Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jul 14, 2013

David Giles, Jr., age 86 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at his home.

Born in Scranton, PA, June 26, 1927, son of the late David Giles, Sr. and Alice Hunter Giles, he had resided in Readington since 1961, having formerly lived in Manville, NJ.

A United States Navy Veteran...

Jul 13, 2013

Mary J. Kobren, age 57 years, of Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ surrounded by her loving and devoted family and close friends.

Born in the Hunterdon Medical Center, October 30, 1955, daughter of the late George D. and Helen Eisele Pyatt, she had...

Jul 10, 2013

James A. Rambush, age 72 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday July 10, 2013 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, January 6, 1941, son of the late Adam John Rambush and Julia Ann Michlen Rambush, he had formerly lived in Hillsborough, NJ for the past thirty years before moving...

Jul 8, 2013

Chester A. Schultz, age 94 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died Monday, July 8, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family and friends.

Born in New York City, October 10, 1918, son of the late August and Natalie Lange Schultz, he had resided in Franklin Township over eighty years.

A former poultry...

Jul 7, 2013

Colin E. Wyatt, age 43 years, of Somerset, NJ, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his home.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, he had resided in Somerset since 2010 and had formerly resided in Plainfield, NJ.

Colin was a computer systems engineer for SNI, Somerset, NJ.

Surviving are his mother, Janis Koss Wyatt of...

Jul 6, 2013

William P. Smith, age 35 years, of Readington Township, NJ, entered into eternal rest at his home, Saturday, July 6, 2013.

Born in Summit, NJ, March 6, 1978, he was a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, Flemington, NJ and was formerly employed in the Shipping and Receiving Department of Medical Packaging, Ringoes, NJ.

A...

Jul 6, 2013

George Magos, age 90 years, died on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late James and Catherine Magos.

He was a United States Coast Guard veteran of World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Eunice Magos;...

Jul 5, 2013

James P. O'Donnell, age 79 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday morning, July 5, 2013, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, August 29, 1933, he was the son of the late Patrick and Celia Pissott O'Donnell.

He was a graduate of St. Nicholas High School, Wilkes-Barre, PA, and...

Jul 4, 2013

Charles (Chally) N. Bates, Jr., age 74 years, of West Amwell Township, NJ, died on Thursday, July 4, 2013.

Born in Rocky Hill, NJ on May 20, 1939, grew up in Trenton, and lived in Hamilton, and then Flemington for the past 18 years. Chally was a jack of all trades and mastered all that he loved....

Jul 3, 2013

Maria Revak, born on January 4, 1921, passed away on July 3, 2013 in Lake Mary, Florida. She and her husband and family moved from Germany to the U.S. in 1952. She resided in Raritan Township, New Jersey from 1958 until 1990, at which time she and her husband, Steve, moved to Lake Mary, Florida. They were married 57...

Jul 3, 2013

Joseph F. Adda, Jr., age 90 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at his home.

Born on November 15, 1922 on Staten Island, NY.

Joseph and his good friend Howard Brower attended school at P.S. 14, the last one room school in the Greater New York School City school system....

Jul 2, 2013

Elizabeth Fleming, age 95 years, of Bethlehem Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at her home.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, March 21, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Bartus Simon. She was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County.

She owned and operated Roy's Bar & Grill, Jugtown...

Jul 2, 2013

William J. "Bill" Pyatt, 80, of Flemington, NJ, passed away on July 2, 2013, at Morris Hall in Lawrenceville, NJ.

Born in Delaware Township, NJ, Bill lived in the Flemington area his entire life.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of the Flemington American Legion Post #159...

Jul 1, 2013

Irene M. Pyatt, age 91 years, of Union Township, NJ, died Monday, July 1, 2013, in Country Arch Health Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, March 3, 1922, daughter of the late Frank and Antoinette Stasha Laga, she had resided most of her life in Rocktown, NJ and in Ringoes, NJ.

A...

Jun 29, 2013

Patricia K. Schock, age 63 years, of Andover Township, NJ, died Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Andover Sub-Acute Facility, Andover Township, NJ.

Born in Muskegon, Michigan, July 4, 1949, daughter of the late Eugene and Geraldine Gray Schock, she is survived by a brother, Michael Schock, of Rutland, VT.

She was a former hairdresser and...

Jun 26, 2013

Dorothy G. Housel, age 96 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Readington Township, NJ, January 13, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lydia Porter Van Doren.

She was a member of the Clover Hill Reformed Church,...

Jun 19, 2013

Harold K. Apgar, age 78, died May 1, 2013 just days after his loving wife Caroline H. Apgar, age 77, who died on April 27, 2013. They enjoyed nearly 60 years together, spending the last 17 in New Bern, NC.

Harold, better known as Ap, and Caroline were both long-time residents of Flemington, NJ, having settled first...

Jun 19, 2013

William A. "Bromie" O'Hare, age 92 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at his home.

Born in Flemington, NJ, July 22, 1920, he was the son of the late Abram and Annie Snyder O'Hare. He was a 1938 graduate of Flemington High School, and a lifelong resident of the Flemington area.

Jun 19, 2013

Harold K. Apgar, age 78, died May 1, 2013 just days after his loving wife Caroline H. Apgar, age 77, who died on April 27, 2013. They enjoyed nearly 60 years together, spending the last 17 in New Bern, NC.

Harold, better known as Ap, and Caroline were both long-time residents of Flemington, NJ, having settled first...

Jun 17, 2013

Walter P. Hrynyk, age 62 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Monday, June 17, 2013, at his home.

Born in Somerville, NJ, February 23, 1951, son of the late William and Mary Laurie Hrynyk, he was a lifelong Readington Township resident.

A self-employed farmer, he was a 1969 graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, Flemington,...