George R. Sloan

George Rusling Sloan, age 79 of Piseco, NY and formerly of Green Pond, NJ, died on Friday, May 7, 2021. His wife and loving family were all gathered at his bedside when he passed.

George grew up in Glen Rock and graduated from Ridgewood High School with the class of 1958. He attended NYIT for engineering and became a Project Manager. His career spanned more than forty years and he had worked for Allen Electric, Modern Electric, and Hatzel & Buehler, before retiring from Torcon Electric. He was highly skilled and respected among his coworkers.

George’s favorite place was Green Pond, NJ. He had spent summers there since birth, living on Sunnyside Lane. After marrying his wife, Doris, in 1967, they bought a home in Green Pond and moved there year-round. He was eventually able to acquire a property right on the water’s edge where he and Doris built their family home. George was a determined man with seemingly boundless energy and he did much of the work himself building their waterfront home. George was an active member of the Green Pond community, and a thirty-four year member of the Green Pond Volunteer Fire Department, where he served in all the ranks, including Chief. He was also a member of the Green Pond Yacht Club and he loved boating and sailing. He especially loved spending time with his family and being together with them all meant the world to him. In 2009, George moved to his second favorite lake, Piseco lake, in the Adirondacks. He enjoyed snowmobiling there in the winters with his family, and they all have countless memories of great times riding with George. They will all miss him dearly.

George is survived by his wife of fifty-three years; Doris Sloan (McCarthy) of Piseco, NY, his two children; Richard G. Sloan of Green Pond and Piseco, and Doreen Lynn Sloan Newell and her husband Scott of Green Pond, NJ, six grandchildren; Tanya D. Newell of Oak Ridge, NJ, Brandon P. Newell, Tyler C. Newell, Nathan S. Newell, Sarah M. Sloan, and Sydney R. Sloan, all of Green Pond. George was predeceased by his parents; Thelma Rusling Sloan and Nathan Hoffman Sloan, by his sister; Janet DeJonge, and by his brother, Jack Sloan.

In lieu of flowers, donations in George’s memory would be appreciated to the Green Pond Volunteer Fire Department, and mail donations to 10 Dump Rd., Newfoundland, NJ 07435.