Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Nov 30, 1998

Carrie Whitehead, age 89 years, of Ferndale, PA, died on November 30, 1998 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA. Born in Wertsville, NJ on February 5, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Fred Miller and Stella Snyder Miller. She worked at Jugtown Mountain Smokehouse in Flemington, NJ, and operated the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Flemington, NJ. Carrie was...

Nov 30, 1998

Florence Peterson Reasoner, age 95 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 30, 1998 in Daytona Beach, FL. Born in North Carolina on January 1, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Elfe Peterson. She was a Homemaker. Florence was predeceased by her husband, Leo Reasoner, who died in 1978. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington,...

Nov 29, 1998

Peter H. Keelen, age 91 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 29, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on January 17, 1907, he was the son of the late Patrick and Catherine Keelen. Mr. Keelen was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. In addition, he was...

Nov 26, 1998

Shannon Yard, age 89 years, of Harmony Township, NJ, died on November 26, 1998 at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ. Born in Flemington, NJ on December 31, 1908, he was the son of the late Rollin Yard Harriet Reamer. Mr. Yard was a farm worker and veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946. Interment in...

Nov 26, 1998

Frances Pippa, age 79 years, of Bethlehem Township, NJ, died on November 26, 1998 at her home. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 28, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Marco Perillo and Rose Russo. She was a retired Seamstress for Ace Dress Company, Bronx, NY. Frances was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Pippa, who passed away...

Nov 26, 1998

Charles Krieger, age 80 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on November 26, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Cedar Grove, NJ on February 4, 1918, he was the son of the late Eugene Krieger and Rose Melnick. Mr. Krieger worked as a Truck Driver for an oil company in Flemington, NJ. Charles is survived...

Nov 20, 1998

John H. Sladden, age 79 years, of Wadsworth, OH, died on November 20, 1998 at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, Ohio. Born in Flemington, NJ on April 21, 1919, he was the son of the late Harry B. Sladden and Sara Dalrymple. Mr. Sladden was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1940-1945. He then became an...

Nov 20, 1998

Karen J. Miller, age 55 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on November 20, 1998 at her home. Born in the Bronx, NY on July 15, 1943, she was the daughter of Joseph and Irma Kerekes. She worked as the Manager at Tirpok Cleaners in Bernardsville, NJ. Karen is survived by her husband, Earl Miller. Interment at Pleasant Ridge...

Nov 15, 1998

Emma Kopp, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 15, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on June 18, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Amelia Kleisler Dolman. She was a Bookkeeper at the Flemington National Bank in Flemington, NJ. Emma was predeceased by her husband, Edward Kopp,...

Nov 13, 1998

Catherine E. Hann, age 90 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on November 13, 1998 at Stone Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ. Born in Easton, PA on November 11, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Jennie Ryerson. She was a Homemaker. Catherine was predeceased by her husband, John Hann, who died in 1968. The burial...

Nov 13, 1998

Carolyn S. Oakes, age 48 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 13, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. She was born in Dover, NJ on July 18, 1950. Carolyn worked as a Waitress in Flemington, NJ. Interment at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Reaville, NJ.

Nov 12, 1998

Georgeanna Rehl, age 57 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on November 12, 1998 at her home. Born in Frenchtown, NJ on May 13, 1941, she was the daughter of Thomas Sharpe and Marjorie Snyder. She was a Homemaker. Georgeanna is survived by her husband, Edward G. Rehl. The burial was private.

Nov 11, 1998

William R. Oliver, age 72 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on November 11, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Washington D.C. on August 15, 1926, he was the son of the late Peter R. and Irene Oliver. Mr. Oliver was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. William was...

Nov 10, 1998

Evelyn C. Wolfe, age 72 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on November 10, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Richard H. Clare and Margaret Boos. She worked as a Jewelry Sales Clerk in Ardmore, PA. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, 799...

Nov 10, 1998

Frank J. Holcombe, Jr., age 95 years, of Woodstock, VT, died on November 10, 1998 at Mertens House Nursing Home, Woodstock, VT. Born in West Amwell Township, NJ on June 15, 1903, he was the son of the late Frank J. Holcombe, Sr., and Mary Belle Manners. Mr. Holcombe was an Investment Banker for Fidelity Corporation in Boston, MA....

Nov 8, 1998

Mabel E. Miller, age 75 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on November 8, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Whitehouse Station, NJ on September 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Clark C. Miller and Lena Davis. She was a Homemaker. Interment at Rural Hill Cemetery, Old Highway, White House, NJ.

Nov 8, 1998

Mary Anderson, age 47 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died on November 8, 1998 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Baltimore, MD on July 3, 1951, she was the daughter of Clifford Hoerl and Martha Stovall. She worked as an Operations Consultant at Union National Bank, Trenton, NJ. Mary is survived by her husband, Donald...

Nov 6, 1998

Rose A. Navarro, age 93 years, of Brick, NJ, died on November 6, 1998 at the Kimball Medical Center, 600 River Ave, Lakewood, NJ. Born in Italy on March 24, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Giovanna Ricciardone. She was a Seamstress for years in Flemington, NJ. Rose was predeceased by her husband, Frank Navarro,...

Nov 1, 1998

William Noonan, 66, Ex-Burson Executive

Published in the New York Times: December 11, 1998

William F. Noonan, who helped build Burson-Marsteller into a global leader in public relations, died Nov. 2 at his home in Franklin Township, N.J. He was 66 and suffered from leukemia.

Mr. Noonan served 32 years at Burson-Marsteller, including...

Oct 31, 1998

Eva Brookes Shaw, age 75 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on October 31, 1998 at her residence. Born in Northwich, England on August 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Brookes Minshall and Eva (Cooper) Minshall. She was a Homemaker. Eva was predeceased by her husband, Robert H. Shaw, who died in 1982. The burial was...