Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Sophie Eleonore Banczak
Aug 10, 2019
Sophie Eleonore Banczak, age 63 years, of Franklin Township, NJ, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Cherbourg, France, June 13, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Janine Pinel Kobylarz and sister of the late Christopher Kobylarz.
Sophie worked as a graphic designer...
David N. Hanna
Aug 3, 2019
David N. Hanna, age 67 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, August 3, 2019, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.
Born in Somerville, NJ, December 29, 1951, son of the late Clifford and Bessie Miller Hanna, he had resided most of his life in Readington Township and had resided in Hunterdon County all his life....
Elaine C. Krieger
Jul 26, 2019
Elaine C. Krieger, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, August 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Freitag. She had resided in Raritan Township since 1965.
Elaine was a Communicant...
Joseph F. Brescia
Jul 25, 2019
Joseph F. Brescia
Flemington resident; Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather & US Army Veteran
Joseph F. Brescia, 99, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Country Arch Nursing Home in Pittstown, NJ. Members of his family were with him at his passing. He was a resident...
Jeanette R. Miele Toumey
Jul 24, 2019
Jeanette R. Miele Toumey, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at her home.
Born in Ozone Park, NY, February 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Gehr Jonason.
An avid animal lover, Jeanette was a homemaker spending her time taking care of her family,...
William "Bill" Carnevale
Jul 20, 2019
William Daniel Carnevale, III, age 53, died Saturday July 20, 2019 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.
Born November 8, 1965 in Newton NJ, Bill was the son of the late William Carnevale Jr. and Darlene (Cooper) Scheffmeyer of Ringoes NJ. He was raised in the Somerville NJ area and eventually moved to Hunterdon County...
Theodore C. De Groot
Jul 20, 2019
Theodore (Dick) Cornelius de Groot, age 98, died Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown PA.
He was born December 15, 1920 in Scheveningen, the Netherlands to Cornelia de Boer and Nicolaas de Groot. Although his original plan was to study engineering, Theodore pursued his other passion, art and earned his Masters Degree in...
Kenneth S. Demott
Jul 20, 2019
Kenneth S. DeMott, age 100 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his home.
Born in Flemington, NJ, June 9, 1919, son of the late Ernest and Anna Sutphin DeMott, he was a lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident.
Kenneth was a direct descendent of Penelope Stout, one of the first women...
Melanie B. Loughlin
Jul 18, 2019
Melanie B. Loughlin, age 74 years, died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at her home in Raritan Township NJ.
Born March 30, 1945, in Flemington NJ, Melanie was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucy (Maddalena) Brusco.
She graduated from Farmington State Teachers College in Maine and received her Masters Degree in Education from Rutgers...
Edward William Pierce
Jul 13, 2019
.Edward William Pierce, age 79 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ.
Born in New Brunswick, NJ, May 29, 1940, he was the son of the late Justin and Myrtle Mueller Pierce Billingsley.
Edward attended local East Millstone schools, and then enrolled at...
Herbert J. Gortler
Jul 13, 2019
Herbert J. Gortler, age 94 years, of Titusville, FL, formerly of Flemington, NJ, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Wuesthoff Hospice House, Rockledge, FL.
Born in Staten Island, NY, November 1, 1924, he was the son of the late William and Sophie Fleschner Gortler.
Mr. Gortler was a United States Navy veteran of...
Laverne Barnum
Jul 11, 2019
Laverne Barnum, age 78 years, died on Thursday, July 11, 2019 in the Hunterdon Developmental Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.
Born in Binghamton, NY, December 4, 1940, he was the son of the late William and Caroline Barnum.
He is survived by his sister, Barbara Barnum.
Graveside services will be held on...
Victoria A. Farley
Jul 11, 2019
Victoria A. Farley, age 81 years, died Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Martinsville NJ.
Born June 17, 1938, in Queens NY, Victoria was the daughter of the late Anthony and Victoria C. (Nowak) Stasyshyn. She lived in Queens for ten years before moving to Pottersville NJ. She graduated with the Class of 1956...
Joseph Edward Jurasek
Jul 8, 2019
Joseph Edward Jurasek, age 57 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Monday, July 8, 2019 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, April 1, 1962, he was the son of the late Edward and Anne Yonocsko Jurasek.
Joe was a lifelong farmer and resident of Delaware Township.
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Jennifer M. Perehinys
Jul 4, 2019
Jennifer M. Perehinys, age 50 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, April 2, 1969, she was the daughter of Margaret Garboski of Three Bridges, NJ, and the late Robert Garboski.
Jennifer formerly worked as an IT Specialist.
Surviving,...
Mary Jane Toolan
Jul 4, 2019
Mary Jane Toolan passed away peacefully in Milford, NH. on July 4, 2019. She was 90 years of age.
Mary Jane was born August 18, 1928 in Plainfield NJ, daughter of the late Donald and Katherine (Rinker) Vervoort. She graduated from Somerville High School in the Class of 1946 and completed course work at Somerset Community College....
Minerva Rivera Carvajal
Jul 3, 2019
Minerva Rivera Carvajal, age 84 years, of Dover, NJ, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at The Dwelling Place, Dover, NJ.
Born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, December 8, 1934, daughter of the late Angel Rivera Lopez and Librada Carvajal Rodriguez, she came to the continental United States in 1950 and was a dietary aide at JFK Hospital,...
Karen Storr Siipola
Jun 28, 2019
Karen Maria Storr Siipola, age 64 years, of Sarasota, Florida, died June 28, 2019, in Sarasota Hospice Center, Sarasota, Florida.
Karen was born in Raritan Township, NJ, May 22, 1955, daughter of the late Kenneth and Jean Burke Storr. She had resided in the Flemington area all her life until moving to Sarasota in 1985.
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Robert M. Nathanson
Jun 28, 2019
Robert M. Nathanson, age 68 years, of Hampton, NJ, died Friday, June 28, 2019, at Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.
Born in New York City, March 17, 1951, son of the late I. Charles and Harriet Roth Nathanson, he had formerly resided in Bergen County, NJ and in Georgia and had resided in Hampton NJ for twenty-five years....
Francis J. Walsh, Jr.
Jun 28, 2019
Francis J. Walsh, Jr., age 85 years, died Friday, June 28, 2019 at his home in East Amwell Township, NJ.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA, September 22, 1933, son of the late Francis Ladd Walsh, Sr. and Sarah White, he had formerly resided in Plainfield, NJ and Manville, NJ.
A United States Air Force veteran, Francis...
