Mr. Robert "Mac" McKearney Sr.

ATTLEBORO – Robert “Mac” McKearney, Sr., 77, of Attleboro, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro. He was the loving husband of Sandra (Marland) McKearney of Attleboro.

Born on March 22, 1939 in Attleboro, MA, he was a son of the late Patrick and Cecilia (O’Grady) McKearney.

Robert grew up in Attleboro and attended the Attleboro Public School system. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 18 and proudly served his country for 3 years. While stationed in Germany he had the opportunity to meet Elvis Presley.

When Robert returned home from the service he began working for the City of Attleboro at Capron Park where he remained until his retirement after 42 years of employment. He enjoyed woodworking, building wheelbarrows and bird houses, gardening and sitting at the Cape Cod Canal. Robert was a Boston Red Sox and NFL fan and an avid animal lover.

In addition to his wife, Robert is survived by his 4 children, Robert V. McKearney Jr. and his wife Bette, Jeffrey McKearney and his wife Sharon, Jo-Anne Fernandez and her husband John and Cheryl LeBlanc and her fiancé Rino Petrella; 6 grandchildren, Lindsay Antunes, Robert McKearney III, Chris McKearney, Jarred McKearney, Monica McKearney and Nicholas LeBlanc; 3 great-grandsons, Noah, Mason and Owen and also a sister, Elizabeth Price.

He was the brother of the late Mary and John McKearney.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, February 16, from 4 – 8 pm in the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, 20 Peck St., Attleboro.

A funeral will be conducted on Friday, February 17, at 9 am from the Duffy-Poule Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in St. John the Evangelist Church, 133 North Main St., Attleboro. Burial will follow in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Rehoboth.