Obituaries

Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Grace C. Turner

Grace C. Turner

Dec 17, 2013

Grace C. Turner, age 78, died at home Tuesday, December 17, 2013.

Born in Walton, NY, on February 15, 1935, she resided in Hopewell for fifty-one years. Grace graduated from the State University of New York at Oneonta and was a graduate student of Cornell University. She taught Home Economics for 29 years in the Ewing Township...

Josephine Mikrut

Josephine Mikrut

Dec 14, 2013

Josephine Mikrut, age 96 years, of Tewksbury Township, NJ, died on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, September 13, 1917, she had resided most of her life in Perth Amboy and Woodbridge, NJ before moving to Tewksbury Township in 1997.

A 1935 graduate of...

Frank M. Stellmah, Jr.

Frank M. Stellmah, Jr.

Dec 14, 2013

Frank M. Stellmah, Jr., age 55 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, December 14, 2013.

Born in Canada, September 25, 1958, he was the son of Laila Smuul Stellmah of Raritan Township, NJ, and the late Frank Stellmah, Sr.

He was a welder and a United States Army veteran.

Surviving, in...

Elizabeth C. Bauersachs

Elizabeth C. Bauersachs

Dec 13, 2013

Elizabeth C. Bauersachs, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Friday, December 13, 2013 at her home where she had resided for many years with her daughter, Heidi R. Trstensky.

Born in Manhattan, NY, January 18, 1926, daughter of the late Joseph and Rosa Weber Sendele, she had resided in Brooklyn, NY for many years prior to moving...

Richard J. Arnold

Richard J. Arnold

Dec 9, 2013

Richard J. Arnold, age 85, died Monday, December 9, 2013 surrounded by his family.

Born in Passaic, NJ on May 5, 1928, Dick lived in Bridgewater and Somerville NJ, as well as St. Augustine FL, before moving to Flemington NJ, where he lived for 25 years.

Richard graduated with a BA from Dartmouth College in...

Ruth M. Hallenbeck

Ruth M. Hallenbeck

Dec 9, 2013

Ruth M. Hallenbeck, age 80 years, of Raritan Township NJ, died Monday, December 9th at Hunterdon Medical Center.

Ruth was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 13, 1932, daughter of the late Charles J. and Ruth Curry Rooney; she resided in Mineola and Hicksville, Long Island and Saratoga Springs, NY before moving to Raritan Township in 1977....

Elizabeth Hudock

Elizabeth Hudock

Dec 6, 2013

“The storm of the last night has crowned this morning with golden peace.”

Elizabeth Lasak Hudock, died Friday,

December 6, 2013, at Bridgeway Care Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ. She was born in Ashley, Pennsylvania on February 8, 1917 to Frank and Elizabeth Lasak. Betty was orphaned at the age of five and she and her...

Katherine Hultz

Katherine Hultz

Dec 5, 2013

Katherine Hultz, age 90 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Thursday, December 5, 2013, at her home.

Born in Clover Hill, NJ, August 14, 1923, daughter of the late Peter S. and Iva Dilts Emery, she had resided in Readington Township most of her life.

A homemaker, she was a former member of the Clover...

Lorna H. Statile

Lorna H. Statile

Dec 3, 2013

Lorna H. Statile, age 94 years, of Pittstown, NJ (Franklin Township) died Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at home.

She was born in Australia, June 18, 1919, daughter of the late Frederick Poeppel and Isabelle Herrity Poeppel. She married Joseph L. Statile, an American soldier, in 1944 and they came to the USA with their children in 1957....

Leon Zelinsky, Jr.

Leon Zelinsky, Jr.

Dec 3, 2013

Leon Zelinsky, Jr. of Clinton died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at home. He was 50.

Born in Raritan Township on June 13, 1963, he was the son of Leon and Victoria Baldwin Zelinsky. From 1958 to 1972 they owned and operated the Bel-Air Motel, now the Ramada Inn, in Raritan Township.

Leon lived in Flemington...

Arthur W. Edwards

Arthur W. Edwards

Nov 30, 2013

Arthur W. Edwards, Jr., age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township from pneumonia after a long battle with cancer.

Born in Beverly, MA, August 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Arthur W. and Mildred Perkins Edwards,

Arthur's first love was his...

Dorcas J. Hill

Dorcas J. Hill

Nov 30, 2013

Dorcas J. Hill, age 101 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Foothill Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough Township.

Born in North Branch, NJ, July 9, 1912, daughter of the late William T. and Elizabeth Ten Eyck Jelliffe, she had resided most of her life in Hillsborough Township except for fifteen years...

Dario N. Rabucha

Dario N. Rabucha

Nov 29, 2013

Dario N. Rabucha, age 53 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, March 21, 1960, son of the late Michael and Natalie Minucci Rabucha, Sr., he was formerly employed in road construction and later by Walmart, Flemington, NJ.

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Robert M. Berdy

Robert M. Berdy

Nov 29, 2013

Robert M. Berdy, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Friday, November 29, 2013, in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Pennsylvania, June 16, 1929, he was the son of the late Michael and Adele Berdy.

He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War.

He...

Raymond E. Hendershot, Jr.

Raymond E. Hendershot, Jr.

Nov 29, 2013

Raymond E. Hendershot, Jr., age 80 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Friday, November 29, 2013, at his home.

Born in Bloomsburg, PA, December 13, 1932, he was the son of Evelyn Kline Hendershot of Old Bridge, NJ and the late Raymond E. Hendershot, Sr.

He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. He played baseball while in...

Blanche Therese Kohanski

Blanche Therese Kohanski

Nov 27, 2013

Blanche Therese Kohanski left this world in peace on November 27, 2013 at Brookdale Place, Colorado Springs, CO, where she had resided since 2012, after 46 years in Flemington, NJ. She is survived by four children and their spouses, Joseph Kohanski, Jr. and Debra Cherry of Los Angeles, CA, Janis and Richard Pappalardo of Bethesda, MD, Joan and Pete...

M. Pauline Hall

M. Pauline Hall

Nov 25, 2013

M. Pauline Hall, age 95 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died Monday, November 25, 2013, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, November 28, 1917, daughter of the later Joel and Florence Case Hellyer, she had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ until 1969 when she moved to St. Petersburg, Fla. She resided in St....

Scott Anthony Patkochis

Scott Anthony Patkochis

Nov 23, 2013

Scott A. Patkochis, age 42 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Saturday, November 23, 2013, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, December 31, 1970, he was the son of Charles and Mary Patkochis of Quakertown, NJ.

He was the owner of Scott Patkochis, LLC, a custom fencing...

Irving R. Covert

Irving R. Covert

Nov 18, 2013

Irving R. "Skip" Covert, age 93 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, died on Monday, November 18, 2013, in the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.

Born in Neshanic Station, NJ, May 23, 1920, he was the son of the late J. Staats and Jeannette Wyckoff Covert. He had resided all of his life in Neshanic Station.

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Ronald Joseph Greig

Ronald Joseph Greig

Nov 16, 2013

RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Ronald J. Greig, age 53, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family, following his courageous battle with esophageal cancer.

Born in Somerville, NJ, April 26, 1960, he was the son of Joan Greig of Somerville, NJ and the late William J....

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