Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Nov 21, 1996

Ella M. Collins, age 82 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 21, 1996 at her home in Flemington Borough, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on January 26, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. Collins and Elizabeth Cummings. She was a retired Executive Assistant with the Mobile Oil Company in New York City, NY. Interment...

Nov 20, 1996

Gottlieb Kohler, age 91 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on November 20, 1996 at the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ. Born in Weisweil, Germany on April 17, 1905, he was the son of the late August and Wilhelmina Kohler. Mr. Kohler was a self-employed horticulturist and greenhouse operator. Gottlieb was predeceased by his wife, Louise Greisser Kohler,...

Nov 18, 1996

Henry Young V, age 46 years, of Santa Fe, NM, died on November 18, 1996 in Delaware Township, NJ. Born in Princeton, NJ on July 9, 1950, he was the son of Henry Young IV and Dorothy Ward Young. Mr. Young was a self-employed Indian Artifacts Dealer. The burial was private.

Nov 17, 1996

Lillian Greene, age 81 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on November 17, 1996 at the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ. Born in Fall River, MA on April 11, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Jean Nadeau and Dephine Dumont. She worked in the textile mills for years. Lillian was predeceased by her husband Joseph Greene. Interment...

Nov 14, 1996

Catherine Kuberski, age 78 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died in November of 1996. Born in Jersey City, NJ on August 4, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank Zielinski and Sophie Krajewski Zielinski. She worked as a bookkeeper in New York City for years. Catherine was predeceased by her husband, Walter J. Kuberski, who died in 1978....

Nov 13, 1996

Grace V. Rockafellow, age 88 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on November 13, 1996 at Valley View Nursing Home, Frenchtown, NJ. Born in Hopewell, NJ on June 21, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Eugene C. Van Dyke and Gertrude Titus Van Dyke. She worked as a sales clerk at Teppers Department Store in Plainfield, NJ...

Nov 11, 1996

Amy R. Labarbiera, age 5 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died on November 11, 1996 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA. Born in New York City, NY on May 15, 1991, she was the daughter of Leonard Labarbiera and Ingrid Pauley Labarbiera. She was a kindergarten student at Woodfern Elementary School in Hillsborough...

Nov 11, 1996

Ruth S. Chase, age 81 years, of Homestead, FL, died on November 11, 1996 at the The Palace Gardens - Assisted Living Retirement Community, 1351 N Krome Ave, Homestead, FL. Born in Raubsville, PA on November 1, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Samuel H. Scott and Elizabeth Ganter Scott. She was a retired office manager for...

Nov 9, 1996

Edwin A. Douglass, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 9, 1996 at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ. Born in Glen Gardner, NJ on September 5, 1912, he was the son of the late Louis W. Douglass and Annie Woodhull Douglass. Mr. Douglass was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He then worked...

Nov 8, 1996

Paul S. Sinclair, age 87 years, of Califon, NJ, died on November 8, 1996 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. Born in Hungary on December 18, 1908, he was the son of the late Albert Sziklai and Ernestine Leipnik Sziklai. Mr. Sinclair worked as a travel agent with Fischer Brothers Travel in Irvington, NJ, retiring in 1970....

Nov 7, 1996

Mary Wendel, age 90 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on November 7, 1996 at the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on November 30, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Frank Carter and Julia McCovey. She was a homemaker. Mary was predeceased by her husband, William Wendel. The burial was private.

Nov 6, 1996

Margaret Reuter, age 85 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on November 6, 1996 at the Robinson Nursing & Rehab Center, 519 Donovan Briley Blvd, North Little Rock, AR. Born in Germany on February 21, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Walter Oster and Anna Maria Grimborn. She was a homemaker. Margaret was predeceased by her husband,...

Nov 4, 1996

William I. Zigman, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on November 4, 1996 at the Central New Jersey Jewish Home for The Aged, Somerset, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on April 20, 1908, he was the son of the late Abraham Zigman and Nettie Goldman Zigman. Mr. Zigman was a veteran of World War II,...

Oct 30, 1996

Larry J. Stanford, age 43 years, of Skowhegan, ME, died on October 30, 1996 in Hickory, NC. Born in New Hope, PA on January 6, 1953, he was the son of Leland Stanford and Mabel Reese Stanford. Mr. Stanford was a self-employed, independent consultant. Larry is survived by his wife, Martha Vocke Stanford, their children, two grandchildren, and many...

Oct 30, 1996

Dr. Pauline R. Goger, age 82 years, of Stanton, NJ, died on October 30, 1996 at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ. Born in Connellsville, PA on January 22, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Michael John Rohm and Bertha Cline. She was a Physician of Internal Medicine at Bellevue Hospital in NYC for ten...

Oct 28, 1996

Frances Fink, age 83 years, of Upper Black Eddy, PA, died on October 28, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Clover Hill, NJ on November 25, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon Hoagland and Jennie (Polhemus) Hoagland. She was a homemaker. Frances was predeceased by her husband, John B. Fink, who...

Oct 27, 1996

Charles Decarlo, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on October 27, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on October 12, 1912, he was the son of the late Angela Decarlo. Mr. Decarlo worked as a longshoreman in New York City for years, retiring in 1977. Charles was predeceased...

Oct 25, 1996

From Hunterdon County Democrat (Flemington, NJ - Thursday October 31, 1996)

Buckingham Twp., Pa - ALFRED HENRY LOCKBURNER died Friday Oct. 25, 1996 at Hunterdon Medical Center. he was 78.

He was born in Franklin, Sussex County, a son of Conrad and Ethel Simmons Lockburner, and lived in Flemington for 48 years before moving to...

Oct 22, 1996

Mary Helen Dzurko, age 99 years, of Lebanon, NJ, died on October 22, 1996 at the Rolling Hills Healthcare Center, Lebanon, NJ. Born in Kingston, PA on November 28, 1896, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Dzurko and Helen Furman Dzurko. She worked as a waitress for years. Interment in Saints Cyril and Methodius Cemetery, Prnigle, Luzerne...

Oct 22, 1996

Earl Hand, age 86 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died on October 22, 1996 at his home in Readington Township, NJ. Born in Carversville, PA on September 10, 1910, he was the son of the late Wilson Hand and Hannah Fretz Hand. Mr. Hand was a foreman and insurance inspector, retiring in 1992. Earl was predeceased by his wife,...