Robert is survived by his loving wife Kimberly and cherished daughters Kaila Ward and her fiancé Max Merritt of New Brunswick, NJ and Emily Ward of Binghamton, NY. He is also survived by his three older brothers: John Ward of Bay City, MI, Michael Ward of Harrison, MI, and Thomas Ward of Ventura, CA.  Robert is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Charles and mother Jacqulyn. 

Robert was born on January 25th, 1966 in Rhinebeck, NY to Charles and Jacqulyn. He graduated from SUNY Delhi with a degree in Business Administration. 

He married Kimberly, his high school sweetheart in 1989.  In 1994 they welcomed their first daughter, Kaila Marie.  In 1997 they became a family of four with the addition of their daughter Emily Jeanne. Robert also loved his best buddy, their dachshund Riley. Robert was well loved in the Highland community. He was a man of honesty, integrity, and always put his family first. He will be incredibly...[more]

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be incredibly missed by everyone who's heart he touched. 

Calling hours will be held Saturday, July 11th from 2-5pm at the Michael Torsone Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 38 Main Street, Highland, with a  Funeral Home Service at 4:30pm. 

In observance of New York State guidelines, we will be limiting visitors to no more than 33% of our maximum capacity; A distance of at least 6 ft. must be maintained amongst all individuals inside our funeral home and acceptable face coverings must be worn while inside. We kindly ask after paying your respects, that you exit promptly so that we can continue to move guests in and out of the funeral home.