Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

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,...

Oct 22, 1996

Adam Sauerborn, the infant son of Carl Sauerborn and Leslie Kiamie, died on October 22, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. The burial was private.

Oct 22, 1996

Vivienne G. Conlin, age 81 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on October 22, 1996 at her home. Born in Loyalhanna, PA on April 17, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. Koutsky and Anna Proch Koutsky. She worked as an RN at the Lankenau Medical Center, 100 Lancaster Ave, Wynnewood, PA, retiring in 1982. Vivienne...

Oct 18, 1996

Veronica M. Horvath, age 96 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on October 18, 1996 at the Rolling Hills Healthcare Center, Lebanon, NJ. Born in Hungary on December 13, 1899, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Haydu and Mary Lovro Haydu. She was a homemaker and worked as a florist for years. Veronica was predeceased by her...

Oct 17, 1996

Donald F. Cole, age 59 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on October 17, 1996 in Buffalo, Wyoming. Born in Readington, NJ on October 17, 1937, he was the son of the late Frederick Cole and Kathryn K. Smock. Mr. Cole was a tool and dye maker at Structural Foam Plastics Inc., in North Branch, NJ. Don is survived by...

Oct 13, 1996

Harriet V. McPherson, age 86 years, of Saint Petersburg, FL, died on October 13, 1996 at the Palms of Pasadena Hospital, 1501 Pasadena Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL. Born in Flemington, NJ on October 2, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Peter Van Arsdale and Eva Latourette. She worked as a savings and loan officer at Capitol...

Oct 10, 1996

Carl Alvater, age 90 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on October 10, 1996 at his residence. Born in Raritan Township, NJ on February 28, 1906, he was the son of the late Edward Alvater and Anna Pilger Alvater. Mr. Alvater worked as a stone mason and carpenter for George Vocke Construction Company in Sergeantsville, NJ. Carl was predeceased by...

Oct 3, 1996

Leroy Ringler, age 91 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on October 3, 1996 at his residence. Born in Reading, PA on May 3, 1905, he was the son of the late Samuel Ringler and Bertha Hinkel. Mr. Ringler worked as a cab driver and truck driver with O'Brien's Moving & Storage Company in Reading, PA. Leroy was predeceased by...

Oct 2, 1996

Joseph Chaplinsky, Jr., age 63 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on October 2, 1996 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA. Born in Manville, NJ on December 23, 1932, he was the son of Joseph Chaplinsky, Sr., and Anna Feno Chaplinsky. Mr. Chaplinsky was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army...

Oct 2, 1996

Lester C. Wolfe, age 64 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on October 2, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Coplay, PA on February 13, 1932, he was the son of Helen Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1949-1953. He then worked as a chemist...

Sep 30, 1996

DELAWARE TWP.

Silage Conveyor Accident

Kills Farmer Prall Bodine

Longtime dairy farmer Prall H. Bodine was killed Monday, Sept. 30, 1996, in a barnyard accident on his Sergeantsville Road farm. He was 61.

Mr. Bodine somehow got caught in a silage conveyor used to feed cows, township police said. He suffered...

Sep 30, 1996

K. Mary Melton, age 83 years, of Milford, NJ, died on September 30, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Sawley, Derbyshire, England on May 22, 1913, she was the daughter of the late James Roland Hill and Eliza Ethel Draper Hill. She worked as a principal clerk and bookkeeper for the State of New...

Sep 28, 1996

Michael G. Roell, age 56 years, of Lebanon, NJ, died on September 28, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Shelbyville, IN on November 23, 1939, he was the son of Norbert Roell and Dorothy Schneider Roell. Mr. Roell was the Animal Resources Manager with Hoechst Marion Roussel Inc. in Bridgewater, NJ. Michael is survived...