Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Howard Shepherd
Jan 29, 1962
Howard Shepherd, age 85 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on January 29, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Hunterdon County, NJ on December 11, 1876, he was the son of the late James Shepherd and Ellen Ann Smith.
Howard was predeceased by his wife, Carrie Lee Shepherd, who died in...
John Kachnic, Jr.
Jan 28, 1962
John Kachnic, Jr. age 68 years, of Philadelphia, PA, died on January 28, 1962 in the Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Born in Czechoslovakia on June 10, 1893, he was the son of the late John Kachnic, Sr., and Suzanne Bohucki.
Mr. Kachnic was survived by his wife, Margaret P. Kachnic.
Interment in...
John B. Pickell
Jan 27, 1962
John B. Pickell, age 82 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on January 27, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Whitehouse, NJ on October 27, 1879, he was the son of the late Adam Pickell and Marilda Sharp.
Mr. Pickell was survived by his wife, Estella (Dankel) Pickell.
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Ruth Ann Johnson
Jan 27, 1962
Ruth Ann Johnson, age 22 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 27, 1962 in Vineland, NJ.
Born in Frenchtown, NJ on May 15, 1939, she was the daughter of Gustav W. Johnson and Emma Vanderbilt.
Interment in Locust Grove Cemetery, Quakertown Road, Quakertown, NJ.
Phillip Insley Craig
Jan 25, 1962
Phillip Insley Craig, age 89 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on January 25, 1962 in Flemington, NJ.
Born in Palmerton, PA on October 19, 1872, he was the son of the late John Craig and Emma Insley.
He was predeceased by his wife, Julia Fulper Craig, who died in 1950.
Interment in...
Joseph A. Schuster
Jan 25, 1962
Joseph A. Schuster, age 61 years, of Stockton, NJ, died on January 25, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
He was born in Germany on January 9, 1901.
He was predeceased by his wife, Caroline (Weihs) Schuster, who died in 1958.
Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner Street, Flemington,...
Susan Jean Chapple
Jan 23, 1962
Susan Jean Chapple, the infant daughter of Dr. Ronald V. Chapple and Alice Lawrence, died on January 23, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
She was born in 1961.
Interment in Newell Cemetery, Stanton, NJ.
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Wilhelmina Sonnenwald
Jan 23, 1962
Wilhelmina Sonnenwald, age 89 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 23, 1962 at the New Jersey State Hospital in Trenton, NJ.
Born in Germany on April 13, 1872, she was the daughter of the late Henry Knoedel.
She was predeceased by her husband, Karl Sonnenwald.
Inurnment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Capner Street,...
Albin Carlson
Jan 23, 1962
Albin Carlson, age 78 years, of Rutherford, NJ, died on January 23, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
He was born in Illinois on August 14, 1883.
He was survived by his wife, Anna Carlson.
Interment in Hillside Cemetery, 742 Rutherford Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ.
Robert Charles Olha
Jan 22, 1962
Robert Charles Olha, age 31 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 22, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in New York City on March 1, 1930, he was the son of Andrew Olha and Anna Hudak.
Mr. Olha was a United States Army Air Force veteran, honorably discharged in 1950....
Clara L. Thatcher
Jan 16, 1962
Clara L. Thatcher, age 80 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on January 16, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ on July 10, 1881, she was the daughter of the late Mathew F. Grim and Anna Elizabeth Stuckey.
She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin H. Thatcher, who died...
Katherine Y. Hill
Jan 16, 1962
Katherine Y. Hill, age 90 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 16, 1962 in Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ on October 25, 1871, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Yard and Charity Emmons.
Katherine was predeceased by her husband, John H. Hill, who died in 1932.
Interment in...
Barbara Meszaros
Jan 13, 1962
Barbara Meszaros, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 13, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Hungary in December of 1887, she was the daughter of the late George Toth.
She was predeceased by her husband, Steve Meszaros, Sr., who died in 1958.
Interment in Saint...
Bernhard Spitzel
Jan 11, 1962
Bernhard Spitzel, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on January 11, 1962 in the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
Born in Germany on October 31, 1877, he was the son of the late Ernest and Catherine Spitzel.
Mr. Spitzel was a self-employed taxi operator.
He was married to Caroline F. (Handel)...
Bertha R. Higgins
Jan 10, 1962
Bertha R. Higgins, age 83 years, of Englewood, NJ, died on January 10, 1962 in Englewood, NJ.
Born in Pennsylvania in 1878, she was the daughter of the late Brewer Rittenhouse and Isabelle Chamberlain.
She was predeceased by her husband, Judiah Higgins, who died in 1953.
Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner...
George Kuhl, Sr.
Jan 8, 1962
George Kuhl, Sr., age 81 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on January 8, 1962 at the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
Born in Sandy Ridge, NJ on November 26, 1880, he was the son of the late Alpheus Kuhl and Arabella Barber.
He was predeceased by his wife, Anna (Holcombe) Kuhl, who died...
Stephen Kelly
Jan 1, 1962
Stephen Kelly, age 87 years, of New Hope, PA, died on January 1, 1962 in East Amwell Township, NJ.
He was born in Pennsylvania on October 1, 1874.
Interment in Solebury Friends Burying Grounds, Solebury, Bucks County, PA.
Silas Henry Pierson, Sr.
Jan 1, 1962
Silas H. Pierson, Sr., age 77 years, of Rosemont, NJ, died on January 1, 1962 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
He was born in Newark, NJ on April 6, 1884.
Mr. Pierson was predeceased by his wife, Jessie (Wakefield) Pierson, who passed away in 1942.
Interment in Barber Burying Ground,...
Arthur L. Baldwin
Jan 1, 1962
Arthur L. Baldwin, age 42 years, of Hollywood, CA, died on January 1, 1962 in California.
Born in Flemington, NJ on March 16, 1919, he was the son of Fred Baldwin and Ethel Miller.
Mr. Baldwin was a United States Army veteran of World War II.
After the war he became a motel...
Mary Ann Stoepel
Dec 29, 1961
Mary Ann Stoepel, age 85 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died on December 29, 1961 in Phillipsburg, NJ.
Born in Hampton, NJ on October 16, 1876, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Moore.
She was predeceased by her husband, William Stoepel, who died in 1959.
Interment in Three Bridges Reformed Church...
