Carl F. Carrer

Carl F. Carrer, age 95 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, May 8, 2006, at his residence.

Born in Newark, NJ, April 10, 1911, he was the son of the late Charles and Henrietta Feitzinger Carrer. He had formerly resided in Union, NJ.

He was a truck driver for Riverside Trucking( Schiffenhaus Bros.), Newark, NJ, retiring in 1976. He was a member of Teamster's Local #478 for over forty years, serving as shop steward.

Carl enjoyed playing the piano, solving crossword puzzles, and watching and playing baseball. He played for the Newark Opal semi-pro baseball team in his twenties.

His wife of over sixty-five years, Elizabeth A. Schwartz Carrer, died in 2003. He was also pre-deceased by a brother, Edwin, and four sisters, Rosalie Lasky, Marguerite McCormack, Beatrice Wagner, and Hilda Novak. Surviving are two daughters, Joyce Skibinsky and her husband Anthony of Raritan Township, NJ, and Diane E. Brandauer of Raritan Township, NJ; and one grandson, Richard Carl Skibinsky; his caregiver, Donna Klimczak; two sisters, Nellie McGovern and Roberta Gallo, both of Toms River, NJ; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Anne Pietrucha of Union, NJ, and Richard and Elizabeth Schwartz of Clark, NJ, and many loving nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30 AM in Our Lady of Victories Church, Route 519, Baptistown, NJ. Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 2-4:30 PM and 7-8:30 PM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hunterdon Hospice, 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, NJ 08822.

Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.