Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Sep 19, 2001

Ivar N. Petersen, age 85 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died on September 19, 2001 at the Valley View Nursing Home, Alexandria Township, NJ. Born in Bornholm, Denmark on May 21, 1916, he was the son of the late Niels Petersen and Gerda Albrechtsen. He worked as a gardener at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. He was a...

Sep 17, 2001

James E. Hammill, age 63 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on September 17, 2001 at his home in West Amwell Township, NJ. Born in Ogdensburg, NY on November 11, 1937, he was the son of James Hammill and Mary (Ruddy) Hammill. He worked as a driver for the Olympic Delivery Service, INC. The burial was private.

Sep 17, 2001

Duncan A. O'Brien, age 83 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on September 17, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Neshanic Station, NJ on February 10, 1918, he was the son of the late John O'Brien and Elizabeth Duncan O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was a veteran of World War II. He served as a Sgt....

Sep 15, 2001

Carol Alice Riley, age 55 years, of Annandale, NJ, died on September 15, 2001 at her home in Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Hammond, Indiana on March 28, 1946, she was the daughter of Basil J. Lorenz and Alice M. (Schreiber) Lorenz. She was a homemaker. Carol is survived by her husband, Howard K. Riley, Jr. Interment in Prospect...

Sep 14, 2001

Zelda C. Tanenbaum, age 73 years, of Cape Coral, FL, died on September 14, 2001 in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 28, 1928, she was the daughter of Charles Rosenthal and Anne Sugarman. She was a homemaker. Zelda is survived by her husband, Arthur Tanenbaum. The burial was private.

Sep 13, 2001

Walter C. Edge, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on September 13, 2001 in Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Linden, NJ on December 18, 1916, he was the son of the late Alan Edge and Beatrice (Frisley) Edge. Mr. Edge was a veteran of World War II, serving from 1943-1946. In addition, he was a shipping department employee...

Sep 13, 2001

Hunt Wayne, age 75 years, of Hopkinton, MA, died on September 13, 2001 at the Rolling Hills Healthcare Center, Lebanon, NJ. Born in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam on October 17, 1925, he was the son of the late Phong Nguyen and Lan Nguyen. He worked as an accountant in Dade County, Florida. Hunt is survived by his wife, Ngai...

Sep 13, 2001

Leonard L. Levitt, age 77 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on September 13, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on August 30, 1924, he was the son of Elsie Levitt. Mr. Levitt was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1946. He was a retired...

Sep 11, 2001

Roger Mark Rasweiler, age 53 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on September 11, 2001. He was a victim of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center North Tower in New York City. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 3, 1948, he was the son of Charles W. Rasweiler and Frances Gilmer Rasweiler. Mr. Rasweiler was the Vice-President-Consulting of...

Sep 10, 2001

Frances M. Pongras, age 88 years, of Phoenixville, PA, died on September 10, 2001 at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Born in Phoenixville, PA on November 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Arthur W.C. Smith and Bessie Catherine Buckwalter. She was a retired employee of the Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, PA. Frances was predeceased by her...

Sep 8, 2001

Earl Todd Jr., age 70 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on September 8, 2001 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA. Born in Doylestown, PA on November 3, 1930, he was the son of Earl G. Todd Sr. and Wilhelmina (Lane) Todd. He worked for the Hunterdon County Road Department, retiring in 1964. Earl is survived by his wife, Marie (Kiceniuk)...

Sep 8, 2001

Francis "Frank" Felix Smarr, age 78 years, of Somerville, NJ, died on September 8, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Mahanoy City, PA on June 3, 1923, he was the son of Andrew Smarr and Anna Hudak. Mr. Smarr was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He...

Sep 6, 2001

Marion E. Reigle, age 90 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on September 6, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on May 10, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fort. She was a homemaker and self-employed house cleaner, retiring in 1968. Marion was predeceased by her husband, John Reigle,...

Sep 6, 2001

Abraham Byron Greenberg, age 90 years, of Deerfield Beach, FL, died on September 6, 2001 at North Broward Hospital, FL. Born in Jersey City, NJ on March 8, 1911, he was the son of the late Meyer Greenberg and Sarah Donsky. Mr. Greenberg was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was the former...

Sep 5, 2001

Jean L. Lowe, age 81 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on September 5, 2001 at Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ. She was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin on December 1, 1919 to the late Irma and Alvin Loeffler Sr. Mrs. Lowe was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert...

Sep 2, 2001

Anthony J. Jeffcott, age 62 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on September 2, 2001 at his home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA on March 7, 1939, he was the son of Harry Jeffcott and June Johnson. Mr. Jeffcott was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1966-1968. He then...

Aug 31, 2001

Margaret Pittenger, age 85 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on August 31, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Garfield, NJ on March 28, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Alex Bachardy and Rose (Bittman) Bachardy. She was a salesperson, working at the Locktown Sweater Shop, Locktown, NJ. Margaret was predeceased by her...

Aug 30, 2001

FLEMINGTON -- Edward F. Ondrak died on Aug. 30, 2001 at home. He was 71.

Born in New York City, he was the son of Alexander and Julianna Ordrak. He had lived in Flemington for the past 49 years.

He was employed in the plumbing industry for many years, for George Zanetti and Sons Plumbing...

Aug 29, 2001

Beverly C. Becker, age 69 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 29, 2001 at her home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on December 16, 1931, she was the daughter of Carlton Jones and Margaret Magie Jones. She worked in the Medicine Records Department of the Hunterdon Medical Center until 1964. Beverly was survived by her...

Aug 27, 2001

Walter N. Henry, a retired carpenter of Greeneville, died Aug. 27 at his home.

Mr. Henry was born in Ringoes, N.J., and was a son of the late Catherine Henry and the late Norman Henry.

He grew up in Flemington, N.J., and had lived in Portland, Pa., and Blairstown, N.J. prior to moving to Greeneville....