Eleanor A. Gessner

Eleanor A. Gessner, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, August 19, 2013, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Templeville, MD, February 13, 1925, daughter of the late Julius and Mary Gulrich Zaunfuchs, she had resided in the area since 1989, having formerly lived in Elizabeth, NJ

Her husband of sixty years, Valentine F. Gessner, died in 2007. Additionally, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Marie A. Gessner Ziegler in 1997.

Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Catherine Gessner of Prescott, AZ, and Raymond and Bertha Gessner of Raritan Township, NJ; a son-in-law, Joseph E. Ziegler of Raritan Township, NJ; and three grandchildren: Sister Mary Veronica, O.P., Adrienne Gessner, and Alex J. Ziegler.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Magdalen Church, 105 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Inurnment will follow in St. Magdalen Mausoleum, North Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Calling hours will be held on Monday from 7-9 p.m. in the funeral home. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, 543 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901, or to the Flemington-Raritan First-Aid and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 686, Flemington, NJ 08822.