Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Josephine M Busch
May 25, 1996
Josephine M. Busch, age 58 years, of Whtiehouse Station, NJ, died on May 25, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on April 13, 1938, she was the daughter of Vincent Lauricella and Maria Furiero Lauricella. She worked as a CPA. Josephine is survived by her husband, Herbert W. John Busch, their children,...
Ruth A. Curtis
May 24, 1996
Ruth A. Curtis, age 64 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on May 24, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 23, 1932, she was the daughter of Carl F. Ruppert and A. Adeline Klee Ruppert. She worked as a Counselor and Teacher at the Good News Home for Women in Flemington,...
Elsbeth F. Alsberg
May 22, 1996
Elsbeth F. Alsberg, age 85 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on May 22, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Frankfurt, Germany on July 4, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Sigmund Stern and Alice Nathan. She was a social worker at the Hunterdon Medical Center. Elsbeth was predeceased by her husband,...
Alfred G. Gilde
May 21, 1996
Alfred G. Gilde, age 72 years, of Sergeantsville, NJ, died on May 21, 1996 in Delaware Township, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ on October 30, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph Gilde and Anna Deutchendorf Gilde. Mr. Gilde was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942-1945. He then...
May Murray
May 20, 1996
May Murray, age 88 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on May 20, 1996 at the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on March 13, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. Murray. She worked at Darts Mill Day Care Center and she was a dog breeder. Interment in Saint Magdalen...
Rosalie G. Foreman
May 18, 1996
Rosalie G. Foreman, age 63 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on May 18, 1996 at Temple University Hospital, 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA. Born in Trenton, NJ on April 5, 1933, she was the daughter of Frederick C. Gerhauser and Mary Elizabeth Argust Gerhauser. She worked as a Readington Township school teacher for years, retiring in 1995. Interment...
Jackson B. Voorhees
May 15, 1996
Jackson B. Voorhees, age 82 years, of Hightstown, NJ, died on May 15, 1996 at Hamilton Hosptial (Now RWJ of Hamilton), Hamilton Township, NJ. Born in Montgomery Township, NJ on July 20, 1913, he was the son of the late Jacques Voorhees and Lillian Jackson Voorhees. Mr. Voorhees was a self-employed farmer for years. Interment in Highland Cemetery, Hopewell,...
Ida I. Stryker
May 8, 1996
Ida I. Stryker, age 88 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on May 8, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Hellertown, PA on April 26, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Edwin L. Huber and Anna K. Frantz. She was a homemaker. Ida was predeceased by her husband, Leroy I. Stryker, Sr.,...
John M. Snyder
May 5, 1996
John M. Snyder, age 65 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on May 5, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Locktown, NJ on June 13, 1930, he was the son of Amos A. Snyder and Margaret Fisher Snyder. Mr. Snyder worked for the Hunterdon County Road Department for forty years, retiring in 1990. Interment in...
Yvonne M. Reymond
May 2, 1996
Yvonne M. Reymond, age 80 years, of Clinton, NJ, died on May 2, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. She was born in Geneva, Switzerland on March 29, 1916. She worked as a cashier at the Societe Generale Bank in New York City, until 1970. Yvonne is survived by her husband, Gilbert Reymond. The burial was...
Virginia K. Barrick
May 2, 1996
Virginia K. Barrick, age 79 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on May 2, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on March 4, 1917, she was the daughter of the late William C. Ehrenfeld and Blanche S. Ehrenfeld. She worked as a supervising operator at the NJ Telephone Company in Flemington and...
Elizabeth D. Huckel
May 2, 1996
Elizabeth D. Huckel, age 88 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on May 2, 1996 at her home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Saint Louis, MO on August 20, 1907, she was the daughter of the late John Dougherty and Gertrude O'Neil Dougherty. She was a homemaker. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband, William Huckel, who died in 1954....
Elva H. Smith
May 2, 1996
Elva H. Smith, age 75 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on May 2, 1996 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA. Born in Hunterdon County, NJ on October 5, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Asa Hewitt and Bessie Kerr Hewitt. She worked as the file clerk for Yale Materials Handling Corporation in Raritan Township, NJ. Elva was predeceased...
Jennie Slahetka
May 1, 1996
Jennie Slahetka, age 76 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on May 1, 1996 at Lower Bucks Hospital, 501 Bath Rd, Bristol, PA. Born in Jersey City, NJ on July 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Peter Checchini and Rhoda Manna Checchini. She worked as a seamstress for L.D. Giddings in Middlesex, NJ. Jennie was predeceased...
Edward G. Sigafoos
Apr 28, 1996
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Edward G. Sigafoos died Sunday, April 28, 1996, at Lynchburg Hospital. He was 79.
He was born in Phillipsburg, a son of James and Ella O'Connor Sigafoos. He lived in Holland Township most of his life. He then lived in Chattanooga, Tenn., for five years before moving to Lynchburg 12 years ago.
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Richard A. Sparks
Apr 25, 1996
Richard A. Sparks, age 55 years, of Glen Gardner, NJ, died on April 25, 1996 at his residence. Born in Lakewood, OH on June 3, 1940, he was the son of Frelan Emerson Sparks and Frances Caton Sparks. Mr. Sparks was a self-employed iron worker. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ.
Eleanor Foley
Apr 23, 1996
Eleanor Foley, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on April 23, 1996 at her home. Born in Camden, NJ on November 11, 1912, she was the daughter of the late John Ledyard and Katherine Quinn Ledyard. She was a homemaker. Eleanor was predeceased by her husband, Daniel Foley, Sr., who died in 1984. Interment in Saint Magdalen Cemetery,...
Jean V. Johnson
Apr 23, 1996
Jean V. Johnson, age 71 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on April 23, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on December 13, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William T. Sweeney and Charlotte K. Sweeney. She worked as an RN at Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough Township, NJ. Jean...
Jan B. Mock
Apr 21, 1996
Jan B. Mock, age 61 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on April 21, 1996 at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ. Born in Mock, MO on March 14, 1935, he was the son of Liesel Dale Mock and Beulah Baker Mock. Mr. Mock worked as a physicist with Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ, retiring in 1990. Interment in Locust...
Betty Ziegler
Apr 20, 1996
Betty Ziegler, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on April 20, 1996 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany on May 6, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Alois Zoller and Barbara Urlaub Zoller. She worked as a hat maker in New York City, NY, retiring in 1968....
