Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Kelly Ann Zullo
May 1, 2021
On Saturday, May 1st, 2021, Kelly Zullo, loving wife, passed away in her sleep at the age of 58, from an unknown cause.
Kelly was born on December 17th, 1962, to Larry (Lawrence) and Evelyn (Reilly) Sichler. Born in Mineola, Long Island, she was the apple of her dad’s eye. She lived most of her life in...
Jay R. Monroe, V
Apr 27, 2021
Jay R. Monroe, V, of Hopewell, NJ, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2021, with his wife and son by his bedside at St. Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.
He was born in Orange, NJ, on March 24, 1945, son of the late Malcolm and Dorothy Wheeler Monroe and grandson of the late Jay R. Monroe,...
Joan H. Bennett
Apr 27, 2021
Joan H. Bennett, age 92 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at her home.
Born in Grand Rapids, MI, September 26, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frank Rudolph and Bernice Cooper Hierholzer.
Joan was an artist all her life and worked mainly as a book illustrator. She was...
Doris P. Adickes
Apr 26, 2021
Doris P. Adickes, age 87, died Monday, April 26, 2021 at her home in Raritan Township NJ.
Born December 15, 1933 in Brooklyn NY, Doris was the daughter of the late Madelyn Cassotti. She moved to Hunterdon County at the age of 10 and had lived there for more than 75 years.
In 1966, Doris...
Florence S. Fisher
Apr 26, 2021
Florence S. Fisher passed away on April 26, 2021 peacefully at CareOne at Somerset Valley in Bound Brook NJ. She was 92 years old.
Born September 5, 1928 In Wilkes Barre PA, Florence was the daughter of the late Alfred and Elizabeth (Smith) Smalls. Florence was a 1947 graduate of GAR Memorial High School in Wilkes Barre,...
Charel Y. Schaub
Apr 26, 2021
Charel Y. Schaub, 89, passed on April 26, 2021, at Fellowship Village, Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Born on October 15, 1931, in Somerville, she was the daughter of Willard R. Young and Bertha (Sutton) Young. She was the youngest of eight children.
Initially raised in Lebanon, NJ, Charel moved to Somerville in 1941 following the death of...
James J. Mccarthy
Apr 25, 2021
James J. McCarthy, age 72 years, of Bound Brook, NJ died on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his residence.
Born in Dunellen, NJ on August 20, 1948, he was the son of the late Joseph D. and Helen Polney McCarthy.
James honorably served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era....
Dr. M. Pelli Wheaton
Apr 23, 2021
Dr. M. Pelli Wheaton, age 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 23, 2021, in Jameson, PA. Of all Pelli’s accomplishments in life, she was proudest of her family, who she loved greatly. Pelli is survived by her son Jonathan Wheaton and wife Janine, of Stockton, NJ; grandchildren Charlie Wheaton and Jack Wheaton of Stockton; brothers Tom Pelli and...
Elizabeth "Betty" Stockman
Apr 23, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” Stockman, age 80, died Friday, April 23, 2021 at her home in Hillsborough NJ.
Born January 17, 1941 in Flemington NJ, Betty was the daughter of the late Russell and Dorcas (Jelliffe) Hill. She lived in Hillsborough her entire life and was a graduate of Somerville High School in the Class of 1959.
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Steven B. Kalafer
Apr 21, 2021
Steven B. Kalafer, age 71 years, of Gladstone, NJ, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, New York City.
Born in West Caldwell, NJ, son of the late Milton and Arlene Kalafer, Steve formerly resided in Milford, NJ, Flemington, NJ and Annandale, NJ before moving to Gladstone ten years ago.
He was the...
Ruth A. Bugyi
Apr 21, 2021
Ruth A. Bugyi, age 81, of Franklin Township NJ, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at her home.
Born June 23, 1939, in Plattsburgh NY, Ruth was the daughter of the late Richard and Ruth (Blaise) Bolton. She grew up in the small town of Port Kent NY and graduated from Keeseville (NY) High School. She met her...
Jeff Titus
Apr 19, 2021
Jeff Titus, age 68, crossed over to be with Jesus on Monday, April 19th at the Hunterdon Medical Center after a brief illness.
Jeff was born, raised, and resided in Ringoes, NJ. He could usually be found on his front porch smoking a cigar and reading his Bible.
Anyone who knew Jeff would describe him...
Antoinette T. Velcheck
Apr 16, 2021
Antoinette T. Velcheck, age 95, died on Friday, April 16, 2021 at her home of the last four years in Manville NJ, surrounded by her loving family.
Born June 10, 1925 in Berkeley Heights, NJ, Antoinette was the daughter of the late Joseph N. and Rose (Pinter) Tullo.
She held several Managerial Positions at various...
John A. Paller
Apr 15, 2021
John A. Paller, a distinguished and decorated WWII pilot, one of the last remaining WWII pilots that battled the Axis over Europe, and the last member of his B-24 bomber crew of the 491st Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force, awarded France’s highest honor for military service - the Legion of Honor Medal- and a U.S. Air Force...
Marilyn Rose Blohm
Apr 11, 2021
Marilyn Rose Blohm, age 84 years, of Union Township, NJ, died Sunday, April 11, 2021 at her home.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, September 4, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Rose MacCormack Pennett.
Marilyn is pre-deceased by her husband Allen D. Blohm in 2010.
Surviving are her sister-in-law,...
Arthur C. Beatty
Apr 6, 2021
Arthur C. Beatty, age 95 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Chester Springs, PA, June 30, 1925, son of the late Lewis and Augusta Harpel Beatty, he had resided in the Flemington area for sixty-three years.
Arthur was a truck...
Edward S. Sherwood, M.D.
Apr 5, 2021
Edward Sherwood was born in NYC to Ralph and Francis (Silliman) Sherwood, the middle child of three boys of which the eldest died before his birth. He watched the George Washington Bridge being built from his apartment window and at age 8, enjoyed the greater freedom he and his brother Walter had to play outside when the family moved...
Susan Kopp
Apr 3, 2021
Susan Kopp, of Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ died Saturday, April 3, 2021 in St. Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus, Bethlehem, PA. She was 87.
Born in Weilau, Romania on April 11, 1933, Susan and her family immigrated to the United States in 1952. She was the eldest daughter of the late Michael and Susanna Botscher Kessel,...
Donald C. Douglas
Mar 31, 2021
Donald C. Douglas, age 84 years, of High Bridge, NJ (formerly of Morristown and Pittstown), died Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born September 15, 1936 in Rockland, ME, son of the late Chester and Nana Douglas, Don grew up near Everett, PA.
A Penn State and Georgia Tech...
Mary B. Runyon
Mar 30, 2021
Mary B. Runyon, age 92 years, of Whiting, NJ, died Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Crestwood Manor Assisted living, Whiting, NJ.
Born in Centerville, NJ, January 22, 1929, daughter of the late Horace and Florence Miller Brokaw, she had formerly resided in Readington Township, NJ, then in Allentown, NJ until moving to Whiting in 2003.
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