Jason R. Franco

October 19, 1982 - December 8, 2020

Montague - Jason R. Franco, age 38, tragically passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Wantage. Born in Newton, Jay had lived in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania and graduated from Delaware Valley High School before moving to Sussex County. He had been employed with the Sussex County Department of Public Works and was a hazardous materials technician for the Sussex County HAZMAT Team. While employed with the county, Jay started his law enforcement career as a security officer with Comet Security in Hamburg. After his employment with the county, Jay went and became an officer with the William Paterson Police University police department in Wayne. In 2018, he was hired by Hamburg Borough as a municipal police officer and was a member of the Sussex County PBA Local 138. While he resided in Dingmans Ferry, PA, Jay was a member of the Delaware Township Volunteer Fire Department for many years. After moving to Montague, he then became active with the Montague Fire Department and has been a member for the past 15 years. Jay loved his family, enjoyed hunting, and was a proud fire fighter and law enforcement officer. He was predeceased by his father, Dan McIntyre on July 8, 2020. Jay is survived by his loving wife, Michelle Franco; his two sons, Kyle and Jase; his mother, Sue McIntyre; his sisters, Christina Venery and her husband Keith, Ashley Swords and her husband John, and Tracey Ethridge and her husband Michael; his brother, Troy McIntyre and his wife Michele; his maternal grandparents, Sharon and Fred Hosking; his father-in-law, David Lindsay and his wife Eileen; his mother-in-law, Beth Kleinstuber; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2020 at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23) Sussex. Interment to follow at Fairview Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects to the family prior to the service on Monday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Due to New Jersey government health restrictions, attendees are required to wear face masks at all times and social distancing is required. Due to the expected large outreach of friends and family, we kindly ask all visitors to limit their time in the funeral home after offering condolences. If you are feeling unwell, we respectfully ask that you refrain from attending the services. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Jason Franco’s memory to the Sussex County PBA Local 138, P.O. Box 520, Andover, NJ 07821. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.pinkelfuneralhome.com