Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
John Merski, Jr.
Feb 4, 2021
John Merski, Jr., age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Care One at Madison Avenue, Morristown, NJ.
Born in Summit, NJ, June 3, 1939, son of the late John and Mildred Fialka Merski, John formerly resided in Branchburg, NJ.
An avid bowler, John was a member of the Bowlmor...
Rosalie C. Coleman
Feb 3, 2021
Rosalie C. Coleman, age 104 years, passed away February 3, 2021, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
She was born in Trenton, NJ to Franz and Rosalie Lea Kuntz on January 6, 1917, and had resided in Hunterdon County all her life.
She loved her flowers and always had beautiful gardens and until recently...
Henry M. Putcher
Feb 2, 2021
Henry M. Putcher, age 87 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Foothill Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ.
Born in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, Henry was the son of the late Henry and Florence Sheppard Putcher and had resided in Hunterdon County all his life.
He was...
Robert Alfred Schneider
Feb 1, 2021
Robert Alfred Schneider, age 89, died Monday, February 1, 2021 at his home in Delaware Township NJ.
Born October 27, 1931 in Clinton Township NJ, Robert was the son of the late Frank E. and Ida (Smeltzer) Schneider. He married Ruth Hewitt and the two shared 67 years of marriage together.
Robert was raised on...
Robert J. Fulper
Jan 31, 2021
Robert (Bob) Jonas Fulper died Sunday, January 31, 2021 on the farm where he was born on February 15, 1927 in Rocktown NJ. He was one of eleven children born to the late Norman and Harriet Pittenger Fulper. He was the beloved husband of Sarah Runyon for 64 years (deceased in 2019), and the loving father of four children...
Janet B. Silliman
Jan 31, 2021
Janet B. Silliman, age 76, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at her home in High Bridge NJ, surrounded by her family.
Born June 10, 1944, in Elizabeth NJ, Janet was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Bertha (Greenwell) Buzalski. She grew up in Cranford NJ, graduated from Cranford High School in the Class of 1962,...
Fred O. Rynearson, Sr.
Jan 30, 2021
Fred O. Rynearson, Sr. of East Amwell Township, NJ passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, at age 97.
Fred was born on March 25, 1923 in Ringoes, NJ to Clarence Rynearson and Rita Gordon-Rynearson. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen D. Rynearson and his siblings, John Rynearson and Davena Connard. Surviving him are his two sons,...
June Theresa Reisinger
Jan 30, 2021
June Theresa Mullen Reisinger, age 65 of Elliottsburg, PA, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
June was born November 24, 1955, to Thomas J. Mullen, Jr and Joan Tyne Mullen at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ. Some years later, after her grandfather passed away, her parents moved to the family farm in Oldwick,...
Rose Lillian Hiltey
Jan 27, 2021
Rose Lillian (nee Nemeth) Hiltey, age 55, died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at her home in Hopewell Borough NJ. She lived in the Hunterdon/Mercer County area her entire life.
Born February 13, 1965, in New Brunswick NJ, Lilly was the daughter of the late Erno Nemeth and Rose (Boncfoldi) Nemeth of East Amwell NJ. Lilly grew...
Janet P. Miller
Jan 24, 2021
Janet P. Miller, age 99 years, of Rochester, NY, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died Sunday, January 24, 2021, in Rochester, NY.
Janet grew up in the Plainfield/Westfield, NJ area, then resided in Cranford, NJ and later in Flemington, NJ, Cape Cod, MA, Lakewood, NJ and Rochester, NY. Janet enjoyed raising goats, gardening and quilting as well as...
Lorlyn "Sam" M. Covert
Jan 23, 2021
Lorlyn Mae Covert, affectionately known as Sam Covert, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center at Hillsborough, NJ.
Born January 25, 1923, in Neshanic, NJ, Sam was the daughter of the late Edward E. Lake and Eva Danberry Lake. She was a lifelong resident of Neshanic and Neshanic Station. She married Irving...
Ulicer Alberto "Tito" Lopez Garcia
Jan 16, 2021
Ulicer Alberto “Tito” Lopez Garcia, age 41 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his residence.
Born in Chiquimula, Guatemala, August 14, 1979, he was the son of Maria Luciana Garcia and the late Francisco de Maria Lopez.
He is survived by one sister, Besy Olinda Lupez of Guatemala, and several...
M. Jane Brown
Jan 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...
Charlotte Steube
Jan 15, 2021
Charlotte Steube, age 91 years, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at Cedar Crest, Pompton Plains, NJ.
Charlotte was formerly an administrative assistant with the Morris County Emergency Management Office until retiring.
Her husband, Harry J. Steube, Sr., died in 2009.
Among her survivors are two sons, Harry J. Steube, Jr. and Ronald A....
Burton F. Beaver
Jan 14, 2021
Burton F. Beaver, age 100 years, of Franklin Township, Somerset County, died Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Stein Assisted Living, Somerset, NJ.
Born in the Bronx, NY, May 10, 1920, son of the late Jacob and Ethel Schwartz Beaver, he had resided most of his life in New Rochelle, NY and had resided in Somerset, NJ since...
Louis T. Schmieder
Jan 12, 2021
Louis Theodore Schmieder, age 92, passed away at the Princeton Care Center on January 12, 2021.
Louis was born and raised in Elizabeth NJ and lived most of his life in Union NJ. Louis was a US Army Veteran and served in the American Occupation of Japan at the end of World War II.
Louis...
Roy Chamberlain Brown
Jan 10, 2021
Roy Chamberlain Brown, age 93, of Franklin Township, and until recently, a resident of Cherryville in a house purchased in 1948 with the help of the WW2 GI Bill, died on January 10, 2021 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.
Born in Irvington, NJ, June 9, 1927, he was the son of Roy Saxton Brown...
William Henry Reiter
Jan 9, 2021
William Henry Reiter, 76, passed at home surrounded by family and friends on January 9, 2021.
He was born on October 18, 1944 in Somerville, New Jersey, the son of the late Robert and Mary (Chlup) Reiter. Bill spent his life in East Amwell growing up on a dairy farm and continued to farm for the rest...
Elizabeth J. Pilecek
Jan 7, 2021
Elizabeth J. Hogstrom Pilecek, 71, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice in Newton, NJ.
Beth grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey. She earned her BA in art from Newark State College (now Kean University). Beth’s artwork included paintings, ceramics, macramé, photography and crafts. She spent more than 30 years as...
Edwin S. Henderson
Jan 6, 2021
Edwin S. Henderson, Jr., age 94 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown, PA.
Born in Philadelphia, PA., May 31, 1926, son of the late Edwin S. Henderson, Sr. and Elvie Henderson, Ed had resided in Hunterdon County since 1935.
He was a US Navy veteran of...
