Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Samuel W. Trimmer
Dec 9, 1961
Samuel W. Trimmer, age 77 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on December 9, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on April 7, 1884, he was the son of the late James Trimmer and Laura Briesch.
Mr. Trimmer was predeceased by his wife, Miriam (Hickman) Trimmer, who died in...
Mary H. Smith
Dec 6, 1961
Mary H. Smith, age 85 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 6, 1961 in Frenchtown, NJ.
Born in Sand Brook, NJ on August 10, 1876, she was the daughter of the late Alexander Higgins and Christina Hope.
She was predeceased by her husband, Theodore Smith.
Interment in Rosemont Cemetery, Route 519, Rosemont,...
George S. Jones
Dec 5, 1961
George S. Jones, age 89 years, of Annandale, NJ, died on December 5, 1961 in Clinton Township, NJ.
Born in Whitehouse, NJ on January 1, 1872, he was the son of the late Peter Jones and Rachael Welsh.
Mr. Jones was formerly employed by the New Jersey Central Railroad.
He was survived by...
Anna Smithana
Dec 4, 1961
Anna Smithana, age 82 years, of Neshanic, NJ, died on December 4, 1961 at Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough Township, NJ.
She was born in Austria on May 24, 1879.
She was survived by her husband, John Smithana.
Interment in Neshanic Cemetery, Amwell Road, Hillsborough, NJ.
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Bessie J. Higgins
Dec 4, 1961
Bessie J. Higgins, age 75 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died on December 4, 1961 at the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
Born in Clover Hill, NJ on January 2, 1886, she was the daughter of the late John J. Hall and Annie Kelly.
She was a homemaker.
Bessie was predeceased by...
Herbert Schmidt
Nov 29, 1961
Herbert Schmidt, age 66 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on November 29, 1961 in Asbury Nursing Home, Hunterdon County, NJ.
He was born in Germany in 1895.
He was predeceased by his wife, Marie (Schroeter) Schmidt, who died in 1959.
Interment in Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Stockton, NJ.
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Lucy Mills Kline Sutphin
Nov 29, 1961
Lucy Mills Kline Sutphin, age 85 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on November 29, 1961 at the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
Born in Hunterdon County, NJ in 1876, she was the daughter of the late Edgar A. Kline and Eliza Mills.
She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Sutphin, who died in...
Mary Orashen
Nov 28, 1961
Mary Orashen, age 78 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 28, 1961 in Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Austria on October 21, 1883, she was the daughter of the late Anton Verderber.
She was survived by her husband, Frank Orashen, Sr., of Flemington.
Interment in Saint Magdalen Cemetery, 94 North Main Street,...
Dora Cordin
Nov 23, 1961
Dora Cordin, age 82 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 23, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Denmark on October 8, 1879, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Rasmussen.
She was survived by her husband, Joseph Cordin, of Flemington.
Interment in Newell Cemetery,...
Jennie E. White
Nov 22, 1961
Jennie E. White, age 79 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on November 22, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 9, 1882, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edgerton and Mary Lockhart.
She was preceded in death by her husband, A. Judson White, who...
Edward Gatti
Nov 21, 1961
Edward Gatti, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 21, 1961 in Raritan Township, NJ.
He was born in Italy on September 20, 1887.
Mr. Gatti was survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Vacca) Gatti.
Interment in Saint Magdalen Cemetery, 94 North Main Street, Flemington, NJ.
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Hazel P. Dutcher
Nov 20, 1961
Hazel P. Dutcher, age 67 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on November 20, 1961 in East Amwell Township, NJ.
Born in Hunterdon County, NJ on May 30, 1894, she was the daughter of the late Edward Potts and Mary Ruple.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lester Dutcher, who died in 1955.
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Charles Babcock
Nov 15, 1961
Charles Babcock, age 75 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on November 15, 1961 in Washington, NJ.
Born in Hanover, NJ on November 10, 1886, he was the son of the late Mathias and Eliza Babcock.
Mr. Babcock was a retired farmhand.
Interment in Rosemont Cemetery, Route 519, Rosemont, NJ.
Elizabeth Risler
Nov 13, 1961
Elizabeth Risler, age 94 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on November 13, 1961 at the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
Born in New Jersey on November 29, 1866, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Smith and Sarah E. Naylor.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Risler, who died in...
George H. Hill
Nov 12, 1961
George Hill, age 80 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on November 12, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ on January 17, 1881, he was the son of the late William G. Hill and Ellen Holcombe.
Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Capner Street, Flemington, NJ.
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George I. Amick
Nov 12, 1961
George Amick, age 76 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on November 12, 1961 in Muhlenburg Hospital, Plainfield, NJ.
Born in Pennsylvania on May 12, 1885, he was the son of the late Hymes Amick and Rachel Cooper.
Mr. Amick was a retired laborer.
Interment in Hickory Bottom Cemetery, Woodbury, PA.
Karl Workowski
Nov 7, 1961
Karl Workowski, age 72 years, of Rosemont, NJ, died on November 7, 1961 in Delaware Township, NJ.
Born in Poland on January 8, 1889, he was the son of the late Julius Workowski.
Mr. Workowski was survived by his wife, Emilia, their children, and grandchildren.
Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner Street,...
Myrtle A. Aten
Nov 4, 1961
Myrtle A. Aten, age 49 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on November 4, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Locktown, NJ on January 3, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Tabitha Smith.
She was survived by her husband, Russell Aten.
Interment in Rosemont Cemetery,...
George R. Crater
Nov 3, 1961
George R. Crater, age 91 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on November 3, 1961 at the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
He was born in Flemington, NJ on September 1, 1870.
Mr. Crater was a retired store clerk.
He was predeceased by his wife, Fannie E. (Hoffman) Crater, who died in...
William R. Race
Nov 2, 1961
William R. Race, age 75 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on November 2, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Pittstown, NJ on September 2, 1886, he was the son of the late Jacob Austin Race and Mary Wright.
Mr. Race was a retired farmer.
He was survived by...
