Dale M. Garber

Dale M. Garber, age 72 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died Monday, April 1, 2013, in Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Born in Barnesville, PA., May 24, 1940, son of the late Melvin and Olive Blew Garber, he had formerly resided in Piscataway and had resided in Franklin Township over thirty-five years.

Dale was a route salesman for Hartz Mountain Corp. for many years; a part-time bartender and manager of River Road Tavern, Piscataway, NJ; a former employee of Shop-Rite, Clinton, NJ; a bartender for Razberry's Banquet Hall, Kingwood Township, NJ; and was also a parts driver for Ditschman Ford-Lincoln-Mercury and NAPA Auto Parts, both of Flemington, NJ.

He was a breeder and owner of top winning Sliberian Huskies under the family kennel name of Sno-Sky Siberians.

Dale showed his dogs on the East Coast at dog shows; enjoyed mowing his lawn; loved summer pool parties with his family, scratching lottery tickets and taking casino trips.

Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Donna Bertelin Garber; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Danny and Dawn Garber of Flower Mound, TX. and Dale C. Garber of Clinton, NJ; three daughters and a son-in-law, Denise Garber of Flemington, NJ, Dawn and Kevin Clerico of Hillsborough, NJ, and Chessie Davenport of Newark, OH.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Lois and Ben Deeble of Wilmington, DE. and Carolyn and Thomas Heffner of Kutztown, PA.; twelve grandchildren, Colby, Courtney, Kyle, Jenny, Kirsten, Michael, Dylan, Mandy, Dale Michelle, AJ, Travis and Shawnna; and three great grandchildren. He is also survived by his beloved Katrina rescue dog, Lucky.

Memorial services will be held Friday, April 5, 2013, at 8:00 PM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will be private. Calling hours will be Friday 6:00-8:00 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Somerset County 4H Association, 311 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807.

For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.