Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Vera Avoglia
May 25, 2015
Vera Avoglia, age 87, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at her home in Rosemont, NJ, surrounded by her family.
Born August 5, 1927, in Jersey City, NJ, Vera was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Rose (Angersola) DeLorenzi. She was raised in Union City, graduated from Holy Rosary High School, and later married the late Louis...
Stella Kanach
May 25, 2015
Stella Kanach, age 100 years, of Reaville, NJ, died Monday, May 25, 2015, at her home.
Stella was born July 7, 1914, to Julian and Matilda Zenczak Kowalski, in Elizabeth, NJ. Stella's father was a butcher and her parents ran a grocery store on Grier Avenue in Elizabeth. In 1928 Stella's parents moved to a farm on...
Marion M. Engisch
May 23, 2015
Marion M. Engisch, age 87 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Staten Island, NY, March 11, 1928, daughter of the late John and Raymonde LeBlanc DelBarre, she had resided in Hunterdon County fifty-three years having resided in Three Bridges,NJ, Flemington, NJ, Whitehouse Station,...
Dai Woodward
May 22, 2015
Dai Woodward, age 83, of Flemington Borough, died Friday, May 22, 2015 at Valley View Care Center in Alexandria Township, NJ.
Born February 28, 1932 in Vietnam, Dai had resided in Flemington for the past 42 years.
Surviving is her long-time companion, Ronald Emery of Flemington, NJ.
Graveside services will be held in...
Kurt Casper Goldman
May 21, 2015
Kurt Goldman, age 90 years, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Boca Raton, FL and Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Harbour Edge, Delray Beach, FL.
Born in Vienna, Austria, April 9, 1925, he was the son of the late Eugene and Marie Reiss Goldman. He attended schools in Europe and became a...
William S. Blaher
May 20, 2015
William S. Blaher, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ, October 1, 1925, son of the late Nathan and Ida Lieberman Blaher, he had resided in the Flemington area all his life.
Bill owned and operated Blaher's Photo &...
Grace E. German
May 19, 2015
Grace E. German, age 85 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at her home.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, September 18, 1929, daughter of the late David E. and Laura E. Snyder German, she had resided in Delaware Township all her life.
Grace was formerly employed by Diamond Silver Company, Lambertville,...
George Adcock
May 18, 2015
George Adcock, age 100 years, formerly of East Amwell Township, NJ, and Readington Township, NJ, died on Monday, May 18, 2015 in Regency Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ.
Born in Paterson, NJ, December 8, 1914, he was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Gillespie Adcock.
He was a...
Anthony Tierno
May 18, 2015
Anthony Tierno, age 73 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Monday, May 18, 2015 at his residence.
Born February 3, 1942 in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Louis and Mary Trepiccione Tierno and had resided in Delaware Township forty-six years.
Tony was formerly Fitness Director and later Master Trainer at...
Edward R. Macmillan
May 17, 2015
Edward Robertson MacMillan, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at RWJ Medical Center, Rahway, NJ.
Born in Plainfield, NJ, July 16,, 1930, son of the late Earle and Jesse Winter MacMillan, he formerly resided in Westfield, NJ and in Bernardsville, NJ and had resided in the Flemington area for over ten...
Theresa T. Marinaro
May 17, 2015
Theresa T. Marinaro, age 85 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Hunterdon Hills Assisted Living, Glen Gardner, NJ.
Born in West Chester, NY, June 7, 1929, daughter of the late John and Helen Collins Traynor, she was formerly from Rockland County, NY.
She was pre-deceased by her husband Richard...
Pauline S. Tramutola
May 16, 2015
Pauline S. Tramutola, age 98 years, of Bridgewater, NJ, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 in The Chelsea at Bridgewater Assisted Living.
Born in New York City, NY, June 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna Osym Sharshon who emigrated here from Russia and the Ukraine.
Pauline may well be the...
Buddy Oscar Wern
May 16, 2015
Buddy O. Wern, age 75, died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ.
Born December 1, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY, to Samuel and Ingrid (Jorgensen) Wern, he lived in Fairless Hills, PA and Pequannack, NJ, before moving to the Hunterdon County area in 1984. Buddy served from 1957 through 1966 in the...
Jane Ellen Angelo
May 13, 2015
Frenchtown, NJ – Jane Ellen Angelo, age 66, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ.
Born July 13, 1948, in Plainfield, NJ, Jane is the daughter of the late Harold Kerr and Janet (Eckstein) Kerr. Raised in Kenilworth, NJ, Jane and her late husband, Louis Angelo, lived in Westfield NJ, until...
Dorothy M. Victors
May 12, 2015
Hillsborough, NJ – Dorothy M. Victors, age 84, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ.
Born February 7, 1931, Dorothy grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and had many fond memories on a family farm in Ringoes, NJ. At an early age, she labored as a factory worker and later did office...
Ellen C. Beaton
May 11, 2015
Ellen (Carroll) Beaton, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, New Jersey passed away on May 11, 2015 at her home in Ringoes, NJ.
Beloved wife of the late James Beaton . Loving mother of James C. Beaton and his wife Susan and Cecilia Micali and her husband Jack. Loving grandmother of Timothy, Thomas, Robert, Matthew and Michael....
Gerald Melo
May 8, 2015
Gerald Melo, child of God, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at his home in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the age of thirty-nine.
Born on May 22, 1975 in Somerville, NJ he was the beloved son of Stella Melo Cediel.
A 1994 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Gerald was an avid athlete...
Lawrence E Sichler, Jr.
May 5, 2015
Lawrence E. Sichler, Jr., age 48 years, of North Brunswick, NJ, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at his home.
Born in Plainfield, NJ, son of the late Lawrence E. and Evelyn Reilly Sichler, Sr., he was a self-employed contractor.
Surviving are two sisters, Kelly Zullo of Flemington, NJ, and Kimberly Hitchens of New River, AZ....
Carl Willard Weichert
May 3, 2015
Carl Weichert, 51, of San Francisco, California, passed away unexpectedly May 1, at home.
He was a digital video editor and computer instructor for the nonprofit Bay Area Video Coalition. Over the years he successfully contributed to a significant number of film endeavors, and also changed many lives in the classroom.
Born and raised in...
Joseph J. Tigar, Sr.
May 1, 2015
Joseph J. Tigar, Sr., age 72 years, of Franklin Township, NJ died Friday, May 1, 2015, at his home.
Born in Somerville, NJ, December 24, 1942, son of the late Leroy and Elizabeth Simon Tigar, he had resided in Hunterdon County all his life.
He was formerly a machinist for 3M Company for nineteen years...
