Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 29, 1984

Willard Thatcher, age 60 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 29, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born December 22, 1923 in Flemington, NJ, he was the son of Amos and Mabel (Van Deventer) Thatcher. Mr. Thatcher was a self-employed taxi driver.

Funeral services were held at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington. Interment was in...

Mar 29, 1984

Chester D. Weber, Sr., age 66 years, of Franklin Township, NJ, died March 29, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born November 28, 1917 in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Weber. He was a Johanna Farms employee.

Mr. Weber served in the United States Army during World War II....

Mar 28, 1984

Walter W. Shaffer, age 59 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died March 28, 1984 at his home.

Born November 25, 1924 in St. Davids, PA, he was the son of Theodore and Ethel (Watts) Shaffer. He was a manufacturing representative for a plastics company.

Mr. Shaffer served in the United States Navy during World War...

Mar 26, 1984

Nellie M. Vogel, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 26, 1984 in Union Forge Nursing Home.

Born August 23, 1900 in Kingwood Township, she was the daughter of Charles and Hannah (Hoffman) Meyers. Mrs. Vogel was a sales clerk at Flemington Cut Glass Co.

She was predeceased by her husband, Charles W. Vogel....

Mar 23, 1984

Cori A. Kurzawa, age 15 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died March 23, 1984 in University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.

Born August 17, 1968 in Plainfield, NJ, she was the daughter of James and Nancy (Garrett) Kurzawa. She was a student at Hunterdon Central High School, Flemington.

Funeral services were held at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington....

Mar 23, 1984

Laura L. See, age 97 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 23, 1984 in Methodist Home, Neptune Township.

Born September 17, 1886 in Tremont, NJ, she was the daughter of George and Mary J. (Ashworth) See. She was a retired nurse supervisor at Orange Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services and burial were held at Woodlawn Cemetery,...

Mar 22, 1984

Sarah J. Hoff, age 88 years, of Franklin Township, NJ, died March 22, 1984 at her home.

Born April 22, 1895 in Pittstown, NJ, she was the daughter of Christopher C. and Annie J. (Brown) Pegg. She was survived by her husband, H. Russell Hoff.

Funeral services were held at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington. Interment...

Mar 20, 1984

Baby Colleen Mary DeLorenzo, daughter of Ralph and Debra (Huizi) DeLorenzo, died March 20, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Funeral services and burial were held in Flemington Presbyterian Cemetery, under the direction of Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington.

Mar 19, 1984

Benjamin Denton, age 76 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died March 19, 1984 in Briarleaf Nursing Home, Doylestown, PA.

Born April 11, 1907 in Nashville, TN, he was the son of Paul D. and Inez (Griffin) Denton, Sr. Mr. Denton was a machinist for Stout Machine Shop.

Cremation was private and under the direction...

Mar 19, 1984

Harley E. Gritzmacher, age 78 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died March 19, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born August 12, 1905 in Minnesota Junction, Wisconsin, he was the son of Henry and Johanna (Strehlo) Gritzmacher. Mr. Gritzmacher was a purchasing agent for Fister-Wheeler Corp., Livingston, NJ.

He was survived by his...

Mar 18, 1984

Lillie M. Collins, age 95 years, of Rutherford, NJ, died March 18, 1984 in Union Forge Nursing Home.

Born February 23, 1889 in New York City, she was the daughter of William and Jean (Wood) Murray. She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin Collins, in 1963.

Funeral services were held at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington....

Mar 15, 1984

Arthur F. Mai, age 71 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died March 15, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born May 9, 1912 in Blackfoot, Idaho, he was the son of Otto and Pauline (Regel) Mai. Mr. Mai was a self-employed farmer.

A memorial service was held at Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington. Cremation was...

Mar 14, 1984

Francis A. Desmares, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died March 14, 1984 in Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach.

Born December 15, 1896 in Isle of Jersey, he was the son of Francis and Mary Desmares. Frank was an importer for Sandimas's Wine & Sherry.

He served in the British Army during World War...

Mar 13, 1984

Mary P. Buchanan, age 69 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died March 13, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born February 14, 1915 in Lambertville, NJ, she was the daughter of Samuel and Pauline (Niece) Percy. Mrs. Buchanan was a self-employed piano teacher.

She was survived by her husband, Wm. Orville Buchanan.

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Mar 11, 1984

Ada E. O'Byrne, age 62 years, of High Bridge, NJ, died March 11, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born June 29, 1921 in Wilkes-Barre, PA, she was the daughter of William J. and Gertrude (Mitchell) Thompson. She was survived by her husband, Joseph O'Byrne.

Funeral services were held in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Interment was...

Mar 9, 1984

Mary Longo, age 88 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 9, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born April 20, 1895 in Tunisia, she was the daughter of Paul Ciaccio. Mary was formerly employed by the housekeeping department at Hunterdon Medical Center.

Funeral services were held in Brooklyn, NY. Interment was in St. Johns...

Mar 8, 1984

Susan M. Deats, age 80 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died March 8, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born December 22, 1903 in Everittstown, NJ, she was the daughter of William and Annabelle (Wilson) Niece. Mrs. Deats was a school bus driver in Franklin Township.

She was predeceased by her husbands, Preston Hoagland...

Mar 7, 1984

Robert J. Pirro, age 65 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 7, 1984 in Lumberton, NC.

Born March 7, 1984 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Joseph and Vesta (Smith) Pirro. Mr. Pirro was a lab worker for Mobil Oil Co., Pennington.

He was survived by his wife, Beatrice (Dusmann) Pirro.

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Mar 6, 1984

Edna R. Hoffman, age 90 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 6, 1984 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.

Born in Flemington, Mrs. Hoffman had lived in the Flemington area most of her life and was formerly employed by Educational Testing Service of Princeton.

She was a member of the Flemington Baptist Church and the...

Mar 5, 1984

Katherine T. Doyle, age 85 years, of Flemington, NJ, died March 5, 1984 in Briarleaf Nursing Home, Doylestown, PA.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the wife of the late Bernard Doyle, who died in 1969.

Mass of Christian Burial was in St. Magdalen Church, Flemington, under the direction of Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, Flemington. Interment...