Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

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...

Jan 30, 2023

John Flowers, age 55 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died Monday January 30, 2023.

Born in Flemington, NJ, March 24, 1967, he was the son of the late John Fred Flowers, Sr., and Thelma Evans Flowers.

A 1985 Hunterdon Central Regional High School graduate, John worked as a landscaper for Henry Kitsz, Jr. Landscaping, Flemington,...

Jan 29, 2023

Carmela Frances “Millie” Esposito, 94, of Flemington, New Jersey, passed away on January 29, 2023, after a lifetime of caring for and loving her family and friends.

Millie was born on May 25, 1928, to Michael Mason and Rose Fina Mason in Elizabeth, NJ. After graduating from Battin High School in 1946, Millie worked with Prudential Insurance...

Jan 27, 2023

Joyce A. Miller, age 84 years, of Easton, PA, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at St. Luke’s-Anderson Campus, Easton, PA.

Born in Somerville, NJ, July 18, 1938, daughter of the late Lester and Dorothy Bortree Baldwin, Joyce had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ, then in Hampton, NJ, in Kingwood Township 1984-2000 and in Easton since 2000.

Jan 27, 2023

Paul Kurzenberger, age 92 years, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 at the Parker at Landing Lane Nursing Care Residence, New Brunswick, NJ.

Born December 5, 1930, he was the son of the late Paul J. and Helen (Rauter) Kurzenberger. He had resided in the Hunterdon County area all his life.

In 1927, his father bought the family farm in Delaware...

Jan 23, 2023

Herbert R. Wood, age 93 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Monday, January 23, 2023, at Care One at Somerset Valley in Bridgewater Township, NJ.

Born in Ballville, Ohio, February 28, 1929, son of the late Herbert and Blanche Coulson Wood, Herb had resided in Readington Township since 1981 and had formerly resided in Avenel, NJ.

Jan 22, 2023

Roger Marvin Goff, of Riegelsville, PA passed away on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ. He was a resident of rural Riegelsville, PA where he resided with his wife Deborah (Case) Goff of 52 years. Prior to living in Riegelsville, they lived most of their married life in Flemington, NJ on the...

Jan 22, 2023

Thomas E. Cesta, age 91 years, of Myerstown, PA, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, PA.

Tom was born in Flemington, NJ, September 7, 1931, son of the late Donato and Blanche Elliott Cesta and had formerly resided in Lebanon, NJ for thirty years, then in Winter Haven, FL for over five...