Bill Forgerson

Bill Forgerson passed away on Friday, March 4, 2022 at his residence. He was 71 years old.

Born in Sussex to the late Willard L. Forgerson, Sr. and Beatrice (Conklin) Forgerson, Bill lived in the Sussex-Wantage area all of his life. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic for the New Jersey Department of Transportation in Lafayette for 31 years before his retirement.

Bill enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a proud lifetime member of the NRA and a member of the Birch Hunting Club in Otisville, New York. He also was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 213 and the Sussex Elks Club.

Bill is survived by his wife of 51 years, Donna (Pinto); his daughters, Staci Forgerson of Sandyston, Dawn Klein and her husband Richard of Sussex, and Erin Forgerson of Montague; his sister, Carol Owens and her fiancé Michael Garrett of Wantage; seven grandchildren, Morgan and Brady Eckert, Emma Klein, Taylor Bell, Liam Klein, Elijah Jacobson and Blaze Bell; two great grandchildren, Braelyn and Legend Jensen; his former son-in-law, Jeffrey Eckert of Frankford Township; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 8 at Pinkel Funeral Home. Friends gathered at the funeral home to pay their respects to the family prior to the service. Private interment will be held at Beemerville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Bill’s memory to OSCAR, P.O. Box 248, Sparta, NJ 07871 or to Father John’s Animal House, 50 Father John’s Lane, Lafayette, NJ 07848.