Steven W. Shackelton

Steven W. Shackelton, 75, of South Amboy died on Thursday May 2, 2024 at the Venetian Care & Rehabilitation Center, South Amboy. Born in Worcester, Massachusetts he grew up in South Amboy before settling in Spotswood. A veteran of the U.S. Navy he was employed by the Middlesex County Park Police before retiring and was a member of PBA Local 156. He was a devoted, loving husband and caregiver to his late wife, Debbie.

Son of the late Harold and Bertha Avery Shackelton he is also predeceased by his wife Deborah Ann Leveille Shackelton in 2014 and his daughter Stacy Shackelton Williams in 2023. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Jill Marie and Jack Mess; his mother-in-law Elizabeth Leveille; his brother-in-law Bill Leveille; his sister-in-law Denise Peczinka and her husband Ron and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral procession will leave on Tuesday May 7, 2024 at 10:30am from The Gundrum Service “Home For Funerals” 237 Bordentown Avenue, South Amboy followed by interment at 12:30pm in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown. Visitation will be on Monday from 3 to 7pm, with a service at 5:30pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the South Amboy First Aid Squad, P.O. Box 328, South Amboy, NJ 08879.

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