Paul Avery & Wife Sheila Killed In House Fire: Inside Their…

Vehicle Fire Blairstown New Jersey in Blairstown, New Jersey: Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila Garry Avery, were killed in a house fire at their home in Blairstown, New Jersey, in the early morning hours of June 16, 2026. New Jersey State Police responded to a report of a house fire on Mohican Road shortly before 1 a.m. Firefighters found the couple unconscious and rescued them from the burning home; authorities performed CPR, but both died shortly afterward from smoke inhalation. The article is a biographical/obituary feature about the couple's lives and careers.