Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Joseph P. Vargo
Jan 6, 1997
Joseph P. Vargo, age 53 years, of Baptistown, NJ, died on January 6, 1997 at Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on March 17, 1943, he was the son of Joseph Vargo and Agnes Wolf Vargo. Mr. Vargo worked as a master technician at AT&T. Joseph is survived by his wife, Judith Hineline Vargo, a daughter, a...
Florence A. Totten
Jan 3, 1997
Florence A. Totten, age 83 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on January 3, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Green Village, NJ on December 13, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Lewis D. Alward and Jennie Pensyl. She worked as a secretary and clerk for the Kemper Insurance Company in Morristown, NJ...
Maurice E. Bowers
Jan 1, 1997
FRANKLIN TWP. -- Maurice E. Bowers , who won the prestigious ``Golden Egg'' award for more than 50 years of service to the state's poultry industry, died Jan. 1, 1997, in Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township. He was 83. He was born in Hagerstown, Md., a son of Harry and Annie Ziegler Bowers , and lived in Somerville...
Ronald D. Lowmaster, Sr.
Dec 30, 1996
Ronald D. Lowmaster, Sr., age 76 years, of High Bridge, NJ, died on December 30, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Barnesboro, PA on June 5, 1920, he was the son of the late Calvin and Lorena Lowmaster. Mr. Lowmaster worked as a machinist for the F.L. Schmidt Company in Lebabon, NJ, retiring in...
Elsie M. Eckstein
Dec 30, 1996
Elsie M. Eckstein, age 99 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 30, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on May 1, 1897, she was the daughter of the late William Sandford and Louisa Downing Sandford. She was a Homemaker. Elsie was predeceased by her husband, George Eckstein, who passed away...
Ruth Glassner
Dec 29, 1996
Ruth Glassner, age 90 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 29, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on August 12, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Issac Natkins. She was a retired New York City School Principal. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Martin Glassner, who...
J. "Ken" Kendrick Johnson, Jr.
Dec 28, 1996
J. "Ken" Kendrick Johnson, Jr., age 85 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 28, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Jenkintown, PA on April 9, 1911, he was the son of the late John Kendrick Johnson, Sr., and Nell Buckley Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of World War II, serving in the...
Ruth Ricker
Dec 27, 1996
Ruth Ricker, age 75 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on December 27, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on February 14, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Kempson Wall and Theodora Gill. She was a homemaker. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Edward Ricker, who passed away...
Frederick D'Addario
Dec 25, 1996
Frederick D'Addario, age 96 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 25, 1996 at Somerset Manor Nursing Home, Somerset County, NJ. Born in Italy on April 10, 1900, he was the son of the late Joseph D'Addario and Angela Colavita D'Addario. Mr. D'Addario worked as a tailor for years, retiring in 1985. Frederick was predeceased by his wife,...
Mary E. Vlerebome
Dec 25, 1996
Mary E. Vlerebome, age 90 years, of Lebanon, NJ, died on December 25, 1996 at the Rolling Hills Healthcare Center, Lebanon, NJ. Born in Neshanic, NJ on March 9, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Rex Miller and Sarah Case Miller. She was a Hunterdon County employee, working with the Hunterdon County Board of Elections in Flemington,...
Stanley H. Jason
Dec 24, 1996
Stanley H. Jason, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 24, 1996 in Readington Township, NJ. Born in Staten Island, NY on April 19, 1925, he was the son of the late Stanley T. Jason and Josephine (Buslawski) Jason. Mr. Jason was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He then worked...
Velma F. Thoma
Dec 24, 1996
Velma F. Thoma, age 91 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 24, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Los Angeles on January 13, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Howard Faulkner and Christine Holmes. She worked as a pharmacy clerk for years. Velma was predeceased by her husband, William Thoma,...
Agnes M. Reasoner
Dec 23, 1996
Agnes M. Reasoner, age 80 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on December 23, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Trenton Falls, NY on April 18, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Charles Hammon and Margaret Barnes. She was a homemaker. Agnes was predeceased by her husband, William Bartles Reasoner, who died...
Robert Stanley Seal
Dec 23, 1996
Robert Stanley Seal, age 64 years, of Milford, NJ, died on December 23, 1996 in Rahway, NJ. Born in Flemington, NJ on November 13, 1932, he was the son of Stanley Seal and Hazel Mitchell Seal. Mr. Seal was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He then became a self-employed carpenter for...
Edith J. Porter
Dec 21, 1996
Edith J. Porter, age 76 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on December 21, 1996 at her home. Born in Three Bridges, NJ on March 1, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Levi Porter and Nellie Worman. She worked as an assembler with the Jefferson Smurfit Corp. in Kingwood Township, NJ. Interment in Newell Cemetery, Stanton, NJ....
James A. Howley
Dec 21, 1996
James A. Howley, age 77 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 21, 1996 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA. He was born in New Castle, PA on January 16, 1919. Mr. Howley was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946. He then became a teacher at...
Dorothea Thelma Polhemus
Dec 21, 1996
Dorothea Thelma Polhemus, age 80 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on December 21, 1996 at her home. Born in Trenton Falls, NY on April 18, 1916, she was the daughter of the late William Phillips and Beulah Thompson. She was a homemaker. Dorothea was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Donald Polhemus, who died in 1979. The burial...
Peter A. Feltri
Dec 17, 1996
Peter A. Feltri, age 85 years, of West Paterson, NJ, died on December 17, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Blossvale, NY on September 19, 1911, he was the son of the late Evrico Feltri and Teresa Petrazzani Feltri. Mr. Feltri was the owner and operator of Johnnie's Truck Stop and Hilltop Oil Company,...
Simon Nevius
Dec 17, 1996
Simon Nevius, age 83 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, died on December 17, 1996 at Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ. Born in North Branch, NJ on June 4, 1913, he was the son of the late David Nevius and Maggie Vanderbeek. Mr. Nevius worked as a farm machinery mechanic with J.S. COVERT & SONS, NESHANIC, NJ. Simon was predeceased by...
John Horvath
Dec 17, 1996
John Horvath, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 17, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Flemington, NJ on March 9, 1922, he was the son of the late Steven Horvath and Veronica Haydu Horvath. Mr. Horvath was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. He then...
