Obituaries

Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Irene Smith

Irene Smith

Oct 7, 2014

Irene Smith, age 83 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Stillwater, NJ, September 5, 1931, daughter of the late Frank and Pearl Clouse, she had resided in Hunterdon County since 1950.

Irene was formerly employed in the Housekeeping Dept. of...

Anna Fandel

Anna Fandel

Oct 6, 2014

Anna Fandel, age 85 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Bound Brook, NJ, June 23, 1929, daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Olivo, she had resided in Hunterdon County since 1951. Anna was a communicant of St. Magdalen Church of Flemington, and...

Carolyn Kent Rovee-Collier

Carolyn Kent Rovee-Collier

Oct 2, 2014

Carolyn Kent Rovee-Collier,of Delaware Township, New Jersey, died early in the morning of October 2,following a prolonged struggle with breast cancer. She passed away peacefully in her home, attended by loved ones.

Carolyn was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 7, 1942. She grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where her father, George C. Kent, Jr., was...

Helen M. Biangamano

Helen M. Biangamano

Oct 1, 2014

Helen M. Biangamano, age 94, formerly of Raritan Township, NJ and Elmwood Park, NJ, died on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough, NJ.

Born in West New York, NJ, she was the daughter of the late William and Winifred Brown.

She was formerly employed by Coates and Clark, Fairlawn, NJ...

Curtina Renee Mcqueen

Curtina Renee Mcqueen

Oct 1, 2014

Curtina Renee McQueen, age 42 years, of Lopatcong Township, NJ, formerly of Pittstown, NJ, died on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA.

Born in Lumberton, NC, July 16, 1972, she was the daughter of Dexter and Brenda Lennon McQueen, Sr. of Lopatcong Township, NJ.

She was a graduate of Wake Forest...

Patricia A. Kerr

Patricia A. Kerr

Sep 27, 2014

Patricia A. Kerr, age 77 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, in Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township.

Born in Trenton, NJ, November 15, 1936, daughter of the late John and Beatrice Davison Walter, she had resided in the Flemington area all her life.

Pat was a 1954 graduate of Flemington High...

John C. F. Taw

John C. F. Taw

Sep 27, 2014

John C. F. Taw, age 85 years, of Clinton, NJ, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

A resident of the Clinton area since 1978, he was a graduate of St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ, and was an insurance underwriter for several insurance companies before retiring.

John was...

Matthew D. Harjes

Matthew D. Harjes

Sep 26, 2014

Matthew D. Harjes, age 40 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Friday, September 26, 2014, at his home.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, June 13, 1974, son of Donald L. and Margaret "Peg" Kaempfer Harjes of Tewksbury Township, NJ, Matt had resided in Hunterdon most of his life.

A graduate of Pingry School and Muhlenberg College,...

Lucia T. Descala

Lucia T. Descala

Sep 25, 2014

Lucia T. DeScala, age 84, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born March 20, 1930, in Flemington, NJ, Lucy was the daughter of the late Thomas and Josephine (Calcaterra) Tufo. She lived for many years in Dunellen, NJ, with her husband, Alfred DeScala, helping to run their auto parts business, Al’s...

Helen Brezina

Helen Brezina

Sep 24, 2014

Helen Brezina, age 94 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at home.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, January 15, 1920, daughter of the late George and Mary Gasper Kazimar, she had resided in Elizabeth, NJ, then in Flemington, NJ since 1989.

A homemaker, she was Past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of...

Michael Semenoff

Michael Semenoff

Sep 21, 2014

Michael Semenoff, age 97 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, September 21, 2014, at his home.

Born in New York City, son of the late Paul and Mary Bartrinchuk Semenoff, he had formerly resided in Manville, NJ, and had resided in the Flemington area most of his life.

Michael was a veteran of World...

Michael Semenoff

Michael Semenoff

Sep 21, 2014

Michael Semenoff, age 97 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died September 21, 2014, at his home.

Born in New York City, son of the late Paul and Mary Bartrinchuk Semenoff, he had resided in the Flemington area for many years.

He was a self-employed electrician and a veteran of World War 2.

Among...

William S. Schneirla

William S. Schneirla

Sep 20, 2014

William S. Schneirla, Sr., age 98, died Saturday, September 20, 2014, at home in Readington Township, NJ.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Fr. Paul Schneirla Scholarship Fund, St. Mary’s, 8005 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11209.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to leave...

Dylan G. Napolitan

Dylan G. Napolitan

Sep 20, 2014

Dylan G. Napolitan, age 21 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died Saturday, September 20, 2014, at his home.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, June 7, 1993, he had resided in Hunterdon County all his life.

A graduate of Delaware Valley High School, he was a musician, poet, artist and photographer who will be greatly missed....

V. Rev. William Sutfin Schneirla

V. Rev. William Sutfin Schneirla

Sep 20, 2014

Very Rev. William Sutfin Schneirla, age 98 years, of Stanton, NJ, died Saturday, September 20, 2014, at his home.

A resident of Stanton, NJ, for forty years, he had formerly resided in Far Hills, NJ.

He was formerly pastor of St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church, Brooklyn, NY for fifty years; was Old Testament Professor at...

Virginia L. Vieytes

Virginia L. Vieytes

Sep 16, 2014

Virginia L. Vieytes, age 76 years, of Upper Black Eddy, PA., passed away, Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at her home with her family by her side.

Virginia was born in Princeton, NJ, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Eurs Durling, had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ and had resided in Upper Black Eddy for thirty-four years....

Margaret E. Seiger

Margaret E. Seiger

Sep 16, 2014

Margaret E. Seiger, age 70, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Brandywine Assisted Living in Bridgewater Township, NJ.

Born, May 6, 1944 in Paterson, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Kathyrn (Jones) Mergenthaler. Margaret received her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Caldwell College in Caldwell, NJ. She lived in Clinton for many years...

Joyce S. Gerrone

Joyce S. Gerrone

Sep 15, 2014

Joyce S. Gerrone, age 77 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Monday, September 15, 2014 in Kindred Hospital, Dover, NJ.

Born in Hazleton, PA, January 31, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John and Myrtle Kiddish. She grew up in Freeland, PA and had previously resided in South Plainfield, NJ and Bridgewater, NJ.

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Delane Rita Lansky Lipka

Delane Rita Lansky Lipka

Sep 12, 2014

Delane Rita Lansky Lipka, of Washington Township, NJ, formerly of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, September 12, 2014 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

***A complete obituary will be forthcoming.***

Her husband of fifty-five years, Harry B. Lipka, died in 2007.

Amongst her survivors are a daughter, Sheraine Cindy Arbitsman...

Boris Despotov

Boris Despotov

Sep 11, 2014

Boris Despotov, age 81 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 11, 2014, in Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY.

Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Vasil and Maria Despotov. He had resided in Readington Township, NJ since 1973.

He was a retired plastics...

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