Obituaries: McCue

Posted on April 24, 2018

Robert McCue

Robert A. McCue Sr., 80, of Bloomington, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal.

Cremation rites will be accorded. Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bob was born on May 29, 1937 in Chicago, Ill. He is the son of Joseph John and Emma Louise (Woods) McCue. He married Judy Wayne on May 26, 1962 in Oak Lawn, Ill. She preceded him in death on Feb. 28, 2015.

Bob is survived by his children, Roberta Schwanderlik, Decatur; Judy (Kevin) Perry, Rensselaer, Ind.; Robert A. (Melanie) McCue Jr., Chesapeake, Va.; Richard (Gena) McCue, Bloomington and Ralph McCue, Bloomington. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and his brother, David (Esther) McCue of Sacramento, Calif.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Dorothy Emma Louise McCue, three brothers and three sisters.

Online condolences may be made to www.calvertmemorial.com.

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