David E. Fergesen

David E. Fergesen, 84, of Hillsborough, NJ died on August 5th, 2023, surrounded by family at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Hunterdon, New Jersey.

He was born on April 20th, 1939, to Sara and Leroy Fergesen in Clinton, Iowa.

Dave attended Cornell College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. During college he starred in several musicals and began a lifelong passion with singing. He also met the love of his life Mary Margaret (who also was attending Cornell College) and fell in love.

He married Mary Margaret Munch on September 9th, 1961, and they had three children, Jonathan, Robert, and Mark.

In the early sixties, he served in the United States Army in Korea as a Nike Missile technician and was honorably discharged in 1964.

David worked in paint formulation in Chicago, IL, adhesives at Johns-Manville Corporation in New Jersey and was awarded two patents while working at National Starch in water moistenable hot melt adhesives in 1973 and 1974. The later years of his career were in entrepreneurship and developing UV curable inks, coatings and adhesives. He successfully built and ran Fergesen Design Company, where he worked on a variety of projects until the early 2000’s. He passed on the entrepreneurial torch to his sons Robert and Mark.

Dave was a long-time member of the congregation of the Clover Hill Reformed Church. He sang in the choir, taught Sunday School, and served in the roles of Elder and Deacon. He also attended New Brunswick Theological Seminary and received his Certificate in Theological Studies in 2007. Dave loved to play golf and near the end he wanted to be sure everyone knew his passion for the game. He shared this passion with his son, Jon, and they played together many, many times.

In addition to his parents, Dave was predeceased by his siblings, L.D., Jim, Virginia, and Victor.

Dave is survived by his wife of over sixty years, Mary; his children, Jonathan, Robert, and Mark; and his grandchildren, Jennifer, Catherine, Luke and Gabriel.

Funeral services, under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 14, 2023, in the Clover Hill Reformed Church with Reverend Beth Scibienski officiating. Graveside services and interment will follow at the Clover Hill Cemetery to the rear of the church.

Memorial contributions or donations in his memory may be made to support the Clover Hill Reformed Church, 890 Amwell Road, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844 or the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or at http://www.alz.org/ .

Cremation services and arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit his Tribute Wall at www.holcombefisher.com.