Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Jose Herrera
Jan 28, 2016
Jose Herrera, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Bridgeway Care Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ.
Born on November 10, 1941 in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Jose and Adelaida Casanova Herrera.
He worked at Johanna Foods in sales for many years.
Mr....
David N. Faraher
Jan 27, 2016
David N. Faraher, age 79 years, of Stewartsville, NJ, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ, June 26, 1936, son of the late Matthew and Catherine Kinloch Faraher, he had resided in Greenwich Township for the last forty years.
David worked as a Sales Manager...
Arthur V. Haines
Jan 26, 2016
Arthur V. Haines, age 85 years, of Cherryville, NJ, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ.
Born October 25, 1930, he was the son of the late Richard and Ethel Meyers Haines.
Arthur was the longest active member of the South Ridge Community Church (formerly Clinton Baptist Church), where...
Joseph P. Strupp
Jan 23, 2016
Joseph P. Strupp, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at home.
Born in Pluckemin, NJ, December 13, 1932, son of the late Jacob and Nelllie Hough Strupp, he had resided in the Ringoes area for the past thirty years.
A self-employed handyman, he also was formerly employed by the...
Sofija Klevas
Jan 22, 2016
Sofija Klevas, age 99 years, of Lambertville, NJ , died Friday, January 22, 2016, at home.
Born in Lithuania, February 28, 1916, she resided most of her life in Brooklyn, NY, and Queens, NY.
She was a teacher in Lithuania.
Her husband, Vincentas Klevas, died in 1998.
Surviving are two daughters,...
Linda A. Carver
Jan 21, 2016
Linda A. Carver, age 54 years, of Bridgewater Township, NJ, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Rahway, NJ, April 18, 1961, daughter of William and Agnes Letellier Reid, she had formerly resided in Raritan Township, NJ.
Linda worked as an administrative assistant for Merck in...
Emil R. Svoboda, Jr.
Jan 21, 2016
Emil R. Svoboda, Jr., age 58 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his residence.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, November 10, 1957, he was the son of the late Emil R. and June Day Svoboda, Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County.
Emil was a 1976 graduate of...
Samuel Komisar
Jan 20, 2016
Samuel Komisar of Frenchtown, New Jersey passed away on January 20, 2016, exactly one month short of his 97th birthday. He was with Florence (Lesser) Komisar, his wife of 72 years, in Winter Garden Florida where they loved to escape NJ winters. They planned for this to be their last winter there after 29 years, then back to New...
Lawrence A. "Drew" Ziegenfuss
Jan 20, 2016
Lawrence A. “Drew” Ziegenfuss, age 60 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died January 20, 2016, in the Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Hillsborough, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, January 16, 1956, he was the son of the late Theodore and Nancy Beith Ziegenfuss.
Drew worked for thirty-eight years as a maintenance worker for the...
Josephine Morgan
Jan 19, 2016
Josephine "Josie" Morgan passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.
Josie grew up in New York City where her father, who emigrated from Sicily, had a shoe sales and repairs business. When she was 16, her family moved to Hunterdon County where she would meet her husband, John Morgan....
Mary H. Krauss
Jan 17, 2016
Mary H. Krauss passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, January 17, 2016. She was 90 years old. Mary was born in New Brunswick, NJ. After graduating from New Brunswick High School in three years, Mary entered Trenton State Teachers College (Now The College of New Jersey). Mary would become certified to teach both secondary English and Mathematics....
Norah Mary Dicey
Jan 14, 2016
Norah Mary Dicey, age 87, died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA.
Born February 16, 1928, in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Simon A.G. and Elizabeth (Duff) Dicey. Norah graduated from Port Richmond High School in Staten Island in 1946. Following her graduation, she worked in...
Caroline B. Fisher
Jan 11, 2016
Caroline B. Fisher, age 92, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough, NJ. She lived for twenty-five years in Bradenton FL before moving to the Flemington area in 2012.
Born April 7, 1923, in Middletown, OH, daughter of the late Fred and Buelah Johnston Bender, Caroline received her Bachelor’s Degree from Miami of...
Dennis J. Damaschke
Jan 11, 2016
Dennis Damaschke, 61, of Flemington, NJ passed away while on business in Charlotte, NC on Monday, January 11.
Born in Rochester NY, Dennis worked determinedly in the life insurance industry for 40 years, beginning with Mutual Benefit Life, followed by stints at The Hartford, TIAA-CREF and most recently Metlife. He considered his greatest career rewards the professional...
Doris V. Hoagland
Jan 11, 2016
Doris V. "Ginny" Hoagland, age 93 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township.
Born in Ringoes, NJ, June 27, 1922, daughter of the late Russell and Blanche Poulson Hoagland, she had resided in Hunterdon County all her life until moving to Ewing Township, NJ in 1962.
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Michael Mcnulty
Jan 10, 2016
Michael McNulty, age 57 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at his home.
Born in Plainfield, NJ, August 15, 1958, he was the son of Robert P. and Sonja Jarema McNulty.
He was a graduate of Raritan Valley Community College and was a manager for PSE&G.
Surviving in...
Donald L. Lerch
Jan 10, 2016
Donald L. Lerch, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains NJ.
Born in Reading PA, son of the late Clarence and Rose Unger Lerch, he formerly resided in Sterling Park VA, and had resided in Flemington since 1978.
Don was a Project...
Dorothy Benjamin
Jan 10, 2016
Dorothy Benjamin, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ, March 5, 1923, she was the daughter of the late George Schooly and Ida Mildred Chamberlain Fitzer. She was a homemaker and a devoted caregiver to the many dogs, cats,...
Rita M. Mastrangelo
Jan 9, 2016
Rita M. Mastrangelo, age 84 years, of Tampa, FL, died on Saturday, January 9, 2016 in Tampa General Hospital.
Born in Woodbridge, NJ, July 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Marion Tomaso Mastandrea. She lived in Tampa FL for one year, moving from Stockton NJ where she lived for many years.
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Mary Elizabeth Wolfson
Jan 8, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Wolfson, age 72 years, of Berkeley Heights, NJ, died Friday, January 8 2016, at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, November 12, 1943, daughter of the late Russell and Elizabeth Muller Shepherd, she grew up in Flemington, NJ, graduated from Hunterdon Central High School in 1962, and received her BA in Latin from...
