Paul Jackson

April 11, 1955 - December 14, 2017

Wantage -Paul Jackson, age 62, passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Lincoln Park Care Center. Born in Hackensack to the late William and Alice (Fox) Jackson, Paul lived in Edgewater before moving to Sussex County in 1992. He had been employed by the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department for 28 years and retired as a Captain in 2010. Mr. Jackson was a member of the PBA Local 134, former Chief of the Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department, including their local aide, and more recently was a member of the Beemerville Fire Department. He is survived by his wife, Karen Ann (Murphy) Jackson; his daughter, Ashley Cecilia and her husband Jeremy Head of Hamburg; his son, Mark Jackson of Wantage; his two brothers, Robert Jackson and his wife Theresa of Lincoln Park and Donald Jackson and his wife Anastasia of Edgewater; his sister, Kathryn Reap and her husband Jerry of Wanaque; and his niece, nephews, and great nieces. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex. Friends may pay their respects to the family prior to the service on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the funeral home. Private cremation services will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations may be made in Paul’s memory to the Edgewater Volunteer Fire Department, 1408 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020 or to the Beemerville Fire Department, 227 County Road 519, Wantage, NJ 07461. Online condolences may be offered to the family on www.pinkelfuneralhome.com