Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
James W. Brown
Aug 29, 2019
James W. Brown, age 77 years of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in New Brunswick, NJ, May 30, 1942, son of the late John W. Brown and Dorothy Diller Cassel, he had formerly resided in Hillsborough Township, NJ and had resided in Raritan Township thirty-two...
Richard A. Smith
Aug 29, 2019
Richard A. Smith, age 93 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at his son’s home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Newark, NJ, February 22, 1926, son of the late John Russell and Elizabeth Lake Krauss Smith, he had formerly resided in Union, NJ, and Reaville, NJ.
A United States...
Roger William Long
Aug 27, 2019
Roger William Long, age 71 years, of Hunterdon County, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ, November 29, 1947, he was the son of Doris Mary Lamoreaux Long of Edison, NJ, and the late Earl William Long.
Roger retired from AT&T Bell...
Suanne P. Presser
Aug 27, 2019
Suanne P. Presser, age 61 years, of Readington Township, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.
Born in Irvington, NJ, August 2, 1958, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Audrey Gearl Presser. She was a 1976 graduate of Hillsborough High School and had resided in...
Sharon Ann Stroka
Aug 26, 2019
Sharon Ann Stroka, 70 years old, of Flemington NJ passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on August 26, 2019. Daughter of the late John Francis and Antoinette (Johansen) Wilson, Sharon was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 17, 1949 and raised in Bridgewater, NJ.
Married to Robert Stroka Sr. for 47 years,...
Ann Waisempacher
Aug 26, 2019
Ann Waisempacher, age 87 years, of Flemington, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019, in the Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater, NJ.
Born in Sand Brook, NJ, December 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna Kachnic Waisempacher.
Ann was a graduate of Flemington High School and retired as a Production...
Catherine Ervine
Aug 25, 2019
Catherine Ervine, age 88 years, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina surrounded by her family.
Born May 18, 1931 in Hopewell Township NJ, Catherine was daughter of the late Millard and Catherine (Eick) Whited. She lived in Hopewell Township for many years and in Ewing Township before moving recently to North Carolina.
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Caitlin Margaret Boys
Aug 22, 2019
Caitlin Margaret Boys, age 37, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Maryland.
Born July 16, 1982 in Hackettstown NJ, Caitlin was the daughter of Daniel and Alice (Schwartz) Boys of Port Murray NJ. She lived in Port Murray for many years and graduated with the Class of 2000 from Warren Hills High School, and then graduated with...
William F. Fischer
Aug 21, 2019
William F. Fischer, age 88 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ.
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Born in Newark, NJ, April 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Wilhelm and Roesle Boehm Fischer.
Mr. Fischer was a self-employed auto mechanic before retiring...
Ida Torok
Aug 20, 2019
Ida Torok, age 95 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born September 3, 1923, in Manhattan NY, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Bertha Badke Schmidt.
Ida worked at Ethicon, Inc. where she manufactured suture needles and ligature for the...
Ralph "Bill" Sharer
Aug 19, 2019
Ralph “Bill” Sharer, age 74 years, of Lambertville, NJ, formerly of Flemington, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, September 5, 1944, he was the son of the late Ralph Boyd and Miriam Margaret Cherry Sharer.
Bill was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA and received...
Bill Nemec
Aug 19, 2019
Bill Nemec, age 72 years, of Ringoes, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home.
Born in Binghamton, NY, July 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Susan Sedor Nemec. He had resided in Ringoes for the past 50 years.
Bill was a Commercial Artist for fifty...
Sandra L. Trstensky
Aug 19, 2019
Sandra L. Trstensky, age 45, died peacefully Monday, August 19, 2019 under the care of St. Luke’s Hospice in Bethlehem PA after a battle with ovarian cancer.
Born August 28, 1973 in Raritan Township NJ, Sandy was the daughter of Michael and Linda (Verse) McCusker of Flemington NJ. She lived in Hunterdon County until moving to Easton...
Frank J. Taranto
Aug 17, 2019
Frank J. Taranto, age 90 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at his home.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, September 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank and Phyllis Fiore Taranto. He had resided in Raritan Township since 1972.
Mr. Taranto was a graduate of Purdue University...
Anna Kerstner
Aug 15, 2019
Anna Kerstner, age 90, died Thursday, August 15, 2019 in Naples FL where she had lived for many years.
Born January 26, 1929, in Flemington NJ, Anna was the daughter of the late Donatol and Blanche (Elliott) Cesta. She was a resident of Flemington most of her life until moving to Florida more than 30 years ago....
Lawrence W. Mcgivney
Aug 14, 2019
Lawrence “Larry” W. McGivney, age 59 years, passed away on August 14, 2019.
Born in Flemington, NJ, October 31, 1959, he was the son of Doris Reddy McGivney of Flemington, NJ and the late Robert William McGivney.
Larry was a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He proudly...
John D. Gould
Aug 13, 2019
John D. Gould, age 89 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough, NJ.
Born in Detroit, MI, November 15, 1929, son of the late Harry Shiloh and Mary Lamb Gould, he had formerly resided in Asheville, NC and Grosse Pointe, MI.
A United States Marines veteran...
Mary Virginia Gural
Aug 13, 2019
Mary Virginia Gural, age 101 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in Bridgeway Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ, March 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Rosalia Disporto Lamendola.
A faithful Communicant of St. Magdalen Church, Mary was a homemaker and a...
Margaret Fontecchio
Aug 13, 2019
Margaret Fontecchio, age 92 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at her home.
Born in Hazleton, PA, November 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Keba Dulina.
Margaret was the owner and operator of Dog Gone Kennels in Hazleton, PA.
She is predeceased...
William R. Housel
Aug 10, 2019
William R. Housel, age 76 years, of Wilson Borough, PA., died Saturday, August 10, 2019, at his home.
Born in Somerville, NJ, December 15, 1942, son of the late William and Mary Higgins Housel, he had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ most of his life.
A retired electronics technician, Bill was formerly employed by AM...
