Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Barbara Darlington Garrett
Dec 28, 2018
Barbara Darlington Garrett, Quaker, animal lover and selfless mother of four, is dead at 91
Barbara Darlington Garrett, a passionate advocate for and lover of animals and a dedicated, selfless mother of four, died peacefully on Friday, December 28, 2018 in her Ringoes, New Jersey home, where she had lived for more than six decades. She was...
Frederick Petry
Dec 25, 2018
Frederick Petry, age 65 years, of Ringoes NJ, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his home.
Born in Trenton NJ, April 22, 1953, Rick was the son of the late W. Frederick and Anna Gerfelder Petry. He had resided in Ringoes for the past six years, after previously living in Plainsboro NJ for several years.
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Charles Pursell
Dec 21, 2018
Charles Pursell, age 78 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, November 8, 1940, son of the late Charles Orville Pursell and Winifred Lally Pursell, he had formerly resided in Hamilton Township, NJ.
Charles worked as a freight conductor...
Alice J. Bodnar
Dec 20, 2018
Alice J. Bodnar, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died peacefully Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Carteret, NJ, February 26, 1931, daughter of the late Bernard and Anna Siekerka Gotowicka, she had formerly resided in Bridgewater, NJ.
A graduate of Carteret High School, she worked in the...
Carolyn K. Moreton
Dec 18, 2018
Carolyn K. Moreton, age 73, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018, at her home in Raritan Township NJ after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Born November 6, 1945, in Newark NJ, Carolyn was the daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy Kalin. She was raised in Union NJ, attended Union Public Schools, and graduated from Union High...
Michael Douglas Kerr
Dec 16, 2018
Michael Douglas Kerr, age 40 years, of Denver, CO, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on December 16, 2018 in Denver, CO.
Born in Trenton, NJ, March 3, 1978, he was the son of Barbara Haight Kerr of Raritan Township, NJ and the late H. Douglas Kerr.
Surviving, in addition to his mother, is his brother,...
Rudolph Krebs
Dec 10, 2018
Rudolph Krebs, age 89 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Monday, December 10, 2018 at his home.
Born in Pittstown, NJ, August 28, 1929, he was the son of the late Adolph and Elizabeth Pauss Krebs.
Mr. Krebs was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Rudy was a...
Craig Proctor
Dec 9, 2018
Craig Proctor, age 84 years, passed away on December 9, 2018, at his home.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Marion George and Clifford Proctor.
Craig was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, the Graduate School of Sales and Management Executives International at Syracuse University, the Professional School of Business...
A. Barrett Smith
Dec 8, 2018
Alan Barrett Smith, age 86, died Saturday, December 8, 2018, at Carriage House in Greensboro NC. He lived most of his life in New Jersey before moving to Greensboro in 2016 to be closer to his son and daughter-in-law.
Born October 31, 1932 in Somerville NJ, Barrett was the son of the late Arthur B. and Ada...
Helen Inez Vassalluzzo
Dec 6, 2018
Helen Inez Vassalluzzo, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, May 4, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Brink Gillmer. Helen had resided most of her life in Philadelphia, PA.
A retired Pharmacist with...
Elizabeth Heiselman
Dec 5, 2018
Elizabeth Heiselman, age 87 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Garfield, NJ, April 1, 1931, daughter of the late Frank and Esther Petonai Pados, she had resided in this area for sixty-seven years.
A homemaker and clerical worker, she was formerly employed...
Anna May Hoffman
Dec 1, 2018
Anna May Hoffman, 95, formerly of Flemington, New Jersey passed away peacefully at Brentwood Nursing Home, Lecanto, Florida on December 1, 2018.
She was born in Princeton, New Jersey. She lived most of her life on Bonnell Street in Flemington, in the home that her late husband Clifford Leslie Hoffman’s grandfather Charles Rittenhouse built. Anna was a...
Kathleen E. Bush
Nov 30, 2018
Kathleen E. Bush, age 68 years, died Friday, November 30, 2018, at CareOne at Somerset Valley in Bound Brook NJ. She was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County NJ.
Born March 20, 1950, in Trenton NJ, Katie was the daughter of the late William Dilts and Ruth (Young) Oceanak. At one time, she was the Hunterdon County...
Denis G.T. Hagios
Nov 27, 2018
Denis G.T. Hagios, age 53 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, August 8, 1965, he was the son of the late Edria G.T. Hagios and Theodore A. Hagios. He attended special education classes in the Hunterdon County school system. Denis...
Lloyd Howard Wismer
Nov 27, 2018
Lloyd Howard Wismer, age 88 years, of Quakertown, NJ, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, November 8, 1930, he was the son of the late Rev. Wilson G. and Mildred Arietta Ray Wismer. He had formerly resided in Ewing, NJ.
The former owner...
Donald M. Kurth
Nov 24, 2018
Donald Meredith Kurth, 85, of West Hartford, CT, died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, at Hartford Hospital on November 24, 2018, after a lengthy and courageous battle with prostate cancer. His family is grateful for the extraordinary care provided by Hartford Hospital, especially by W. Jeffrey Baker, MD.
Born in Greensburg, PA, on March 19, 1933,...
Raphael "Ralph" A. Bengivenga
Nov 21, 2018
Raphael A. “Ralph” Bengivenga, age 77 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.
Born in Plainfield, NJ, January 11, 1941, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Antoinette Muglia Bengivenga. He had resided in Delaware Township for the past forty years.
A former steel...
Dorothea Elizabeth Bisher
Nov 21, 2018
Dorothea Elizabeth Bisher, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Dorothea Whitnall Michell.
She was a homemaker.
Her son, Lee Russell Bisher, Jr. died in 2003....
Emma Roethel
Nov 20, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Emma Roethel, age 98, announces her passing at home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. She was a longtime resident and active member of the Delaware Township, NJ community.
Born June 11, 1920 in Lichtenbaugh, Austria, daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Stonich Marinzel, Emma came to the...
Odette Bartholomew
Nov 19, 2018
Odette Bartholomew, age 86 years, formerly of Allentown, PA, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018 in Brookdale Assisted Living, Hillsborough Township, NJ.
Born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, February 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Conrad and Rachel Boyer Cardinal.
Mrs. Bartholomew was a former bookkeeper and homemaker.
She was...
