Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Danny Chu
Aug 26, 1996
Danny Chu, age 68 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on August 26, 1996 at his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 1, 1928, he was the son of Charlie Chu and Rose Lee Chu. Mr. Chu was a farmer, real estate agent, and financial adviser, but had been retired many years. Danny is survived by his wife,...
Mary L. Loughlin
Aug 22, 1996
Mary L. Loughlin, age 82 years, of Vero Beach, FL, died on August 22, 1996 at the Integrated Health Services Care Center, Vero Beach, FL. Born in Glen Falls, NY on September 12, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Walter Wood and Caroline Joubert Wood. She worked as a secretary for Sterling Extruder Corporation in Piscataway, NJ,...
John T. Burns
Aug 21, 1996
John T. Burns, age 67 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on August 21, 1996 at his residence. He was born in Cranford, NJ on May 7, 1929. Mr. Burns was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army from 1947-1950. He worked as a sales representative for years. The burial was private.
Ruth E. Ecker
Aug 21, 1996
Ruth E. Ecker, age 73 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on August 21, 1996 at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ. Born in Burlington, NJ on August 20, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Snyder and Anna Van Horn Snyder. She was a homemaker. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Robert Ecker, who died in 1977....
Clarence Frink
Aug 15, 1996
Clarence Frink, age 69 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on August 15, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Plainfield, NJ on June 8, 1927, he was the son of Vernon Frink. Mr. Frink was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946. He then became a truck driver...
Muriel E. Lowenhaupt
Aug 12, 1996
Muriel E. Lowenhaupt, age 75 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on August 12, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on November 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Henry Eugene Child and Helen Burns Child. She was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Hospital Corps in World...
Geraldine M. Cooley
Aug 11, 1996
Geraldine M. Cooley, age 98 years, of Lancaster, PA, died on August 11, 1996 at her Mennonite Home, Lancaster County, PA. Born in Flemington, NJ on May 28, 1898, she was the daughter of the late Sherman Cooley and Elizabeth Apgar Cooley. She was a History Teacher at Plainfield High School, retiring in 1957. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery,...
Charles F. Em
Aug 11, 1996
Charles F. Em, age 66 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on August 11, 1996 at his home. Born in Passaic, NJ on March 26, 1930, he was the son of Charles Em and Mary Heck Em. He was a retired butcher and corrections officer at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women, 30 Route 513, Clinton, NJ. Charles is...
George G. Martin, Sr.
Aug 10, 1996
George G. Martin, Sr., age 76 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 10, 1996 in Raritan Township, NJ. He was born in Graceton, PA on November 26, 1919. Mr. Martin was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945. He then worked in the Transportation Department of the Neuro-Psychiatric Institute in Skillman, NJ,...
Dorothy J. Haynes
Aug 10, 1996
Dorothy J. Haynes, age 81 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 10, 1996 at her home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Hopewell, NJ on May 21, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Jackson and Bertha Ryan Jackson. She was a homemaker and helped run Haynes Oil in Flemington, NJ. Dorothy is survived by her...
Ella M. Blihar
Aug 8, 1996
Ella M. Blihar, age 79 years, of Upper Black Eddy, PA, died on August 8, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Rahway, NJ on May 3, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John Nelson and Margie Henry Nelson. She worked in the Production Department for the Ethyl-Visqueen Corporation in Raritan Township and...
Heinrich W. Meise
Aug 5, 1996
Heinrich W. Meise, age 52 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on August 5, 1996 at his home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Epe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on December 26, 1943, he was the son of August Meise and Licise Schmitz. Mr. Meise was the President & CEO of Altech Corporation, 35 Royal Rd, Flemington, NJ. Heinrich is survived...
Arthur V. Umstead
Aug 4, 1996
Arthur V. Umstead, age 85 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on August 4, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Mercerville, NJ on November 18, 1909, he was the son of the late Albert Umstead and Florence Reep. Mr. Umstead was a veteran of World War II, serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army...
Michael Berdy
Aug 3, 1996
Michael Berdy, age 96 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on August 3, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Catasauqua, PA on September 28, 1899, he was the son of the late Harry Berdy. Mr. Berdy worked as a Station Agent for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, retiring in 1961. Michael is survived by his...
Henry W. Abbott
Aug 3, 1996
Henry W. Abbott, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on August 3, 1996 at VA Hospital LYONS, 151 Knollcroft Rd, Lyons, NJ. Born in Sergeantsville, NJ on February 8, 1913, he was the son of the late Edward Abbott and Julia Moore. Mr. Abbott was a veteran of World War II, serving as a Corporal in the...
Virginia H. Mccully
Jul 31, 1996
Virginia H. McCully, age 73 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on July 31, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Glenshaw, PA on July 11, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Adler and Hattie Heine Adler. Virginia was predeceased by her husband, Allen C. McCully, Sr., who died in 1995. She...
Violet K. Housman
Jul 29, 1996
Violet K. Housman, age 75 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on July 29, 1996 in Shamong Township, NJ. Born in Rahway, NJ on May 11, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Roman Zyck and Katherine C. Zyck. She was a homemaker. Violet was predeceased by her husband, Peter J. Housman, who passed away in 1994. Interment in...
Virginia L. Schrieber
Jul 28, 1996
Virginia L. Schrieber, age 73 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on July 28, 1996 at Buckingham Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, 820 Durham Rd, Newtown, PA. Born in Yardley, PA on March 30, 1923, she was the daughter of the late William Lewis and Nellie Schenck Lewis. She worked as a secretary at the RCA Sarnoff Research Center, Lawrenceville,...
Warren Stanley Greene, Jr.
Jul 27, 1996
Warren Stanley Greene, Jr., age 55 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on July 27, 1996 in Delaware Township, NJ. Born in Irvington, NJ on October 20, 1940, he was the son of Warren S. Greene and Stella Stephanie Delikat Greene. Mr. Greene was in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1963-1964. He was self-employed as an auto mechanic in Ringoes,...
Rose Ann Kanach
Jul 25, 1996
Rose Ann Kanach, age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on July 25, 1996 at her home. Born in Raritan Township, NJ on August 1, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Michael E. Harwick and Rose Gerba Harwick. She was a Homemaker. Rose was predeceased by her husband, Louis Kanach, who died in 1976. Interment in...
