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Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

William J. Reid, Jr.

William J. Reid, Jr.

Aug 30, 2020

William J. Reid, Jr., age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Sunday, August 30, 2020 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Staten Island, NY on March 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Mary Cairn and William J. Reid, Sr. He had formerly resided in Roselle, NJ before moving...

Richard  G. Hattauer

Richard G. Hattauer

Aug 25, 2020

Richard G. Hattauer, age 94 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New York City, November 18, 1925, son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Grey Hattauer, he had formerly resided in Manhasset, LI, later in Chappaqua, NY and had resided in Raritan Township for...

Patricia Sabo

Patricia Sabo

Aug 24, 2020

Patricia Sabo, age 78 years, of Raritan Township, NJ passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Shenandoah, PA, December 31, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Isadore and Anna Swies Makarewicz. She had resided in Raritan Township since 1972.

Patricia was a retired...

Wesley Holmes Gilmore

Wesley Holmes Gilmore

Aug 22, 2020

Wesley Holmes Gilmore passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, due to complications following a heart transplant.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, February 6, 2020, he was the son of James and Danielle Houghton Gilmore of Franklin Township, NJ. Wesley loved people, to watch the nurses at work, to be cuddled, and...

B. Joan Mathews

B. Joan Mathews

Aug 22, 2020

B. Joan Mathews, age 88 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died Saturday, August 22, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Somerville, NJ, October 8, 1931, daughter of the late Raymond and Myrtle Hann Mathews, Joan formerly resided in Quakertown, NJ and had resided in the Pittstown area most of her life.

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Bennett Avila

Bennett Avila

Aug 21, 2020

Bennett Avila, 90, of Kingwood Township, NJ died on Friday, August 21, 2020 at his home where he lived for 60 years.

Born in New York, NY on January 4, 1930, he was the son of the late Aldago and Martha Hauska D’Avilla. He was raised by his mother and aunts in Hunterdon County, NJ. He was...

Ruth Wolf

Ruth Wolf

Aug 20, 2020

Ruth Wolf, 90, passed away on August 20, 2020 in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Born Ruth Ilsa Seligmann in Frankfurt, Germany in 1930, she was a Holocaust refugee, fleeing the Nazi regime and emigrating to British occupied Palestine in 1938. She grew up in Tel Aviv and lived through the Israeli War for Independence before immigrating to the...

Mary Beth Wene

Mary Beth Wene

Aug 18, 2020

Mary Beth Wene, age 77 years, of Franklin Township, NJ died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at her home.

Born in Youngstown, OH on May 18, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Roy N. Cheatham and Margaret Blaich. She had resided in Hunterdon County for the last fifty-four years.

She was employed, as...

Thomas E. Quackenbush

Thomas E. Quackenbush

Aug 14, 2020

Thomas E. Quackenbush entered into eternal rest on August 14, 2020 at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 69 years old.

Born January 9, 1951, in South Bound Brook NJ, Thomas was the son of the late Earle and Margaret (Vizi) Quackenbush.

A hard worker all of his life and devoted husband,...

Donna A. Conway

Donna A. Conway

Aug 13, 2020

Donna A. Conway, age 69 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ and West Palm Beach, FL passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Staten Island, NY on March 8, 1951 and raised in North Babylon, NY, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Ashley and late Hazel...

Lois G. Hanna

Lois G. Hanna

Aug 11, 2020

Lois G. Hanna, age 82 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Lois was born February 7, 1938 in Somerville, NJ and was the daughter of the late George W. Hanna, Sr. and Gertrude Miller Hanna. She had resided in Hunterdon County all her life....

Edward A. Drenkhahn

Edward A. Drenkhahn

Aug 11, 2020

Edward A. Drenkhahn, age 65 years, of Lower Nazareth Township, PA, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his home.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ on December 14, 1954, he was the son of the late Charles and Emma Jane Allegar Drenkhahn. He had resided in the Flemington area all his life before...

Mark Elliott Frederickson

Mark Elliott Frederickson

Aug 11, 2020

Mark Elliott Frederickson, age 62 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at his home.

Born on October 15, 1957, in Glen Ridge, NJ, son of the late Frederick J. and Doris Eslava Frederickson, he had formerly resided in Fairfield, NJ and Caldwell, NJ.

Mark worked for the Caldwell Road Department for...

Charles Joseph Paglino

Charles Joseph Paglino

Aug 10, 2020

Charles Joseph Paglino, age 82 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Monday, August 10, 2020, at his residence.

Born in Manhattan, NY, March 24, 1938, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Guardino Paglino.

A United States Army Veteran, Charles worked as a Butcher.

Surviving are his loving wife, Mischelle...

Norman William Fiess

Norman William Fiess

Aug 7, 2020

Norman William Fiess, age 101, of Whiting, NJ, was translated to his home in Glory on August 7, 2020. Born August 24, 1918, in Ringoes, NJ, he was an exemplary husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who sowed generously from a heart that genuinely loved God. He reaped a harvest of admiration and gratitude from family and friends.

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John Albert Van Nuys

John Albert Van Nuys

Aug 5, 2020

John Albert Van Nuys, died Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at his home in Raritan Township NJ.

Born May 29, 1938 in Somerville NJ, John was the son of the late George and Laura (Watson) Van Nuys Sr. He lived in Hunterdon County NJ all of his life.

A 1956 graduate of Flemington High School where...

Katherine Bassett

Katherine Bassett

Aug 3, 2020

Kathy Bassett, age 61, of Ringoes, NJ passed on August 3, 2020 at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ, daughter of the late Milton and Betty Sabo, she spent most her life in the Flemington Borough and spent the last almost twenty-three years in Ringoes, NJ.

A devoted wife, mother, nana, sister,...

Daniel E. Kenny

Daniel E. Kenny

Aug 2, 2020

Daniel E. Kenny, age 76 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Somerset Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Bridgewater, NJ.

Born in Englewood, NJ, June 12, 1944, son of the late Daniel and Anna Kenny, Daniel had resided in the Three Bridges area for several years where he shared his life with many...

Eleanor Carol Hilken

Eleanor Carol Hilken

Aug 2, 2020

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Topic: Eleanor Hilken service & visitation

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Eleanor Carol Hilken, age 83, died...

Helen C. Twaddell

Helen C. Twaddell

Jul 31, 2020

Helen C. Twaddell, 95, of Readington Township, NJ, died July 31, 2020 at Arden Courts, Yardley, PA.

Born in Syracuse, NY, February 23, 1925, daughter of the late Arthur J. and Flossie Mae Ingersoll Craner, she lived and worked in New York City before marrying and raising a family residing in the Flemington, NJ area for sixty-two...

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