Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jul 9, 1989

Eleanor Docherty, age 79 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died on July 9, 1989 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA.

Born in Newark, NJ on March 25, 1910, she was the daughter of the late John D. Fenwick and Alice Packer.

She worked as a bank teller for the Flemington National Bank & Trust Co....

Jul 8, 1989

Roscoe G. Ryno, age 81 years, of Dunellen, NJ, died on July 8, 1989 in Easton, PA.

Born in Belleville, NJ on April 12, 1908, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Mary Ryno.

Mr. Ryno worked as a Sales Manager for Mueller Machine Company in Metuchen, NJ.

Roscoe was survived...

Jul 8, 1989

Carrie S. Meigs, age 78 years, of Whiting, NJ, died on July 8, 1989 at the Logan Manor Rest Home in Whiting, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ on February 4, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Howard Cronce and Selina Voorhees.

She was formerly employed with the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ....

Jul 1, 1989

Amelia E. Krom, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on July 1, 1989 at the Somerset Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New York City on October 31, 1896, she was the daughter of the late Adolph Struth and Catherine Erhardt.

She was a homemaker.

Amelia was predeceased by her...

Jun 27, 1989

Anton E. Cvetan, Jr., age 67 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on June 27, 1989 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Hoboken, NJ on April 10, 1922, he was the son of Pauline and Anton Cvetan, Sr..

Mr. Cvetan was a retired Road Supervisor for East Amwell Township, NJ.

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Jun 24, 1989

Michael Niles, age 55 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on June 24, 1989 due to an auto accident in East Amwell Township, NJ.

Born in New York City on November 11, 1933, he was the son of Michael Joseph Nigro and Amelia Campanella.

Mr. Niles served in the United States Marine Corps.

He...

Jun 24, 1989

Arthur Kenney, age 81 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on June 24, 1989 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Hoboken, NJ on September 1, 1907, he was the son of the late James Kenney and Henrietta Gudehus.

Mr. Kenney was a retired auto mechanic in Bound Brook, NJ.

Arthur...

Jun 23, 1989

Elsie R. Rake, age 75 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on June 23, 1989 at the Hunterdon Hills Nursing Home, Lebanon Township, NJ.

Born in Lambertville, NJ on October 27, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes Reffuge.

She was a homemaker.

Elsie was predeceased by her husband, Albert...

Jun 17, 1989

Paul E. McKenzie, age 20 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on June 17, 1989 in Mexico as a result of an auto accident.

Born in Ontario, Canada on August 3, 1968, he was the son of Basil E. McKenzie and Jasmine Spence.

Paul was a college student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in...

Jun 15, 1989

Judith Higgins Keesler, age 67 years, of Hilo, HI, died on June 15, 1989 in Honolulu, HI.

Born in Flemington, NJ on March 28, 1922, she was the daughter of Judiah Higgins and Bertha Ritttenhouse.

Judith was survived by her husband, Raymond B. Keesler.

Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner Street, Flemington,...

Jun 13, 1989

Helena Babin, age 91 years, of Mountain Lake Park, MD, died on June 13, 1989 in Mountain Lake Park, MD.

Helena was born in Austria-Hungary on November 19, 1897.

She was a homemaker.

She was predeceased by her husband, Mitro Babin, who died in 1976.

Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69...

Jun 12, 1989

Viola Dillinger, age 92 years, of Stroudsburg, PA, died on June 12, 1989 at Easton Hospital in Easton, PA.

Born in White Plains, NY on May 21, 1897, she was the daughter of the late Francis Arden Prince, Sr., and Henrietta Covert.

She was a homemaker.

Viola was predeceased by her husband, Otto...

Jun 11, 1989

Lydia Diemirt, age 95 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on June 11, 1989 at her home in Franklin Township, NJ.

Born in Russia on February 14, 1894, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm and Anna Keck.

She was a homemaker.

Lydia was predeceased by her husband, Luis Diemirt, who died in...

Jun 10, 1989

Dorothy E. Sheppard, age 72 years, of Stamford, NY, died on June 10, 1989 at her residence.

Born in Clover Hill, NJ on February 10, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Polhemus and Ethel Wyckoff.

She was formerly employed with the Neshanic Printing Company.

Dorothy was survived by her husband,...

Jun 9, 1989

George N. Fitzer, age 61 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on June 9, 1989 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ on September 12, 1927, he was the son of George Fitzer and Ida Mildred Chamberlin.

Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner Street, Flemington, NJ.

Jun 8, 1989

Doris A. Pfenninger, age 72 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on June 8, 1989 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Jersey City, NJ on January 7, 1917, she was the daughter of the late George Hahn and Anna Metzler.

Doris was survived by her husband, Otto Pfenninger.

Interment...

Jun 6, 1989

Mildred R. Walters, age 77 years, of Greenville, SC, died on June 6, 1989 in South Carolina.

Born in Flemington, NJ on September 30, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Reasoner, Sr., and Elizabeth Carkhuff.

She was formerly employed as a sales clerk with the Flemington Cut Glass Company.

Mildred...

Jun 5, 1989

Arthur Opdyke, Sr., age 87 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on June 5, 1989 at Easton Hospital, Easton, PA.

Born in Bucks County, PA on October 15, 1901, he was the son of the late William and Clara Opdyke.

Mr. Opdyke was formerly employed as a Crane Operator for Trap Rock Industries in Lambertville,...

Jun 4, 1989

Bessie J. Lybrook, age 78 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on June 4, 1989 at Mercer Medical Center, Trenton, NJ.

Born in Upper Tygart, KY on March 11, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Jayson Gray and M. Reeder.

She was a homemaker.

Bessie was predeceased by her husband,...

May 30, 1989

Theresa Puschett, age 96 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on May 30, 1989 at the Hunterdon Convalescent Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New York City on July 2, 1892, she was the daughter of the late Leopold and Hannah Littman.

She worked as a sales clerk in the Cotton Shop in Jamaica, Queens,...