Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jan 28, 2002

The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, January 29, 2002

RARITAN -- Herta T. Klinger, 81, died Monday at home.

Born in Schoenbuechel (Hely), Czechoslovakia, she lived in Lake Havasu, Ariz., before moving to Raritan in 1989.

She was a homemaker and longtime volunteer at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan.

Daughter of the...

Jan 24, 2002

Danny E. Shely, age 56 years, of New York, NY, died on January 24, 2002 at Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ. Born in Louisville, KY on May 25, 1945, he was the son of William Shely and Loshie Barrett. Mr. Shely served in the U.S. Air Force from 1965-1966. He then became a chef, working at Under the Trees Restaurant...

Jan 24, 2002

Clair "Chip" S. Boyer, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 24, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Donaldson, PA on July 27, 1927, he was the son of the late John Boyer and Ann (Seiler) Boyer. Mr. Boyer worked as an auto mechanic in Bridgewater, NJ. "Chip" is survived by his...

Jan 21, 2002

Wayne M. Wood, age 45 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on January 21, 2002 at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ. Born in Augusta, GA on November 6, 1956, he was the son of Herbert R. Wood and Lillian Ann Bauer. He worked as a forklift operator at Raritan Valley Recycling in Raritan Township, NJ. The burial was private....

Jan 19, 2002

Howard J. Zanetti, age 100 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 19, 2002 at Valley View Health Care Center, Frenchtown, NJ. Born in Hunterdon County, NJ on November 21, 1901, he was the son of the late Alexander Zanetti and Lucia (Talamini) Zanetti. Mr. Zanetti was a retired plumber, worked for the Stothoff Well Drilling Company, and was...

Jan 19, 2002

Frederick Kienle, age 94 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 19, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on August 6, 1907, he was the son of the late Frederick E. and Amelia Kienle. Mr. Kienle was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945. Then he...

Jan 17, 2002

Joseph Testa, age 81 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 17, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Lambertville, NJ on August 9, 1920, he was the son of the late Lt. Serafino Testa. He worked as a road repairman for the Mercer County, NJ DOT. Joseph is survived by his wife, Shirley Kirchner...

Jan 17, 2002

MR. BLOYS, 20414 Gadwall Road, Altoona, died Thursday, Jan. 17. He was an attorney. Born in Plainfield, N.J., he had been a winter resident of Lake County since 1994. He was Protestant. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Rosalie J. Bloys; sons, Christian Handel, Tuckerton, N.J., Robert Handel, White House Station, N.J.; daughters, Laura Krupa, Pittstown, N.J., Barbara...

Jan 16, 2002

Ilse J. Bischof, age 72 years, of Bound Brook, NJ, died on January 16, 2002 at Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on April 19, 1929, she was the daughter of Philip Schmidt and Magdalena (Merkel) Schmidt. She worked as a packer of cosmetics in Piscataway, NJ. The burial was private.

Jan 15, 2002

Roberta Wyckoff Moser, 73, of 613 Second St., Catasauqua, died Jan. 15 in her home. She was the wife of the late Kenneth W. Moser Sr.

She was formerly employed by the Kenneth W. Moser Real Estate & Insurance Agency, Flemington, N.J.

Born in Somerville, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Frederick R....

Jan 13, 2002

Mary Kay Lundgren, age 46 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on January 13, 2002 at her home. Born in Duluth, MN on August 4, 1955, she was the daughter of Eino Lundgren and Bertha Kauppi. She worked as a researcher for BASF in the Agricultural Research Division. The burial was private.

Jan 12, 2002

Benjamin E. Sherman II, the infant son of Benjamin Sherman Sr. and Charity M. Duhaime, died on January 12, 2002 at his home in Lebanon Township, NJ. He was born on November 22, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. The burial was private.

Jan 12, 2002

George W. Covert, age 90 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, died on January 12, 2002 at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Born in Hillsborough Township, NJ on November 30, 1911, he was the son of the late John S. Covert and Jeanette Wyckoff Covert. He worked as a John Deere dealer, retiring in 1986. George was predeceased by...

Jan 11, 2002

Patricia Joyce Kimler, age 67 years, of Tobyhanna Township, PA, died on January 11, 2002 at the Pocono Medical Center, Stroudsburg, PA. Born in Philadelphia, PA on April 29, 1934, she was the daughter of Jean Schlosser. She was a homemaker. Patricia is survived by her husband, William C. Kimler. Interment in Saint Magdalen Cemetery, Flemington, NJ.

Jan 11, 2002

Frank Hickman Sr., 88, of Hamilton Township, N.J., died Friday, Jan.

11, in his home.

He founded the Trenton Building Block Co. in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Before that, he managed several A&P stores in Trenton, N.J., and

Flemington.

Born Feb. 28, 1913, in Trenton, he was a son of the...

Jan 10, 2002

Sarah F. Schenck, age 78 years, of Hampton, NJ, died on January 10, 2002 at her home in Union Township, NJ. Born in Lamington, NJ on September 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Francis Todd and Frances Hockenbury. She worked for Johns Manville Corp. in Manville, NJ. Sarah was predeceased by her husband, William j. Schenck,...

Jan 8, 2002

Arthur M. Umholtz, age 85 years, of Mansfield Township, NJ, died on January 8, 2002 at Warren Haven Nursing Home, Mansfield Township, NJ. Born in Bethlehem, PA on February 23, 1916, he was the son of the late Leroy Umholtz and Harriet Brown. He worked at the Ingersoll-Rand Co. Arthur is survived by his wife, Mary Cavanaugh. Interment in...

Jan 5, 2002

Dorothy A. Fisher, age 73 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 5, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Readington Township, NJ on March 5, 1928, she was the daughter of Robert Potts and Mary Johnson. She worked as a telephone operator in Flemington, NJ. She was predeceased by her husband, Cornelius Q. Fisher,...

Jan 4, 2002

Francis V. McArdle, age 71 years, of Jim Thorpe, PA, died on January 4, 2002 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Mauch Chunk, PA on June 10, 1930, he was the son of Victor McArdle and Bertha Herman. Mr. McArdle was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army. He worked as...

Dec 30, 2001

Ruth H. Wormke, age 85 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on December 30, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ on July 10, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Lt. Harry Kohnken and Alice (Hoyer) Kohnken. She worked on the Wormke Poultry Farm in Ringoes, NJ and worked at RCA...