Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
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...
Lawrence H. Emmons
Jul 24, 1996
Lawrence H. Emmons, age 77 years, of Sergeantsville, NJ, died on July 24, 1996 at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ. Born in Raven Rock, NJ on June 4, 1919, he was the son of the late George Emmons and Rosa Mae Shaw Emmons. Mr. Emmons was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945. He...
Harold R. Vandermark
Jul 24, 1996
Harold R. Vandermark, age 67 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on July 24, 1996 in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Luzerne County, PA on May 16, 1929, he was the son of the late Ralph W. Vandermark and Millicent Ellswood Vandermark. Mr. Vandermark was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1953. He...
Alberta Harriet Christie
Jul 24, 1996
Alberta H. Christie, age 93 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on July 24, 1996 at the Country Arch Care Center, 114 Pittstown Rd, Pittstown, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 2, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. Meyers and Abertina Landon Meyers. She was a homemaker. Alberta was predeceased by her husband, Edward Christie,...
William R. Binder Ii
Jul 23, 1996
William R. Binder II, age 61 years, of Princeton Borough, NJ, died on July 23, 1996 at Princeton Medical Center. Born in Boston, MA on June 2, 1935, he was the son of Mary and William R. Binder Sr. Mr. Binder was a veteran of the Korean War. He then became a self-employed worker at Candle Marketing & Supplies...
Rose Werner
Jul 23, 1996
Rose Werner, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on July 23, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. She was born in Malsch, Germany and her maiden name was Hotz. She was a homemaker. Rose was predeceased by her husband, Rudolf Werner, who died in 1976. Interment in Hollywood Memorial Park, 1500 Stuyvesant Ave, Union,...
James W. Pipho
Jul 22, 1996
James W. Pipho, age 47 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died on July 22, 1996 at his home. Born in Oakland, CA on August 18, 1948, he was the son of the late Reverend Edmund Pipho and Rose Schwake Pipho, of Flemington, NJ. Mr. Pipho was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps from...
