Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 23, 2001

Express-Times, The (Easton, PA) - Sunday, March 25, 2001

Deceased Name: Harry B. Hunt Jr. -- WW II veteran

Harry B. Hunt Jr., 81, of Flemington died Friday, March 23, in the

Hunterdon Medical Center.

He was a Flemington Business Inspector, retiring in 1996 after many

years. He was...

Mar 21, 2001

Frances H. Blomquist, age 92 years, of Annapolis, MD, died on March 21, 2001 at the Anne Arundel Medical Center, 2001 Medical Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401. Born in Nova Scotia on November 3, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Dennis F. Haley and Florence Burke. She was a homemaker. Frances was predeceased by her husband, Albert E....

Mar 18, 2001

Edith E. Schomp, age 78 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 18, 2001 at the Gateway Care Center, 139 Grant Ave, Eatontown, NJ 07724. Born in Whitehouse, NJ on December 9, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James E. Dow and Edith Melick Dow. She worked as an RN at the Lyons VA Hospital, NJ and...

Mar 17, 2001

Margaret Van Keuren Bush, age 86 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died on March 17, 2001 at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Monroe, NY on January 23, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Osmond Ira Van Keuren and Mary (Jolley) Van Keuren. She was a music teacher, working in the Alexandria Township,...

Mar 17, 2001

Ethel Reindel, age 98 years, of Lebanon, NJ, died on March 17, 2001 at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Morristown, NJ on November 21, 1902, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Reidinger. She was a homemaker. Ethel was predeceased by her husband, John Reindel, who died in 1988. Interment in...

Mar 16, 2001

Adolph Krebs Jr., age 80 years, of Middlesex, NJ, died on March 16, 2001 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Born in Hillside, NJ on July 19, 1920, he was the son of the late Adolph Krebs Sr. and Elizabeth A. Pauss Krebs. Mr. Krebs was a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, serving as a Lt....

Mar 16, 2001

Pauline Svoboda, age 93 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died on March 16, 2001 at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on December 9, 1907, she was the daughter of the late John Svoboda and Bertha (Zouplna) Svoboda. She worked for the American Chiclet Company, Long Island, NY. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery,...

Mar 16, 2001

George W. Hoffman, age 67 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 16, 2001 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Born in Doylestown, PA on August 29, 1933, he was the son of Paul Hoffman and Mabel (Larue) Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman was a veteran of the Korean War, serving from 1953-1955 and again from 1958-1960. He was very...

Mar 13, 2001

Express-Times, The (Easton, PA) - Wednesday, March 14, 2001

Deceased Name: Joseph W. Barrick -- founded tennis club

Joseph W. Barrick, 88, of Flemington died Tuesday, March 13, in Independence Manor, Raritan Township. He was an insurance adjuster at Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. in Flemington, retiring in 1987. Before that, he was an adjuster for...

Mar 11, 2001

Sumitra Sachdeva, age 80 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 11, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in India on August 11, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ishivar Kumar. She was a homemaker. Sumitra was predeceased by her husband, Guran Sachdeva, who died in 1994. The burial was private.

Mar 8, 2001

Leo Lotowycz, age 80 years, of Toms River, NJ, died on March 8, 2001 at the Naples Community Hospital, Naples, FL. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 23, 1920, he was the son of the late Rev. Vladimir Lotowycz and Sophia Mazurad. Mr. Lotowycz worked for the Jersey City Department of Public Works and P. Ballantine and Sons Brewing...

Mar 7, 2001

Shirley W. Cull, age 75 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 7, 2001 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on April 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Percy D. Watt and Flora (Kersting) Watt. She worked as the secretary for the Readington Reformed Church, Readington, NJ. Shirley was predeceased...

Mar 7, 2001

Phyllis L. Cunningham, age 70 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 7, 2001 at her home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on July 18, 1930, she was the daughter of Richard C. Pfarrer and Frances (Keener) Pfarrer. She worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City and the Flemington-Raritan School System. Phyllis is...

Mar 4, 2001

Elizabeth "Libby" M. Mittel, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 4, 2001 at the NJ Veterans Home, Menlo Park, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on July 8, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Mittel and Betty Zes. Ms. Mittel was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Women's Army...

Mar 4, 2001

Helen Ilene Reppa DeVoto, age 80 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 4, 2001 at Valley View Care Center, Alexandria Township, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ on October 12, 1920, her maiden name was Reppa. She worked as an Electronics Tester for Sony Electronics, Belmar, NJ. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Jules DeVoto, who passed away...

Mar 2, 2001

David C. Knechel, age 86 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on March 2, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania on January 12, 1915, he was the son of the late John Jacob Knechel and Jennie (Rheinhold) Knechel. Mr. Knechel was a veteran of World War II, serving in the...

Mar 1, 2001

Donald P. Sturdavant, age 25 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died on March 1, 2001 in Flemington Borough, NJ. Born at Fort Dix, NJ on January 23, 1976, he was the son of Donald P. Sturdavant Sr., and Janice (Logan) Martin of Colorado. He had resided in New Jersey all of his life. Interment in Lower Amwell Cemetery-New Yard, Delaware...

Mar 1, 2001

Mary "Grannie" Sollner, age 109 years, of Lebanon, NJ, died on March 1, 2001 at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Austria-Hungary (today Slovenia) on February 18, 1892, her maiden name was Hribar. She worked in New York City. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Soller, who passed away in 1967. She is survived...

Feb 27, 2001

Patrick M. Butler, age 79 years, of Clinton, NJ, died on February 27, 2001 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in East Orange, NJ on July 4, 1921, he was the son of the late Patrick J. Butler and Elizabeth (Smith) Butler. Mr. Butler was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army...

Feb 26, 2001

Harry J. Taylor, age 79 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died on February 26, 2001 at Valley View Health Care Center, Alexandria Township, NJ. Born in Long Eaton, England on July 2, 1921, he was the son of the late Harry Taylor and Daisy Hall Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a veteran of World War II, serving in the British Army...