Jefferson Perry Grabill

Jefferson Perry Grabill May 23, 1978 - April 19, 2025 Jefferson Grabill died April 19, 2025 at his home in Lake Hiawatha, NJ. Jeff was born in New York, NY, the son of the late James and Gloria Perry Grabill. He grew up in Montville, NJ and graduated from Montville Township High School in 1996. An Outward Bound learning expedition as a teenager was a life-changing experience for Jeff, strengthening his self-confidence and self-esteem. The time in the wilderness also deepened his love of the outdoors and he continued to hike and fish as an adult. Jeff started working as an apprentice while earning his certificate in Electrical Trades from Morris County Vocational Technical School. He joined Lyman & Ryerson Electric in 1999 and worked over 20 years on commercial and industrial jobs. Later in life, he worked part-time as a package handler for UPS. He found an opportunity to apply his electrical training there as well, which led him to being kept on beyond the holiday season. Jeff had a wide variety of interests. He shared his family’s passion for sports, especially baseball and bowling, and was a fan of the New York Mets and New York Jets. He enjoyed live music ranging from shows by his favorite band, Clutch, to holiday performances of The Nutcracker. He loved to travel, from trips down the Jersey shore to tours of Europe. Jeff excelled in the kitchen, creating scrumptious cookies and tasty apple pies for friends and family during the holidays. What Jeff treasured most were his daughters, Graham and Lucia. Whether cheering them on at soccer practice, visiting farms for apple picking, or simply snuggling up to watch a movie, he cherished their time spent together. Jeff suffered a brain aneurysm in 2020. After recuperating in the hospital and intense in-patient rehabilitation, he continued the long road to recovery at home, which was still on-going when his time with us was cut short. During that time, he developed an interest in word search puzzles. He worked at Walmart and had hoped to return to electrical work one day. Jeff is remembered as kind, funny, hard-working, a doting father, and a loyal friend. Jeff was predeceased by his father, James; mother, Gloria; and brother, Mark. He is survived by his daughters, Graham and Lucia; brother and sister-in-law, Sidney and Janet Grabill of Sea Cliff, NY and their children, Ian and Megan; sister, Jill-Allyson Grabill of Bayside, NY; aunt, MaeBell Grabill of Sarasota, FL; uncle and aunt, Vanel and Jean Perry of Moorestown, NJ and their children, JoEllyn and Stephen; and many other loving relatives and friends.