Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Cleveland Roach
Dec 28, 1961
Cleveland Roach, age 32 years, of Stanton, NJ, died on December 28, 1961 in Clinton Township, NJ.
Born in Gretna, VA on September 29, 1929, he was the son of John and Alice Roach.
Mr. Roach was a veteran of the Korean War.
He was survived by his wife, Lucy (Harvey) Roach.
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Andrew Strichter
Dec 27, 1961
Andrew Strichter, age 75 years, of Newark, NJ, died on December 27, 1961 in Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in New Jersey on July 9, 1886, he was the son of the late George Strichter and Mary Janieson.
Mr. Strichter was a retired police officer.
Interment in Fairmount Cemetery, 620 Central Ave, Newark, NJ....
E. Edgar Heston
Dec 21, 1961
E. Edgar Heston, age 99 years, of Clearwater, FL, died on December 21, 1961 in the Amity Nursing Home, Ringoes, NJ.
Born in Rising Sun, MD on June 29, 1862, he was the son of the late Eber Heston and Suzannah Rittenhouse.
Mr. Heston was predeceased by his wife, Urie (Kennedy) Heston.
Interment...
Della May Haver
Dec 21, 1961
Della May Haver, age 58 years, of Glen Gardner, NJ, died on December 21, 1961 in Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ on April 14, 1903, she was the daughter of Charles E. Haver and Clara Connet.
She was a retired bookkeeper.
Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, 69 Capner Street, Flemington,...
Susan Lucas
Dec 21, 1961
Susan Lucas, age 73 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 21, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Czechoslovakia on December 17, 1888, she was the daughter of the late George Tirpok.
She was predeceased by her husband, John Lucas, who died in 1929.
Interment in Saint Magdalen...
Marie L. Paul
Dec 20, 1961
Marie L. Paul, age 78 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 20, 1961 at the Union Forge Nursing Home, Lebanon, NJ.
Born in New York City on September 11, 1883, she was the daughter of the late John P. Lademann and Johanna Roma.
She was married to Charles H. Paul.
Interment in...
Charles Russell Parker
Dec 19, 1961
Charles Russell Parker, age 78 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on December 19, 1961 at his residence.
Born in Flemington on October 16, 1883, he was the son of the late Willard C. Parker and Margaret Higgins.
Mr. Parker was a retired real estate agent.
Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Capner Street,...
Col. Arthur Francis Foran
Dec 15, 1961
Colonel Arthur Francis Foran, age 79 years, of Lambertville, NJ, died on December 15, 1961 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Port Chester, NY on September 23, 1882, he was the son of the late John and Margaret Foran.
He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth (Fisher) Foran, who died in...
John Buchanan Mcpherson
Dec 10, 1961
John Buchanan McPherson, age 94 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on December 10, 1961 in Franklin Township, NJ.
Born in Cherryville, NJ on March 9, 1867, he was the son of the late Gershom McPherson and Margaret Buchanan.
He was predeceased by his wife, Martha (Schutts) McPherson, who died in 1935.
Interment in...
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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