OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ
Jerry Edward Duncan, 87, of Ocean Township, NJ, died suddenly Monday September 4, 2023. He was born on June 14, 1936 in New Castle, IN and while in Indiana lived in Carmel, Indianapolis, Charlottesville and New Palestine. He was at his happiest at his lake property in Charlottesville Indiana where he kept a well-stocked lake, horses, water fowl, bees and a host of other barnyard critters with his beloved wife Carol Ann, who was the light of his life. Jerry graduated from Carmel High School in 1954 where he was class president. He went to Purdue University where in 1960 he obtained his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. He was enrolled in the Indiana National Guard from 1956 to 1962 where he was honorably discharged with a rank of sergeant. He began working as a mechanical engineer for Naval Avionics in Indianapolis, IN in 1960 where he worked on major programs including the AWG-21 antiradar tracking system as well as the Walleye missile program. He eventually became the director of an entire division responsible for antisubmarine warfare. In 1991, after a successful engineering career, he retired to spend more time at home and to travel with his wife to destinations which included many countries in Europe, the Caribbean Islands and most of the United States. Jerry was a gifted tinkerer who could fix almost anything. Even after his retirement, he took a part-time job in the Sears’ tool department so he could help people solve their home repair problems. Together with his wife, he was a member of Franklin Road Baptist church for many years. Jerry was predeceased by his parents, Amos Byrd Duncan and Catherine Creola Duncan, his step mother Rosa Myrtle Duncan, his wife of 60 years Carol Ann Duncan and his sisters, Hazel Louisa Jennings (Gene), Donna Jean Quinley (William). Surviving are his son David Brian Duncan MD and his husband Alessandro Motter, a brother Amos Byrd Duncan Jr (Carol), sisters Shirley Louise Reagan (Harry) and Tanya Faye Bush (Jack), as well as several nieces and nephews. Private funeral services were held under the direction of O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, NJ. In order to offer condolences to the family please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Alzheimer’s Association in honor of Jerry’s wife, Carol Ann Duncan visit https://www.alz.org/nj/donate
