfield East End Elementary School. He received his undergraduate degree from Montclair State and his Masters Degree from William Paterson University in Wayne. An Army Veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Axmann was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Somerville and active in Somerville Little League when his children were growing up there. Surviving are his 5 sons Robert (wife Tracey), Jay (wife Karen), Dave (wife Carmen) Doug and Scott (wife Yvonne) and his daughter Carol Lynn Harrison (husband Miles) and 10 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 9:30am on Thursday, March 10 at the Immaculate Conception Church, Somerville. Entombment to follow at St. Bernard Mausoleum, Bridgewater. Visiting hours are from 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm on Wednesday March 9 at the Cusick Funeral Home, 80 Mountain Ave., Somerville. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Robert's memory to American Stroke Association (strokeassociation.org) or VNA of Somerset Hills, 12 Olcott Drive., Bernardsville, NJ 07924