Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Katherine Hedeen
Oct 22, 2018
Katherine E. Hedeen (Kate), age 68, of Dayton, Ohio, former resident of Waverly, Iowa, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, of pancreatic cancer.
She was born in Champaign, Illinois, on March 18, 1950, to Earle and Herta Sparks and was the eldest of five sisters. In college she studied art with a concentration in film, and...
Carol A. Keating
Oct 20, 2018
Carol A. Keating, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Maria A. and Henry P. Gatti. Mrs. Keating graduated from Hunterdon Central High School and the Mandl School in New York City....
Bruce A. Bush
Oct 16, 2018
Bruce A. Bush, age 68 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, June 2, 1950, he was the son of the late Robert F. and Dorothy Trimmer Bush.
Bruce worked for many years in the Shipping and Receiving Department...
Harold Reamer, Jr.
Oct 12, 2018
Harold Reamer, age 89 years, of Forked River NJ, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born November 20, 1928, in Flemington NJ, Harold was the son of the late Harold and Viola (Zabriskie) Reamer. A former member of the Flemington Baptist Church, he graduated from Flemington High School in 1946, joined...
Judith L. Kerr
Oct 9, 2018
Judith L. Kerr, age 85 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Warren, OH, July 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Laura Ripple Engstrom. She was a homemaker.
Judith was a member of Flemington Elks Lodge...
Helen Phieler
Oct 8, 2018
Helen Phieler, age 96 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on October 8, 2018 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset, Somerville, NJ.
Born in Elizabeth, NJ on July 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Helen (Dzierzanowski) Stawski.
Helen was formerly a telephone operator for New Jersey Telephone...
Steven James Gillberg
Oct 8, 2018
Steven James Gillberg, age 39 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, October 8, 2018 at his home.
Born in Somerville, NJ, August 4, 1979, he was the son of James E. and Janice (Norman) Gillberg of Raritan Township, NJ.
Steven was a 1997 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School and received his...
Vera Helen Crotty
Oct 7, 2018
Vera Helen Crotty, age 97 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the Village at Rockville, Rockville, MD.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, May 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna McMahon Kilmurray.
Vera worked as a secretary throughout her life for the banking industry....
Theresa F. Coppola
Oct 7, 2018
Theresa F. Coppola, age 95 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Sunday, October 7, 2018 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in New York, NY, July 2, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Antoinette DeVito Coppola. Theresa was a former seamstress and caregiver.
She was predeceased by her...
Nancy B. Glynn
Oct 7, 2018
Nancy B. Glynn, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her home.
Born in Newark, NJ, December 10, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Anna Sullivan Burghardt. She was a former Teacher’s Assistant and Telephone Operator.
Her husband, Edmund Joseph Glynn, died in 2012....
James B. Kuhl
Oct 6, 2018
James B. Kuhl, age 82 years, of Phillipsburg, NJ, died on Saturday, October 6, 2018 in Lopatcong Care Center, Phillipsburg, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, June 20, 1936, he was the son of the late Pierson and Gladys Burns Kuhl Keiper.
James is survived by his brother, Martin Kuhl, of Melbourne, FL; his nephews; and...
Laura Casagrande
Oct 4, 2018
Laura Casagrande, age 97 years, of Kingston, NH, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in Exeter, NH.
Born in Marsteller, PA, November 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Antionia Gervasoli Chiesa.
Laura was a member of the Flemington Presbyterian Church prior to moving to New Hampshire...
Joan Butler Morrone
Oct 3, 2018
Joan Butler Morrone, age 67 years, of Bozeman, MT, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 in Pittstown, NJ, at her daughters home surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, November 19, 1950, she was the daughter of the late William Cass and Jean Lacy Butler.
Joan worked as a teacher throughout her life. She...
Janet Smith
Oct 2, 2018
Janet Smith, age 91 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset, Somerville, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ, October 4, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Anna Bittenmaster Antes.
Her husband, Charles Smith, died in 2014. Surviving are her sisters, Ruth Smith of...
Betty Lou Leverton
Oct 2, 2018
Betty Lou Leverton, age 78 years, of West Amwell Township NJ, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township NJ. She lived in Hunterdon County nearly all her life.
Born September 6, 1940, Betty was the daughter of the late Alfred and Hazel (Barrick) Harrison Sr. While growing up, Betty assisted her...
Alberta C. Kollmer
Oct 2, 2018
Alberta C. Kollmer, age 85 years, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at Bridgeway Rehabilitation and Care Center in Bridgewater Township NJ.
Born May 1, 1933, in Doylestown PA, Alberta was the daughter of the late Edward and Ethel (Smith) Prater. She lived for more than 25 years in the Mt. Airy section of West Amwell Township NJ,...
Ann C. Johnson
Sep 30, 2018
Ann C. Johnson, age 84 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Country Arch Care Center, Union Township NJ.
Born in Newtown, PA, July 9, 1934, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth M. Rounsavill Wiley, she had formerly resided in the New Hope, PA area as a child.
Ann worked...
Frederick Roger Buck
Sep 29, 2018
Frederick Roger Buck, age 83 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at RWJ Hospital, Somerville, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, June 2, 1935, son of the late Arthur and Catherine Ten Eyck Buck, he had resided in Hillsborough Township all his life.
A retired self-employed electrician, Roger was a United States...
Eugene T. Rafferty
Sep 25, 2018
Eugene T. Rafferty, age 57 years, of Hackettstown, NJ, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 in Hackettstown Hospital, Hackettstown, NJ.
Born in Boonton, NJ, January 20, 1961, son of Joan M. Pallay Rafferty and the late Eugene F. Rafferty, he had formerly resided in Basking Ridge, NJ.
Eugene was owner and operator of Eugene Rafferty Landscaping....
Robert Matthew Williges
Sep 25, 2018
Robert Matthew Williges, age 70 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Pittstown, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at his home.
Born in Summit, NJ, February 18, 1948, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Elizabeth Williges. He graduated from New Providence High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Robert was...
