Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Doris Schwing Simpson
Sep 30, 2021
Doris Schwing Simpson was born on October 25, 1926, and died on September 30, 2021, at her home at Independence Manor in Flemington, New Jersey. She had last celebrated her 94th birthday. Doris’s husband, Edward Rudolph Simpson, predeceased her when he passed away at 80 years of age in 2007. They were high school sweethearts, and were married on...
Thomas T. Taibe
Sep 26, 2021
Thomas T. Taibe, age 75 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, September 26, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, August 21, 1946, son of the late Carmen and Mary Lipka Taibe, he had formerly resided in Bayonne, NJ.
A graduate of Seton Hall University, Thomas worked...
Maria Luisa Del Buono Vannucci
Sep 24, 2021
Maria Luisa Del Buono Vannucci died September 24, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Pittstown, N.J. She was 91.
Born July 10, 1930 in Savona, Italy, Maria had lived in Tinicum PA for 19 years before moving to Pittstown. She was married to Giorgio Vannucci for 58 years until his passing in 2018.
Maria received...
Jack W. Barnes
Sep 24, 2021
“Captain” Jack W. Barnes, age 75, died, Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ following a brief illness.
Born December 22, 1945 in Phillipsburg NJ, son of the late Ellsworth and Elizabeth (Laird) Barnes, Jack lived in the Milford / Holland Township area his entire life. He worked for more than...
Mary Ellen Soldavin
Sep 22, 2021
Mary Ellen Conover Soldavin passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, after a brief, but intense, battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
Mary Ellen was born in Princeton, New Jersey on April 20, 1950 to Frances Terhune and Alvah “Bud” Beekman Conover. She grew up in Blawenburg, New...
Dorothy W. Bauer
Sep 22, 2021
Dorothy W. Bauer, age 92 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, June 3, 1929, Dorothy was the daughter of the late John and Mary Gyure Winecker and was a resident of Hunterdon County most of her life. At one...
Gladys Quinones
Sep 22, 2021
Gladys Quinones, age 72 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.
Born in Ibonito, Puerto Rico, October 14, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Systo and Maria Negron Cardenales.
Gladys was a nurse’s aide for Atlantic City Hospital for many years. She...
Joan N. Slomka
Sep 18, 2021
Joan Ruth Noonan Slomka passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 18, 2021, in the home she built with her late husband in Flemington, New Jersey.
Joan was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey on November 15, 1930, to Jane and Timothy Noonan. She grew up in Bayside, New York and graduated from Lenox Hill Nursing School in February...
M. Jane Brown
Sep 16, 2021
M. Jane Nevius Brown, age 76 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, died Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Carol Piasecki, in Hillsborough Township, NJ.
Born in Somerville, January 22, 1945, daughter of the late Simon and Martha Whitlock Nevius, Jane had resided in Neshanic Station all her life.
A 1963 graduate...
Kevin J. Chambers
Sep 9, 2021
Kevin J. Chambers, age 69 years, of Flemington, NJ passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Somerville, NJ, March 19, 1952, he was a lifelong Flemington area resident.
Kevin was a graduate of the Hunterdon Central Regional High School Class of 1970. He went on to attend...
Gordon G. Darkenwald, Jr.
Sep 8, 2021
Gordon G. Darkenwald, Jr., age 79 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at his home.
He was born in New York, NY, May 28, 1942, son of the late Gordon and Gloria Dugan Darkenwald. Before recently moving, he resided in Bridgewater, NJ for forty-four years.
Gordon (Gerry) was Professor Emeritus of...
Joan Hart Grady
Sep 2, 2021
Joan Hart Grady, died Thursday, September 2, 2021 at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown NJ.
Born February 12, 1941, in Ada, Oklahoma, Joan was the daughter of the late Garland and Frances (Dorsey) Hart. Her family moved to Pittsburgh where she attended St. Francis Academy graduating with the Class of 1959. Joan completed her studies to be...
Charles J. Soriero, Jr.
Sep 2, 2021
Charles J. “Chappy” Soriero, Jr., age 83 years of Stockton, NJ, died Thursday, September 2, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family and his beloved cat Dusty.
Born May 23, 1938 in Stockton NJ, he was the son of the late Carmen and Betty Gralski Soriero. He was married to the late Betty Jane Kopunek...
Charles P. Rauschert
Aug 31, 2021
Charles P. Rauschert, age 88 years, of Stockton, NJ passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at the Pine Run Retirement Community in Doylestown, PA.
Born June 10, 1933, in Ringoes, NJ, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Elizabeth Philhower Rauschert. As a young boy he attended the local one room schoolhouse in...
Lawrence W. Ricca
Aug 30, 2021
Lawrence W. Ricca, age 79 years, of Allentown, NJ passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, under Serenity Hospice Care at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ.
Born in New Brunswick, NJ on March 24, 1942, he was the son of the late Lawrence A. and Dorothy Grace Ricca. He had previously resided in...
Joan F. Crum
Aug 27, 2021
Joan F. Crum, age 91 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died Friday, August 27, 2021, at her home.
Born in Hillsborough, NJ, September 2, 1929, daughter of the late Jason S. and Abbie Boehm Crum, she had resided in Hillsborough Township her entire life.
Joan was a registered nurse and became one of the first...
Christian Geert Schiotz, Jr.
Aug 25, 2021
Christian Geert Schiotz, Jr., age 80 years, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Jefferson Abington Hospital in Abington PA. He has lived in Ringoes NJ for nearly 50 years.
Born November 27, 1940 in Mount Holly NJ, Christian was the son of the late Christian G. Sr. and Elizabeth (Haines) Schiotz. The family moved from Mount Holly...
Sandra Lynn Heiselman
Aug 20, 2021
Sandra Lynn Heiselman, age 74 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died Friday, August 20, 2021, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, July 31, 1947, daughter of the late Chesley and Madeline DeGennaro Watkins, she had resided in Hunterdon County most of her life.
Sandra was a 1965 graduate of Hunterdon...
Holly A. Greenwood
Aug 17, 2021
Holly A. Greenwood, age 73 years, of Easton, Pennsylvania passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital - Anderson Campus, Easton, Pennsylvania.
Born in Newark, New Jersey on March 6, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Margaret Nelson Pasko. She had formerly resided in Bloomsbury as well as Lawrenceville,...
Laura E. Fenwick Klima
Aug 15, 2021
Laura E. Fenwick Klima died peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Born on July 29, 1930 in Somerville, New Jersey, she was the first child of George E. and Laura (Watson) Van Nuys.
She graduated from Flemington High School in 1948 and from the Mercer Hospital School of Nursing in 1951. On July 12,...
