George W. Preston Jr. of Keansburg N.J. and North Fort Myers, Florida died on Wednesday, October 27 at the Ocean Medical Center in Brick N.J. He was born in Newark, N.J. and was 87 years old. He was a Retired Captain of Detectives in Keansburg, a member of the N.J. State Police Benevolent Asscociation Local 68, New Jersey State Police and Firemans Asscociation Inc. Local 22, New Point Comfort Firemans Association and First Aid Department, the former President of the Keansburg Board of Education, he served as a Seargent during WWII in the Marine Corp, and was Command Seargent Major E-9 in the Army Reserve at Fort Monmouth, Past Commander of American Legion Wilbur J. Price Post 29, Asscociation of the U.S.Army Florida Gulfstream Chapter, American Legion Post 0038, Fort Myers, Florida, VFW Post 10127 and a member of the Elks Lodge, North Fort Myers Chapter 27. He was the dearly beloved husband of Irene Marie nee Kryscnski for 62 years, the devoted father and father in law of Margaret Wall, Patricia and Angel Romero, Irene (Sissie) and James Howarden, Susan and Gene Morgenroth, George W. and Laura Preston III and Dorothy (Dotsie) and Jack Coughlin, he was the cherished grandfather of twelve grandchildren, and great grandfather of 5. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday from the Jacqueline M. Ryan Home for Funerals 233 Carr Ave. Keansburg N.J. at 9:00 am Funeral Mass at St. Ann's Church at 10:15 am. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown N.J. The family will receive visitors on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.