Ralphea Buchanan Cregar

Ralphea Buchanan Cregar, age 97 years, of Jackson, NJ, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, in Care One at Jackson.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, May 1, 1915, daughter of the late Clarence and Iona Butler Cooper, she resided in Flemington, NJ most of her life until 2000 when she moved to Glen Rock, NJ for six years and then to Jackson, NJ.

A 1933 graduate of Flemington High School, she was formerly a bookkeeper for Berkaw & Mathews Feeds, Flemington, NJ; a travel agent for Shive, Wright & Exton, Clinton, NJ, and then was a practical nurse for many years.

Ralphea was a member of the Stangl-Fulper Collectors Club; the Ladies Auxiliary of Flemington V.F.W. Post #7856 and the Hunterdon County Historical Society.

Her first husband, Philip S. Buchanan, died in 1984 and her second husband, Frank Cregar, Jr., died in 2001. Her brother, Clarence L. Cooper, died in 1975.

Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Philip H. Buchanan of Wall, NJ and James R. and Patricia Buchanan of Howell, NJ; four grandchildren, Scot Buchanan, Cynthia Flores, Jenni Mazetta and Laura Forrest; and three great grandchildren, Kaylin Buchanan, Cole Buchanan and Aidan Flores.

Graveside Services will take place on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Magdalen Cemetery, North Main Street, Flemington, NJ under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.