Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 13, 2023

Floyd L. Evans, Jr., age 92 years, of Pittstown, NJ, (Alexandria Township), died Monday, March 13, 2023, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ.

Born in Springfield, TN, January 10, 1931, son of the late Floyd L. Evans, Sr. and Josephine Etta Mae Evans, he had formerly resided in Whitestone, NY, Ridgewood, NJ and Paramus, NJ before moving...

Mar 9, 2023

Dawn Jean Hourigan, age 68 years, of Easton, PA, died on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus, Easton, PA.

Born in Somerville, NJ, August 24, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Dudley R. Hourigan, Sr. and Dorothy M. (Coleman) Hourigan. She grew up in Hunterdon County, NJ and then eventually...

Mar 5, 2023

Robert E. Rowe, age 87 years, of Ringoes, NJ (East Amwell Township) passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Born in Queens County, NY, son of the late W. Eugene Rowe and Ada Becker Rowe, Bob had formerly resided in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Hunterdon County in...

Mar 4, 2023

Fred O. Rynearson Jr. of Flemington, NJ passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at age 77.

Fred was born on October 10, 1945 in Doylestown, PA to the late Fred O. Rynearson Sr. and Helen (Daly) Rynearson.

Surviving him are his two daughters, Lisa Glinane and Kelly Bauman; son-in-law, William...

Mar 4, 2023

Daniel Mahoney, age 69 years, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, October 1, 1953, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Mauer) Mahoney.

He was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1972-1974, before...

Mar 4, 2023

Robert C. Hand, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Somerset, NJ, September 20, 1951, he was the son of the late Norman and Anne Marie Tolischus Hand. Robert was incredibly dedicated to Hunterdon County, NJ, specifically Flemington, and resided in the...

Mar 3, 2023

H. Donald Hotchkin, 71, died Friday March 3rd, 2023 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ.

Don was born on December 26th, 1951 to Harold D. Hotchkin and Matilda Hotchkin residing in Three Bridges, NJ. Don graduated from Somerset County College with an Associates degree and Thomas Edison College with a Bachelor degree in Natural Science....

Mar 3, 2023

Irene E. Felczak, 95, died peacefully Friday, March 3rd, at Independence Manor in Flemington, NJ, where she resided for the past 5 years.

Irene was born in Elizabeth, NJ in 1927 to Peter and Jennie Kowalski Gronwald, who predeceased her. She had seven siblings, who also predeceased her. Irene and Alfred were married 60 years before his...

Mar 2, 2023

Madhu Vora peacefully ended his brave battle with PSP, Thursday, March 2, 2023 at home in Raritan Township NJ, with his wife Peena at his side.

Born in Jeera, India, the eighth child in a family of eleven, he was the son of Premkuvar and Hargovinddas Vora. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings...

Mar 1, 2023

Carol L. Hubert, age 82 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at her home.

Born in Frenchtown, NJ, February 8, 1941, Carol was the daughter of the late Anthony and Grace Templeton Hubert. She had resided in Hunterdon County all her life, mostly in Holland Township and Raritan Township and had resided in Frenchtown...

Mar 1, 2023

Irene Viola Doster, lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident, passed away the evening of March 1, 2023, in the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ, a day shy of her 90th birthday.

Born in Pittstown, NJ, March 2, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Liskai) Makatura. She went on to receive her teaching...

Feb 27, 2023

Marian J. Wert, age 83, a resident of Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough, died Monday, February 27, 2023 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville NJ.

Born August 15, 1939, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Marian was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Kirin) Krizmanich. She graduated from St. Veronica’s High School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania in the...

Feb 21, 2023

Werner C. Burger, Carl, to all those who have had the honor to know him, has passed on to eternal rest at his home in Stewartsville NJ on February 21, 2023.

He was born in Pforzheim, Germany in 1925 and emigrated with his parents to America in 1926. Raised in New Jersey, Carl was a devoted son...

Feb 13, 2023

Doris Joan Russell, age 72 years, of High Bridge, NJ, passed away on February 13, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born November 14, 1950, in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Orren E. and Elsie B. (Hirth) Drake. A lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident, she grew up in Kingwood Township,...

Feb 11, 2023

Margaret (Marge) A. Fischer, age 86 years, of Milford (Holland Township), NJ, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Margaret was born in Secaucus, NJ, September 22, 1936, daughter of Charles Stolle and Theresa Gedaschka Stolle. Margaret was ten years old when her family moved from Secaucus spending the rest...

Feb 10, 2023

Gregory J. Birardi of Flemington, NJ, unexpectedly passed away on Friday, February 10th at the age of 58. He was born in Perth Amboy and moved to Flemington in 1969. His parents owned Mario’s Sub Shop in South Amboy until 1980 and owned the Stewart’s Root Beer Drive-In in Ringoes, NJ from 1969 until the family sold it in...

Feb 10, 2023

Frank Checchio, age 66, died Friday, February 10, 2023 at his home in Flemington surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 2, 1956 in Plainfield NJ, Frank was the son of the late Fiorentino and Elizabeth (Colapietro) Checchio. He grew up in Westfield NJ, and as a youth, enjoyed playing sports in school and with his friends,...

Feb 10, 2023

On Friday, February 10, 2023, our beloved mother, Bella Tanis (née Ruitenberg) passed away at the age of 92 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.

Born in Prospect Park NJ on October 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Henry Ruitenberg and Grace Ruitenberg (Van Houten).

Bella attended Hawthorne High...

Feb 5, 2023

Kenneth R. Fragner, age 44 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died Sunday, February 5, 2023, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.

Born in Rahway, NJ, September 2, 1978, son of Ronald E. and Sandra R. Lacalle Fragner, he had formerly resided in Watchung, NJ.

A professional musician, Kenny was the vice president of K&S...

Jan 31, 2023

Soon Bong Kim, age 100, died Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Country Arch Care Center in Pittstown NJ.

Born February 18, 1922, in Hamhung Korea, Soon Bong was the son of the late Chang Yun and Jung Soon Kim.

He came to the United States more than 50 years ago and was a mechanic and...