John J. Phelan

April 7, 1934 - February 10, 2022

John J. Phelan, 87, of Metuchen, NJ, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, NJ. John was born on April 7, 1934 to John and Annice Phelan in Jersey City, NJ. He married his wife of 56 yrs, Eleanor (Pulaski) on Oct 24, 1965. They had four children together and lived out their days in Metuchen, NJ., working as a Receiver for Stop & Shop supermarket for over 30yrs until his retirement. John was a devout communicant of St. Francis Of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen, NJ. He was an active member of their Knights Of Columbus, Council 3272. John served in the army during peacetime (57-59) and taught a course on liquid oxygen during his service. Traveled on business to Japan during his early years building his family. A very kind and generous man, always there when you needed him. Quick with the dad jokes, an Avid reader. He was a very quiet and interesting man who turned into an amazing husband and father. John was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley, in 1961, his wife Eleanor Pulaski Phelan, in 2021, his father, John Phelan, his mother, Annice Dreker Phelan and sister Joan McCabe. John is survived by his three loving daughters, Linda Phelan, Carol Phelan, and Maryann Martin and son John Phelan; his grandson, Jonathan Phelan; granddaughter, Alexandria Phelan, his niece Patricia McCabe, nephew's David, Douglas, Thomas and Steven McCabe. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Old Bridge Funeral Home, 2350 CR 516, Old Bridge, NJ. 08857 A Mass Of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at St. Francis Of Assisi Cathedral in Metuchen, NJ.