Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 26, 2021

Wilma Jean (Dunning) Pierson, age 78, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, March 26, 2021, after a brave battle with multiple myeloma.

Born in Paterson, NJ, Wilma was the daughter of the late John Schagen and Jeanette Kendall Dunning. She had formerly resided in Totowa, Montclair, Edison, and Somerset before settling in Raritan Township, NJ with her...

Mar 26, 2021

Robert A. Torok, Sr., age 77 years, of Upper Black Eddy, PA, died Friday, March 26, 2021 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA.

Born in Frenchtown, NJ, September 17, 1943, son of the late Andrew and Ida Schmidt Torok, he had formerly resided in Pittstown, NJ.

Robert worked as an auto mechanic for Ditschman Car Dealership...

Mar 26, 2021

Gerard “Jerry” W. Racasi, age 83 years, died on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Care One at Somerset Valley, Bound Brook, NJ. He had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ since 2002 and prior to that, lived in Mendham, NJ.

Jerry was born in Chicago, IL on July 1, 1937, the son of the late Gerard and Susan...

Mar 25, 2021

Shirley (Sweet) Freeman passed peacefully on March 25, 2021 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. She was 100 years old. A kind, soft spoken and loving woman, she was loved and cherished by many family and friends.

Born on September 30, 1920 in Elmira, New York, to Julian and Blanche (Andrus) Sweet, Shirley was the second of five children....

Mar 24, 2021

Richard E. Yard, Sr., age 88 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at his home.

Born in Sand Brook, Delaware Township, NJ, son of the late Elmer R. and Sarah Case Yard, he had resided in Delaware Township all his life.

Dick was a 1950 graduate of Flemington High School and...

Mar 23, 2021

Mindi (Krisuinas) Nichols, age 48 years, of Taunton, MA, died Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at her home.

Born in Flemington, NJ, May 8, 1972, she spent her early life in Hunterdon County and was a residential house manager for several years in New England.

Her brother, Kevin Krisuinas, died in 1983.

Among her...

Mar 22, 2021

Christina Mershon Chamberlin, age 73 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Monday, March 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, February 5, 1948, she was the daughter of the late James H. and May E. Harrison Mershon. Christina was a descendant of Henri Marchand, a member of the Mershon...

Mar 22, 2021

Martin J. Holleran III, age 55, of New York, NY passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.

Born November 17, 1965, in Newark, DE, Marty was the son of Martin and Kathryn (Jordan) Holleran. He graduated from Catholic University and worked as a Sales and Marketing Executive for most...

Mar 17, 2021

Edward W. Rowe, age 83 years, of Branchburg Township, NJ, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

Born in Irvington, NJ, December 16, 1937, son of the late Edward J. and Helen Pierce Rowe, Ed had resided in the Neshanic Station area for thirty-four years and formerly resided in Bridgewater Township,...

Mar 15, 2021

Marie L. Worman, age 90 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at her home.

Born in Easton, PA, September 1, 1930, daughter of the late Eugene John Taylor and Marie Margaret Bennett Taylor, Marie had resided in the Flemington area most of her life.

A 1948 graduate of Flemington High School, she...

Mar 14, 2021

Diane N. Brewster, age 74 years, of Bushkill, PA, died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at her home.

Born in New York City, January 30, 1947, she had formerly resided in Phillipsburg, NJ before moving to Bushkill four years ago.

A former school bus driver for EC-LC Bus Company, Berkeley Heights NJ, she was also formerly...

Mar 12, 2021

Elma J. Rake, age 89 years, of Titusville, NJ, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Dianna Barkman, in Alexandria Township, NJ.

Born in West Amwell Township, NJ, February 8, 1932, daughter of the late Joseph Earl Farlee and Elsie Wooters Farlee, Elma had resided in Titusville, NJ since 1964.

A...

Mar 12, 2021

Christine Laura Matthews, age 46 years old, of Holland Township passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, March 12, 2021 at home with her loving family by her side.

She was born on November 25, 1974 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. She is the daughter of Sandra and the late...

Mar 8, 2021

Walter J. Van Gilson, age 74, died Monday, March 8, 2021 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.

Born October 8, 1946 in New York NY, Walter was the son of the late John and Marie Lissy Van Gilson. After graduation from high school, Walter joined the United States Marine Corps in 1964 and served as...

Mar 6, 2021

Richard J. Stryker, age 87 years, formerly of Flemington, NJ and High Bridge, NJ, died Saturday, March 6, 2021, at All American Assisted Living at Hillsborough.

Richard was born June 16, 1933 in Flemington, NJ, son of the late Samuel and Alice Cole Stryker and had resided in High Bridge for fifty-one years until moving to Hillsborough...

Mar 3, 2021

Joan Aro, age 69, passed on March 3rd, 2021 at her home in Three Bridges, NJ. Born July 3, 1951 in Phillipsburg Hospital in NJ to Edgar and Margaret Deemer, she grew up in Jutland, NJ on Seek No Further Farm. She was a life-long Hunterdon County resident.

Joan was a devoted wife, loving mother, caring sister,...

Mar 2, 2021

Frank P. Navarro, Sgt. Maj., U.S.M.C., Ret., a first generation American, departed this life on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Frank was born on 18 April, 1928, in New York City to Frank and Rose Navarro. Frank moved to Flemington as a teenager, and graduated from Flemington High School in 1948 where he excelled in sports. He married...

Mar 1, 2021

Edward F. Petit-Clair Jr, 81, of Brick, passed away on March 1, 2021 while hospitalized at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ.

Edward was born in Newark NJ to Edward F. Petit-Clair and Carmella Petit-Clair (Salzano), on November 7, 1939. He graduated from North Arlington High School before proudly serving in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division as...

Feb 28, 2021

James Bassett III, age 62, of Ringoes, NJ passed on February 28th, 2021 at Capital Health Medical Center in Trenton, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, son of the late James and Dolores (Geschwindner) Bassett Jr., he spent some of his life in Piscataway, NJ and the rest of his life in Ringoes, NJ.

A devoted...

Feb 26, 2021

Linda Ecker, age 61 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Friday, February 26, 2021 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Doylestown, PA, August 16, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Snyder Ecker.

Linda worked for many years as a receptionist for the Hunterdon County Democrat, Flemington,...