Robert A. Fuller

Robert A Fuller, age 85, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Robert “Bob” was born on December 28, 1932 in Sussex to the late James E. and Josephine (Kaweske) Fuller. He graduated from Sussex High School and attended college while he served in the United States Army while stationed in Nashville, Tenn. It was there that he met his first wife, Patricia Green and they settled in the Colesville section of Wantage, where he had several businesses, including the Elias Cole Restaurant. Robert was a member of the Colesville Volunteer Fire Department, where he held the rank of Captain. Bob and Pat had two children; Rebecca and Kyle. Bob and his second wife, Ruth Coulson moved to Alexandria Bay, N.Y., where they owned and operated the Bay House Restaurant and split their time between Alexandria Bay and Florida. Bob enjoyed wood working, cooking, garage sales and flea markets; where he was always looking for a hidden treasure.
Besides his parents, Robert was predeceased by his sister, Lorraine Fuller Droszcz and his first wife, Patricia.
Robert is survived by his wife, Ruth; his daughter, Rebecca Fuller and her husband Ron Muir of Fairbanks, Alaska; his son, Kyle Fuller and his wife Margaret of Port Jervis, New York; three step-sons, Randy Coulson of Reedville, Virginia, William Coulson of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and Scott Coulson of Palm Coast, Florida; one granddaughter, Melissa Fuller and great granddaughter Paeton of Port Jervis, New York.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Friends may pay their respects to the family from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the memorial service. Interment of ashes will be privately held at the family plot in Fairview Cemetery in Wantage. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations may be made in Robert Fuller’s memory to the Colesville Company of the Wantage Fire Department, 1202 Route 23, Wantage, NJ 07461.