Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Robert A. Mulligan
Aug 21, 2012
Robert A. Mulligan, age 87 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at his home.
Born on February 16, 1925 in New Brunswick, NJ, son of the late Thomas and Katherine Kelly Mulligan, he had resided in Readington Township for the past forty-seven years.
A United States Navy veteran of World...
June Cathers Mathews
Aug 21, 2012
June Cathers Mathews, age 81 years, of Rosemont, NJ, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Stockton, NJ, August 1, 1931, daughter of the late Horace and Eleanor Sillery Cathers, she had resided most of her life in Stockton, NJ and later in Rosemont, NJ and was a homemaker....
I. Elsie Miller
Aug 21, 2012
I. Elsie Miller, age 89 years, of Southampton, PA., formerly of Flemington, NJ, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, in Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA.
Born in Readington Township, NJ, November 6, 1922, daughter of the late Carl and Bessie Higgins Locke, she formerly resided in Flemington, NJ, for many years before moving first to Solebury Township, Pa. and...
John Edward Mcintosh
Aug 21, 2012
John Edward McIntosh, age 79 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, December 27, 1932, he was the son of the late John and Anna Horensky McIntosh.
He was a graduate of Dunellen High School and the RCA School...
Katherine A. Benincasa
Aug 19, 2012
Katherine A. Benincasa, age 32 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Sunday, August 19, 2012, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Miami, FL, June 9, 1980, she was the daughter of Joseph P. and Nancy Koellhoffer Benincasa of Delaware Township, NJ. She had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ and Delaware Township, NJ....
Audrey C. Gortler
Aug 19, 2012
Audrey C. Gortler, age 85 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, at her home.
Born in Staten Island, NY, April 24, 1927, daughter of the late Simon and Helmine Pedersen Syversen, she had resided in Staten Island until moving to the Flemington, NJ area in 1981.
A homemaker, she enjoyed traveling with...
Duke K. Orashen
Aug 17, 2012
Duke K. Orashen, age 80 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, August 17, 2012, in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, October 19, 1931, son of the late Louis and Mary Jaklitsch Orashen, he had resided in Raritan Township all his life. He was a lifelong self-employed farmer...
Paul Gabriel Keegan
Aug 15, 2012
Paul Gabriel Keegan, age 71 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.
Born in Passaic, NJ, April 25, 1941, son of the late Wilbur Vincent and Henrietta Fischer Keegan, he had resided in Holland Township for the past seventeen years, having formerly resided in...
Howard J. Thompson
Aug 12, 2012
Howard J. Thompson, age 79 years, of Ringoes, NJ (West Amwell Township), died on Sunday, August 12, 2012, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
A lifelong resident of Hunterdon County, he was born in Flemington, NJ, October 12, 1932, son of the late Howard and Maizie Smith Thompson, and had resided in Ringoes for fifty-six...
Lester J. Karsan
Aug 9, 2012
Lester J. Karsan, age 86 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Thursday, August 9, 2012 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, September 18, 1925, he had resided in Delaware Township since 1963.
He was a retired Research Chemist with Celanese, Summit, NJ. An outdoorsman, he greatly enjoyed fishing...
Edith Entenberg
Aug 6, 2012
Edith Entenberg, age 91 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died at home on Monday, August 6, 2012, under the caring auspices of Hunterdon Hospice.
She was born on February 4, 1921, to Maria and Hans Bayer in Landshut, Germany. She married and had a daughter and then lived in Munich, where she worked as a secretary. Her second...
Eric Aden Reynolds
Aug 5, 2012
Eric Aden Reynolds, age 42 years, of Newark, NJ, died on Sunday, August 5, 2012 in Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, March 26, 1970, he was the son of William Aden Reynolds, D.V.M., of Raritan Township, NJ and the late Judith Ann Price Reynolds, who died in 2009. He was a lifelong...
E. Milton Smith
Aug 2, 2012
A proud, lifelong resident of Locktown, NJ, Edward "Milt" Smith, age 94 years, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2012 in Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.
Born in Locktown, NJ, May 14, 1918, he was the son of the late Joseph L. and Mary Olive Biggs Smith.
After serving his country...
Rose Taylor
Jul 31, 2012
Rose Taylor, age 96 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, August 4, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Kate Karp Schneiderman.
Surviving are a niece Pamela Leslie Ahlborn, and her husband William, of Newtown,...
Jean H. Lobb
Jul 31, 2012
Jean H. Lobb, age 91 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at his residence.
Born in Bangor, PA, October 10, 1920. he was the son of the late Harrison and Sydna Ellis Lobb.
Mr. Lobb previously resided in Plainfield, NJ, before moving to Readington Township in 1964.
He...
Ottaviano Thomas Dechiaro
Jul 30, 2012
Ottaviano Thomas DeChiaro, age 93 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Monday, July 30, 2012, at his residence.
Born in Staten Island, NY, October 29, 1918, he was the son of the late Vincent and Concetta Pompa Buonassisi and had formerly resided in Toms River, NJ.
He worked for many years for Proctor &...
Jeanette Bishop
Jul 29, 2012
Jeanette Bishop, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Glancy, MS, June 23, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Lora Jones Noble.
She was a retired kindergarten teacher.
Her husband of sixty-two years,...
Elizabeth C. Bacheler
Jul 25, 2012
Elizabeth Case Bacheler, known as Libby, age 67 years, of Highlands, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, in Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ.
Born in Summit, NJ, November 25, 1944, daughter of the late Merrill and Christl Stangl Bacheler, she had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ for twenty years, then married and moved to...
John P. Morris
Jul 21, 2012
John P. Morris, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, July 21, 2012 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, PA.
Born in Staten Island, NY, April 10, 1941, son of the late James and Myrtle Meyers Morris, he had resided in Raritan Township since 1984, having formerly lived in the Poconos, PA and Staten Island,...
Sanford L. "Abe" Hillpot
Jul 20, 2012
Sanford L. "Abe" Hillpot, age 88 years, of Oviedo, FL, died on Friday, July 20, 2012, at his home.
A resident of Florida for twenty-two years, he had previously resided in Austin, TX for fifteen years and in Ringoes, NJ for twenty-four years.
A maintenance mechanic, he formerly owned and operated Ringoes Esso Service Center,...
