Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Nov 30, 2017

James Christopher Mahler, age 49, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at his home in Clinton Township, NJ. Jim lived in Pittstown and Hunterdon County NJ most of his life.

Born June 10, 1968 in South Plainfield NJ, Jim was the son of the late Robert William Mahler and Elizabeth (Beevers) Mahler of Fredericksburg VA. He was an...

Nov 30, 2017

Carol Olsen Voorhees, age 98 years, of Flemington, NJ died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at her home.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, November 16, 1919, daughter of the late John and Ruth Nielsen Olsen, she had resided for many years in Whitehouse Station, NJ, then in Winter Haven, FL. for twenty years before returning to the Flemington area...

Nov 25, 2017

Robert Paul, age 84 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at his home.

Born in Lavallette, NJ, November 14, 1933, he was the son of the late Victor and Emily Paul.

Mr. Paul retired from Mobil Oil. He was a United States Air Force veteran.

He was...

Nov 24, 2017

Mary E. Hill, 84, died on November 24, 2017 at South Lake Hospital. She was born in Readington Township, NJ. Ms. Hill moved to Florida in 1985 from Branchburg, NJ.

She was a retired registered nurse who graduated from St. Peter's School of Nursing, New Brunswick, NJ. She received a bachelor's degree in Business Management from St....

Nov 22, 2017

Kar Chun Yue, age 90 years, of Flemington, NJ, went to be with our Lord Jesus on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born June 27, 1927 in Macau, Kar was son of the late Wing Kam Yue and Tang Woon Yue.

A graduate of the New Bedford Textile...

Nov 22, 2017

Douglas Eugene Harding, age 57 years, of Franklin Township, NJ, died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, March 2, 1960, son of Donald Eugene Harding and the late Catherine Sconda Harding, he had formerly resided in Branchburg, NJ.

A Raritan Valley Community College graduate, Doug...

Nov 21, 2017

Carmela “Millie” Michalenko, age 97 years, of Rosemont, NJ died on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in Compassionate Care Hospice, Hamilton, NJ.

Born in Manhattan, NY, March 25, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Pauline Rocco.

Millie was a member of the Stockton Presbyterian Church, the Delaware Township Seniors, and formerly owned...

Nov 20, 2017

Noah J. Gold, age 48 years, of Quakertown, PA, formerly of Flemington, NJ died suddenly while at work on Monday, November 20, 2017.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, March 31, 1969, he was the son of Ruth Loeb Gold of Flemington, NJ and the late Stephen Gold.

Noah was a Department Manager with Walmart, Raritan...

Nov 20, 2017

David C. Murray, age 80 years, of Raritan Township NJ, died Monday, November 20, 2017, at Rehab at River’s Edge in Raritan NJ.

Born August 30, 1937 in West Orange NJ, David was the son of the late Joseph and Olive (Hammond) Murray. He was raised in Plainfield NJ and graduated with the Class of 1955 from...

Nov 19, 2017

Doris Melick-Craig, age 88, passed at home of natural causes on November 19, 2017. Doris was born November 29, 1928 and raised on the “Melick Dairy Farm” on Homestead Road, Oldwick, NJ. Doris was one of three children, brothers Donald and Robert, to the late and loving parents Margaret and James Melick, Oldwick, NJ. She attended the Flemington High...

Nov 18, 2017

John G. Caka, age 94 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, November 18, 2017, at his home.

Born in Corona, Queens, NY, February 26, 1923, son of the late John and Clara Stueber Caka, he had resided in Hunterdon County since 1926, first at Cherryville, NJ, then in Flemington, NJ.

A 1941 graduate of Flemington...

Nov 18, 2017

Anna H. Ryerson, age 101 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, November 18, 2017, at her home.

Born in Elizabeth NJ, December 16, 1915, daughter of the late Mathias and Frances Striefler Hubert, Anna had resided in Flemington most of her life.

A communicant of St. Magdalen Church, Flemington, NJ, she was formerly employed by...

Nov 17, 2017

Sara L. Fitzsimmons, age 91 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, November 17, 2017, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Manhattan, NY, August 8, 1926, daughter of the late Jose and Eleonora Cueto Lopez, she had formerly resided in Flushing, NY.

Sara worked for twenty years as a school secretary...

Nov 16, 2017

Edwin Richard Neumann, age 65 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, December 5, 1951, son of the late Edwin and Opal Suggs Neumann, he was raised in Guttenberg, NJ and had formerly resided in Dumont, NJ.

A Fairleigh...

Nov 5, 2017

Glenna Ann Simpson, age 85 years of Hillsborough, NJ, died November 5, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Hillsborough, NJ.

Born April 15, 1932 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Frances (Roulston) Reddish. She had resided in Hillsborough Township, NJ for the past forty-nine years.

Glenna graduated in 1949 from...

Nov 3, 2017

Terry Schmid, age 61 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died Friday, November 3, 2017, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ, February 20, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rose Kadezabek Schmid.

Terry worked as a manager for the ARC of Hunterdon for many years.

Nov 3, 2017

Laura Ella Blehl, age 88 years, of High Bridge, NJ, died Friday. November 3, 2017, at her home

Laura was born in Readington Township, NJ, August 16, 1929, daughter of the late Henry S. and Ada C. Van Doren Hart and had resided in Hunterdon County all her life.

A 1947 graduate of Flemington High...

Nov 3, 2017

Margaret Opdyke, age 96 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died Friday, November 3, 2017, at Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ, April 4, 1921, daughter of the late Lewis and Eleanor Williamson Cronce, she had resided in Hunterdon County all her life.

A graduate of Flemington High School, she and...

Nov 1, 2017

Velma Gene Dunbar Samson – known as Velma Gene, Velma, or Gene – died on November 1, 2017 at Independence Manor in Flemington NJ, from having lived almost 92 years.

Velma Gene was born in Norwich, CT, on November 11, 1925. Her parents were Edward (EC) and Evelyn (Shattuck) Dunbar, both of long-standing New England stock. Her...

Oct 23, 2017

Elma S. Culberson, age 95 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Monday, October 23, 2017 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Lambertville, NJ, May 25, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel Yerkes Scheetz.

Mrs. Culberson had formerly worked at Hunterdon Musical Instruments and Johanna Farms, as...