age 76, of Bayonne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, with his family by his side. Born and raised in Jersey City, he has resided for the past 10 years in Bayonne. He was predeceased by his wife Regina (Garrison) Knueppel (in 1991); his daughters, Jacqueline Knueppel (in 1992) and Regina Sandman (on October 2, 2014); his parents, William and Emily (Smith) Knueppel; his sister, Emily Price, and his brothers, Walter, William, and Butchie Knueppel. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Debra Weigelt and her husband, Edward; Donna Lewis and her husband Ralph, Peggy Ann Street and her husband, Ian, and Joann Zaleski; his 2 sons, Robert G. Knueppel Jr. and Thomas Zaleski; 18 grandchildren, Eddie, Deanah, Debra, Louis, Mark, Ronald, Ryan, Allison, Donald, Lindsay, Robert III, Corey, Adam, Clent, Troy, Frank, Regina, and Travis. Also survived by many great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements made by DWORZANSKI & SON Funeral Home, 20 East 22nd Street Bayonne. Entombment, Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington.