Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Walter L. Kanach
Jan 8, 1996
Walter L. Kanach, age 79 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on January 8, 1996 at his home. Born in Flagtown, NJ on April 1, 1916, he was the son of the late John Kanach and Emilia Molly Kanach. Mr. Kanach was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1941-1946. He then went back...
Martha W. Nevius
Jan 7, 1996
Martha W. Nevius, age 76 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, died on January 7, 1996 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in West Amwell Township, NJ on April 3, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John Whitlock and Eva Holcombe Whitlock. She worked as a clerk in Neshanic Station for thirty years, retiring in...
William H. Rogers
Jan 7, 1996
William H. Rogers, age 77 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 7, 1996 at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ. Born in Piscataway, NJ on September 18, 1918, he was the son of the late Roy Rogers and Gladys Hendricks Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He then...
Mary W. Heaney
Jan 5, 1996
Mary W. Heaney, age 80 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on January 5, 1996 at her home in Franklin Township, NJ. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on October 25, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Wilson and Jemima White Wilson. She worked as an industrial diamond cutter and polisher for J.K. Schmidt in Murray Hill, NJ. Mary...
Natverlal S. Desai
Jan 2, 1996
Natverlal S. Desai, age 75 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on January 2, 1996 at his home. Born in India on October 2, 1920, he was the son of the late Sakarlal and Ichha Desai. Mr. Desai was a self-employed merchant who had been retired for the past sixteen years. He is survived by his wife, Tara Mody...
Karl J. Tietz
Jan 2, 1996
Karl J. Tietz, age 74 years, of Stanton Station, NJ, died on January 2, 1996 at his home in Raritan Township, NJ. He was born in the Bronx, NY on December 26, 1919. Mr. Tietz was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during the war. He then worked for Johnson & Johnson...
Kurt Moses
Dec 31, 1995
Kurt Moses, age 77 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on December 31, 1995 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA. Born in Germany on August 4, 1918, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Moses. Mr. Moses was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army from 1941-1945. He then became the owner...
William Tichenor
Dec 30, 1995
William Tichenor, age 81 years, of Neshanic, NJ, died on December 30, 1995 in Hillsborough Township, NJ. Born in Hunterdon County, NJ on December 18, 1914, he was the son of the late Albert Tichenor and Ottilie Kniele Tichenor. Mr. Tichenor was an agricultural worker for many years. The burial was private.
Edward C. Buchanan
Dec 30, 1995
Edward C. Buchanan, age 99 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 30, 1995 at his residence in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Burlington, NJ on September 12, 1896, he was the son of the late Philip Buchanan and Mary Sulzberger Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan worked as a foreman for the RCA Corporation in Princeton, NJ, retiring in 1961. Edward...
Alan J. Wright
Dec 29, 1995
Alan J. Wright, age 56 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 29, 1995 at his residence. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 17, 1939, he was the son of Edward Wright and Cecelia Cassidy Wright. Mr. Wright was a military veteran, serving from 1962-1963. He then worked as an inventor and control manager for the U.S. Bronze Powder...
Daniel A. Federici, Sr.
Dec 27, 1995
Daniel A. Federici, Sr., age 85 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on December 27, 1995 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. He was born in New York City, NY on June 2, 1910. Mr. Federici, along with his wife, was the owner and operator of the Dixie Luncheonette on Main Street in Flemington, and the Dan-Dee...
Arnoldtena C. Smith
Dec 27, 1995
Arnoldtena C. Smith, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 27, 1995 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ on May 18, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Mickelson and Clara Stude. She was a homemaker. Arnoldtena was predeceased by her husband, Ernest Arthur Smith, who died...
Agnes R. Best
Dec 25, 1995
Agnes R. Best, age 101 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on December 25, 1995 at the Country Arch Care Center, 114 Pittstown Rd, Pittstown, NJ. Born in England on July 16, 1894, she was the daughter of the late Robert Miller and Agnes Croom Miller. She worked as a local government office employee and for Clinton Farms, retiring in...
Frank Raymond Pidcock
Dec 24, 1995
Frank Raymond Pidcock, age 81 years, of Medford Township, NJ, died on December 24, 1995 in the Medford Leas Retirement Community, Medford Township, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on December 22, 1914, he was the son of the late Frank R. Pidcock and Esther Lippincott Pidcock. Mr. Pidcock worked for the Standard Vacuum Oil Company until 1960, then became...
Mitchel S. Silkotch, Sr.
Dec 23, 1995
Mitchel S. Silkotch, Sr., age 74 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on December 23, 1995 in Frenchtown, NJ. Born in the Bronx, NY on December 11, 1921, he was the son of the late Stephen Silkotch and Mary Letostak Silkotch. Mr. Silkotch was a veteran of World War II, serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in the South...
Priscilla Miller Coppersmith
Dec 21, 1995
Priscilla Miller Coppersmith, age 70 years, of Brooklyn, NY, died on December 21, 1995 at her residence. Born in the Bronx, NY on February 1, 1925, she was the daughter of Leo and Bella Miller. She was a homemaker. Interment in the Jewish Community Center of Flemington Cemetery, Capner Street, Flemington, NJ.
Catherine S. Lawshe
Dec 21, 1995
Catherine S. Lawshe, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on December 21, 1995 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Flemington, NJ on December 19, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Cronce and Stella Fisher. She worked on the Planing Department at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Catherine was...
Marjorie Ashworth
Dec 17, 1995
Marjorie Ashworth, age 83 years, of Glen Gardner, NJ, died on December 17, 1995 in Lebanon Township, NJ. Born in Brookline, MA on December 20, 1911, she was the daughter of the late George and Melinda Ashworth. She worked as a mechanical engineer for years. Interment in Restland Memorial Park, 77 Deforest Ave, East Hanover, NJ.
Clara J. Boyd
Dec 13, 1995
Clara J. Boyd, age 64 years, of Perkasie, Bucks County, PA, died on December 13, 1995 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, 51 N 39th St, Philadelphia, PA. Born in Boston, MA on July 27, 1931, she was the daughter of George Drummey and Mildred Maider Drummey. She worked with the Collage Watercolor Group in Wertsville and Amity Nursing Home...
Mildred G. Antrobus
Dec 10, 1995
Mildred G. Antrobus, age 78 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on December 10, 1995 at her home. Born in Lambertville, NJ on July 7, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John German and Henrietta Scott German. She was a homemaker. Mildred was predeceased by her husband, Harold Antrobus, who died in 1991. Interment in Thompson Memorial...
