Josephine "Jo" A. Cullen

Josephine (“Jo”) Cullen died peacefully at Independence Manor in Raritan Township NJ on November 11, 2022. She was 99 years young. Her love of gardening, painting, and of befriending everyone she met will live on in her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends.

Jo moved to Flemington in 1959 and spent her days juggling her responsibilities as homemaker, mother of five children, and bookkeeper of the family business. She was married for 66 years to the love of her life, Wallace J. Cullen, former president of Mechanical Precision, Inc., Flemington. The couple shared many passions including fine dining, dancing, Broadway musicals, and world travel. Even with all these activities, she still managed to keep a perfect house, though the perfect cake continued to elude her.

In 2014, two years after her husband died, Jo moved to Independence Manor, where she continued to enjoy painting, reading, and spending time with family and old and new friends.

Over the years, Jo became devoted to the Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Flemington and visited their monastery throughout her life. She was also a lover of talk radio and often discussed daily news events and politics with her children. She was an enthusiast who never stopped learning—or living.

Family members will continue to hold Jo dear to their hearts. In addition to her husband, Jo was predeceased by her son, Wallace J. Cullen, Jr. and her son-in-law, Joseph Jacoby, who both passed away in 2020. She is survived by four children: Jodi Jacoby, Linda Cullen Alexander (Joe), Michael Cullen (Cindy), and Kim Cullen Black (Keith); nine grandchildren: Joseph Jacoby, Jr., Katie Jacoby, Sarah Jacoby, Jessica Menick, Lindsay Cullen, Courtney Alexander, Kerry Cullen, Josh Cullen, and Alex Lawton; and three great-grandchildren: Christopher and Julia Menick and Howie Jacoby.

A Mass of Christian Burial, officiated by Fr. James De Fillipps, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 21, 2022, at St. Magdalen de Pazzi Church, 105 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. Folks attending church are asked to arrive no later than 10:45 A.M., as the mass will begin promptly at 11:00 A.M. Interment will be private. There are no calling hours.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Carmelite Monastery, 26 Harmony School Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822 or Hunterdon Hospice, 215 Route 31 South, Flemington, NJ 08822.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. For further information or to send an on-line condolence, please visit Jo’s Tribute Wall at www.holcombefisher.com.