Brick, NJ --- Paul Owen Dolan, age 87, passed away at home peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, December 12, 2019. He was born in Co. Leitrim, Ireland and immigrated to the US in 1953. Paul proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for NY Bell / AT&T for 30 yrs. He met his wife Maureen in Bronx NY, they were married for 62 years. They raised their 4 children in Bergenfield, NJ. Paul retired with his family to the Jersey Shore in the 1980’s. He was a gifted musician who played professionally. He loved his Irish heritage and often traveled “home”. Paul was a communicant of St. Dominic’s RC Church in Brick where he was also part of the St. Vincent DePaul Society.

He is predeceased by his brother, Chris Dolan.

Surviving are his beloved wife, Maureen Dolan; his children, Donna Dolan-Brown, and her husband, David, Nancy Malespina and her husband, John, Tara Dolan and her husband , Christopher Kelly and Paul J. Dolan, his sisters, Patricia Kryzak and Ann Kania, his brother, Joe Dolan and his grandchildren, Johnny, Samantha, Christopher, Jennifer, Luke and Noah.

Viewing will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from 2-4PM and 7-9 PM at the O’Brien Funeral Home , 505 Burnt Tavern Rd., Brick, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be offered on Wednesday, December 18th at 10:00 AM at St. Dominic’s RC Church, Brick, NJ followed by the burial at 12:30 PM in at Brig. Gen. Wm. C Doyle Veteran’s Cemetery, Wrightstown, NJ.