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Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

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....

Storm E. Cockburn

Storm E. Cockburn

Nov 13, 2013

Storm (Stormie) E. Cockburn, age 48 years, of Villas, NJ, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at her home.

Born in Doylestown, PA, December 17, 1964, she was the daughter of Robert (Scotty) Cockburn of Scotland and Gail Cook Cockburn of Egg Harbor, NJ.

Also surviving are two daughters, Santana G. Cockburn of Denville, NJ, and...

Marian B. Reasoner

Marian B. Reasoner

Nov 12, 2013

Marian B. Reasoner, age 89 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Rocktown, NJ, Sepbember 19, 1924, daughter of the late Melvin and Sarah Wilson Baker, she had formerly resided in Lambertville, NJ, and had resided in Flemington for eight years.

A retired postal...

Timothy Locklear

Timothy Locklear

Nov 11, 2013

Timothy Locklear, age 28 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Monday, November 11, 2013, in the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, September 29, 1985, he was the son of Bobby and Loretta Vanderveer Locklear of Lumberton, NC.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main...

Elizabeth "Betty" Young Ballantyne

Elizabeth "Betty" Young Ballantyne

Nov 8, 2013

Elizabeth "Betty" Young Ballantyne, age 90 years, passed away peacefully Friday, November 8, 2013 at Rolling Hills Care Center in Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ on August 5, 1923, Betty moved to West Orange, NJ in 1967. She worked at Prudential Insurance Company for 38 years as Medical Administrator and X ray Technician and was...

Wilma K. Farrell

Wilma K. Farrell

Nov 3, 2013

Wilma K. Farrell, age 91 years, of Clinton Township, NJ died Sunday, November 3, 2013, in St. Luke's Hospice House, Bethlehem, PA.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, April 5, 1922, she had formerly resided in New York City, then in White Plains, NY for fifty years and in Bethlehem, PA. for five years.

A former medical...

Phyllis N. Lovisa

Phyllis N. Lovisa

Oct 31, 2013

Phyllis N. Lovisa, age 57 years, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at home in East Amwell surrounded by her loving family.

Phyllis was raised in Teaneck, NJ, and then lived for many years in Oakland, NJ before moving to East Amwell in 2007. She retired in 1989 from Mutual Benefit Life in Newark to raise her family....

Michael J. Niezgoda

Michael J. Niezgoda

Oct 28, 2013

Michael J. Niezgoda, age 53 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died Monday, October 28, 2013, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.

He was born in New Brunswick, NJ, June 18, 1960, son of the late Francis and Doris Johnson Niezgoda, and was formerly employed with various companies in the area, including HITRAN Corporation in Flemington.

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Jay Arnold Greif

Jay Arnold Greif

Oct 26, 2013

Jay Arnold Greif, age 81 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at his home.

Born in the Bronx, NY, March 21, 1932, he was the son of the late Saul and Anna Levy Greif. A graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, Jay then went on to earn his BA in...

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