Jacoba Mol

Jacoba (Jackie) Mol, age 73, of Clifton, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.  She was a member of the Ebenezer Netherlands Reformed Church in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

Jackie was born to Elias and Wilma DeBel on September 30, 1949, in the Netherlands.  Her family immigrated to New Jersey when Jackie was two years old.  Her childhood years were spent in Wayne, riding bareback down rural Valley Road.  She graduated from Wayne Valley High School in 1967 and worked as a service representative at New Jersey Bell Telephone Company after her schooling. She met her husband, Bill, in 1967, and they were married in 1970 upon his return from Vietnam.  Jackie and Bill loved receiving each other’s love letters from overseas, looking forward to the time they could be together again.

Jackie always had a good attention for detail and always put everyone’s happiness and needs first.  Jackie was a loving and devoted mother to her three children; they will miss her very much.  The daily phone calls and time spent with her children were often filled with comfort and advice.  Her personality resulted in many lifelong friends, leaving many fond memories.

Jackie is survived by Bill, her husband and loving caretaker during her twenty year battle with cancer.  They were blessed with fifty-three years of marriage and three children:  Troy (Aileen) Mol of Newfoundland, NJ; Susan (Robert) Okken of Oak Ridge, NJ; and Timothy (Lisa) Mol of Oak Ridge, NJ.  In addition, they were blessed with fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Jackie is survived by five siblings:  Abe & Lois Debel of Florida, and Martina Newton, John & Carol DeBel, Jake & Nancy DeBel, and Rick & Ellen DeBel, all of New Jersey.  Jackie was pre-deceased by her parents, Elias and Wilma DeBel.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be greatly appreciated to the Netherlands Reformed Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Road, Pompton Plains, N.J. 07444.