John "Tom" Thomas Jackson

JACKSON, JOHN THOMAS, 86, St. Benedict, passed away June 4, 2025.  Born June 17, 1938, in Barnesboro, the son of George M. Jackson and Rebecca (Reid) Jackson-O’Leary.  Preceded in death by parents;  loving wife, Grace (Marana) Jackson, who died December 23, 2018; step-father, Thomas O’Leary; brothers, James and Daniel Jackson; and brothers-in-law, Dean Smith and James Haluska.  Survived by son, John Thomas Jackson III, husband of Lori (Kirsch), Ebensburg; granddaughters, Erica Jackson-Ivey, wife of Mark Ivey, Danville; Megan, wife of Ryan Schultz, Souderton, PA and great-granddaughter Evelyn Jackson-Ivey; and a great-grandson expected soon.   Brother of Mary Hannah Smith, Pittsburgh; Anna Marie (Bob) Griffiths, Johnstown; and Margaret Rose Haluska, Virginia.  Also survived by sister-in-law, Sally Jackson, VA.  Tom was a US Army Veteran and member of St. Benedict VFW Post 7783 and Carrolltown American Legion Post 506. Tom worked many years in the mining and electrical industries as a purchasing agent.    Member of St. Benedict Catholic Church, Carrolltown, the Rembrandt Club, and Carrolltown Fireman’s Club.  Family and friends will be received from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Moriconi Funeral Home, Inc., Northern Cambria and beginning at 9:00 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Church with funeral mass to follow at 10:00 a.m.  Fr. Michael Gabler officiating.  Interment, St. Joseph Cemetery.  The Jackson family wishes to extend sincere thanks to the staff of Arotin’s Hummingbird Estate and Richland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for their excellent care and support throughout Tom’s illness.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph Misson Church.  

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