Obituaries

Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Karla C. Murphy

Karla C. Murphy

Jun 17, 2007

Karla C. Murphy, age 52 years, of Scotch Plains, NJ, died on June 17, 2007, in Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.

Born in Auburn, WA, August 11, 1954, she was the daughter of Gus and Alice Hovey Carlson of Bothell, WA.

She was a Customer Service Representative with Shop-Rite, Stirling, NJ.

Surviving, in addition...

Mildred F. Oaks

Mildred F. Oaks

Jun 13, 2007

Mildred F. Oaks, age 97 years, of Quakertown, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, in the Valley View Care Center, Alexandria Township, NJ.

Born in Quakertown, NJ, December 16, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Ernest A. and Edna Brown Oaks. She was a lifelong resident of Quakertown, NJ.

She was a...

Dorothy W. Young

Dorothy W. Young

Jun 12, 2007

Dorothy W. Young, age 79 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on June 12, 2007, in Rocky Hill, NJ.

Born in Rocky Hill, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Adeline Mason Ward.

A loving mother and grandmother, she was an avid shopper at flea markets and was a member of the...

Fannie L. Charles

Fannie L. Charles

Jun 10, 2007

Fannie L. Charles, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, June 10, 2007 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ,

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, August 30, 1922, daughter of the late Charles B. and Mattie Housel LaRue, she had resided in Raritan Township most of her life (sixty-eight) years and had resided...

Rutger Rosenborg

Rutger Rosenborg

Jun 9, 2007

Rutger Rosenborg, age 83 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on June 9, 2007, at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, PA.

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 1924, he was the son of the late Ansgar and Sigrid Rosenborg. He moved to the United States in 1940 when the League of Nations Economic Finance and Transit Mission,...

Mary Jachym

Mary Jachym

Jun 9, 2007

Mary Jachym, age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, October 8, 1925, daughter of the late John and Julia Ziemian Jachym, she had resided in Raritan Township for the past year and a half, having lived the rest of...

George R. Parker Iii

George R. Parker Iii

Jun 9, 2007

George R. Parker III, age 60 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, June 9, 2007 at his residence.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, son of Jean McCutcheon Parker of Raritan Township, NJ, and the late George R. Parker, Jr., he had resided in Flemington, NJ and Raritan Township, NJ most of his life.

A...

Grace B. Musso

Grace B. Musso

Jun 7, 2007

Grace B. Musso, age 91 years, of Madison, CT and Washington Township, NJ, passed away peacefully at home in New Jersey on Thursday, June 7, 2007.

The widow of Ignatius Musso, Grace was born July 19, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph and Mary Nutt. Throughout her life, Grace loved shopping, country music, crossword puzzles and...

Jean L. Titus

Jean L. Titus

Jun 7, 2007

Jean L. Titus, age 83 years, formerly of Ringoes, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 7, 2007 at the Masonic Home, Burlington, NJ.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, September 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Newell and Sara Stryker Lambert.

She had worked at The Wickery in Lahaska, PA before retiring.

She...

Earl H. Wilcox

Earl H. Wilcox

Jun 6, 2007

Earl H. Wilcox, age 86 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Reaville, NJ, son of the late Seward and Bertha Swarer Wilcox, he had resided in the area all his life.

A 1938 graduate of Flemington High School, Earl...

Nora Bigger

Nora Bigger

Jun 4, 2007

Nora K. Bigger, age 93 years, of Mount Lebanon, PA, died on Monday, June 4, 2007 in Mount Lebanon, PA.

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Mrs. Bigger formerly resided in Flemington, NJ, where she was the Children's Librarian at the Flemington Public Library.

Nora was the beloved wife of the late Richard Paul Bigger, who...

John A. Batura

John A. Batura

Jun 3, 2007

John A. Batura, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, June 3, 2007 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, son of the late Adolph and Catherine Sapielak Batura, he had resided in Raritan Township, NJ since 1961, having previously lived in Cranford, NJ.

He formerly worked...

Barbara Michalenko

Barbara Michalenko

Jun 3, 2007

Barbara Michalenko, age 87 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on June 3, 2007, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Lena Wessell Tittle.

A Homemaker, she was a member of the Delaware Township Senior Citizens.

Surviving are...

William Melnick

William Melnick

Jun 2, 2007

William Melnick, age 82 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Saturday, June 2, 2007, in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Demetri and Anna Furka Melnick. He had previously resided in Bricktown, NJ, and Flemington, NJ.

He was a...

Ruth L. Smith

Ruth L. Smith

May 31, 2007

Ruth L. Smith, age 81 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at her residence.

Born in Delaware Township, NJ, August 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Cora Suydam Smith.

She was a lifelong member of the Sergeantsville United Methodist Church.

She was employed...

Fern Bogart

Fern Bogart

May 31, 2007

Fern Bogart, age 84 years, of east Amwell Township, NJ, died on Thursday, May 31, 2007 in Rolling Hills of Hunterdon Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, January 10, 1923, daughter fo the late Forrest and Frances Rulon Falkenbach, she had resided in the Ringoes, NJ area since 1968.

She was a...

Jacob J. Hayes

Jacob J. Hayes

May 30, 2007

Jacob Jihad Hayes, stillborn infant of Anthony Hayes and Antanya King of Flemington, NJ, died on May 30, 2007, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday at 8 PM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Friday from 1-2...

Austin "Bill" Harris Kutscher, D.D.S.

Austin "Bill" Harris Kutscher, D.D.S.

May 30, 2007

Austin “Bill” Harrison Kutscher, D.D.S., age 83 years, of the Bronx, NY, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Schervier Nursing Care Center, Riverdale, NY.

Born in Staten Island, NY on August 27, 1923, son of the late Harry and Josephine Harris Kutscher, he had resided in the Bronx for the past twelve years, having previously lived...

Elizabeth L. Shannon

Elizabeth L. Shannon

May 30, 2007

Elizabeth L. Shannon, age 78 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at her residence.

Born in Teaneck, NJ, March 6, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Annabelle Whiteside Ziehl. She had formerly resided in Scotch Plains, NJ.

She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Hugh...

Laura M. Glokner

Laura M. Glokner

May 28, 2007

Laura M. Glokner, age 83 years, of Tinicum Township, PA, died on Monday, May 28, 2007 at her residence.

Born February 7, 1924 in Little York, NJ, daughter of the late Harry and Amelia Isaac Stangle, she had resided in Tinucum Township for the past seventeen years, having previously lived in the Stanton section of Readington Township,...

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