Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Aug 16, 2002

Oscar H. Van Lieu: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Star-Ledger, The (Newark, NJ) - Sunday, August 18, 2002

Deceased Name: Oscar H. Van Lieu

OBITUARY

Services for Oscar H. Van Lieu, 89, of Jonestown, Pa., a former New Jersey resident, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home,...

Aug 13, 2002

Theodore "Skip" H. Field Jr., age 70 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 13, 2002 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in West Amwell Township, NJ on January 21, 1932, he was the son of Lt. Theodore H. Field, Sr., and Ada (Kemble) Field. "Skip" was a retired West Amwell Road Department employee. Interment in...

Aug 12, 2002

James P. Glynos, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 12, 2002 at the Rollings Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Andros, Greece on October 23, 1918, he was the son of the late Lt. Peter Glynos and Frances Glynos. Mr. Glynos was a U.S. Merchant Marine and served in the Greek Navy. He is...

Aug 10, 2002

Doris M. Zanetti, age 82 years, of Whiting, NJ, died on July 29, 1920 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Born in Long Branch, NJ on July 29, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose Baker and Mary (McGoey) Baker. She was a homemaker. Doris is survived by her husband of 60 years, Alexander Zanetti....

Aug 5, 2002

Wayne Schomp, age 65 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 5, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Somerville, NJ on April 20, 1937, he was the son of Leroy Schomp and Alice Wilson. He was the owner and operator of Schomp Septic Tank Cleaning Service. He is survived by his wife, Mary Zorn....

Aug 4, 2002

Viola Pedersen, age 96 years, of Ontario, Canada, died on August 4, 2002 at the St. Michael's Hospital, Ontario, Canada. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 5, 1906, her maiden name was Hansen. She was a homemaker. Viola was predeceased by her husband, Svend Pedersen. Interment in Saint James Cemetery, Toronto, Canada.

Aug 2, 2002

Paul Vrabel, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 2, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Edison, NJ on October 12, 1927, he was the son of the late John Vrabel and Mary Boboly. Mr. Vrabel was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1946-1948. He was a retired truck driver...

Jul 30, 2002

Dr. Albert M. Berkelhammer, age 72 years, of Annandale, NJ, died on July 30, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Providence, RI on March 9, 1920, he was the son of the late Jacob and Lee Berkelhammer. Dr. Berkelhammer was a veterinarian who owned and operated the Animal Medical Surgical Center in Maplewood, NJ....

Jul 29, 2002

John J. Perzel, age 99 years, of Raritan, NJ, died on July 29, 2002 at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Born in Raritan, NJ on September 13, 1902, he was the son of the late George Perzel and Mary (Hovan) Perzel. Mr. Perzel was a taxidermist and beekeeper working in both Hillsborough Township and Raritan Borough, NJ. John...

Jul 28, 2002

Betzy M.C. Deemer, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on July 28, 2002 at the Chandler Hall Health Services Nursing Home in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Born in Norway on November 5, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Ole M. Nygaard and Dagmar C. Mickelson. She worked as the Communications Coordinator at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township,...

Jul 26, 2002

Lena Henderson, age 76 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on July 26, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. She was born in the Bronx, NY on December 31, 1925. Lena worked as a seamstress. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Henderson, who died in 1990. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, NJ.

Jul 25, 2002

Majer Grinbaum, age 84 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on July 25, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Poland on May 5, 1918, he was the son of the late Herschel Grinbaum and Chaja Grinbaum. He was the owner and operator of a poultry farm in Ringoes. Majer is survived by his wife, Paula...

Jul 23, 2002

DELAWARE TWP. - Arthur N. Ward Jr. died Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at home. He was 60. He was born in Phillipsburg, a son of Arthur and Laura Laskowitz Ward. He lived in Flemington until moving to Delaware Township in 1974. He served in the Marine Corps 1959-1963 and was a charter member of the Hunterdon chapter of the...

Jul 23, 2002

William L. Christian, age 83 years, of Glen Gardner, NJ, died on July 23, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY on June 4, 1919, he was the son of the late William Christian and Edith Plunkett. Mr. Christian was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army....

Jul 21, 2002

READINGTON TWP. - Robin L. Floyd died Sunday, July 21, 2002 at the Medical Center at Princeton of a heart attack. She was 48. She was born in Somerville, the daughter of John J. and Valeria Balogh Whelan, and resided in Flemington before moving to Readington Township 10 years ago. She was employed by Grand Union supermarkets, first in...

Jul 21, 2002

Constance H. Ruggles Kries, 81, of Bigalow Lane, Baldwinsville, died Friday at Syracuse Home Association, Baldwinsville. She was born in Newburyport, Mass., and had lived in Washington, N.J., and Flemington, N.J., before moving to Baldwinsville in 1999. She retired in 1985 as office manager and co-owner of Kries Jewelers in Flemington after 39 years. She was a member of...

Jul 20, 2002

READINGTON TWP. - A. Lewis Hultz died Saturday, July 20, 2002, at Hunterdon Medical Center. He was 79. Born in Three Bridges, he was the son of William and Velma Dilts Hultz. He lived in Neshanic before moving to Readington Township in 1950. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He owned and operated his own...

Jul 20, 2002

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Elizabeth D. Murphy died Saturday, July 20, 2002, in Flager Hospital here. She was 74. Born in Newark, she had resided in Flemington from 1966 to 1992, when she moved to St. Augustine since 1992. She was employed in the Dietary Department at Hunterdon Medical Center until retiring in 1992. Her husband, John Murphy, died...

Jul 19, 2002

CHERRYVILLE - The Rev. Richard A. Wolf died Friday, July 19, 2002, at the Center for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, Vt. He was 89. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., to William and Christine Poser Wolf, and had lived most of his life in Elizabeth, then in Deer Isle, Maine, then in Cherryville for 16 years until...

Jul 18, 2002

READINGTON TWP. - Margaret C. Cole died July 18, 2002, at her home. She was 89. Born in Neshanic, she was daughter of Jason S. and Abbie Boehm Crum. She lived in Readington Township for 48 years and was a member of the Readington Reformed Church. She was formerly a secretary and bookkeeper for Crum-Genova Insurance Agency in Somerville....