Xhem Hysenaj

Xhem Hysenaj, of Doylestown, PA passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Mother Teresa Hospital, Tirana, Albania. He was 68 years old.

Born in Albania on April 15, 1954, he was the son of the late Sadri and Syka Husenaj. He spent his early years in Albania before moving to Montargis, France where he was raised. He later immigrated to Bronx, NY where he started his family. He had been in the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area since 1986.

In the hospitality industry all his life, he was the owner of La Catena Restaurant in Roselle Park, NJ, which he opened in 1986 along with Hotel Selvi in his native country of Albania. Xhem was also a translator during the war in Kosovo in the late 1990's.

His family remembers him as a Renaissance Man. He spoke seven different languages, was a master craftsman, and especially loved boating, the beach, and the water. Additionally, he was a world traveler, traveling through most of the United States and the world. Above all, he enjoyed spending time with his family.

Surviving are his wife, Fabiola Sinani; his six children, Nazmi Husenaj and his wife Erin Husenaj, Sadije Husenaj and her fiancé Roberto Barca, Zenep Husenaj, Selvi Husenaj, Sofi Hysenaj and Samanta Hysenaj, his granddaughters, Madelyne and Lilly Husenaj; his siblings, Gani Husenaj, Rustem Husenaj, as well as Dusha Fejzaj.

Calling hours will be on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, from 4:00 – 8:00 PM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. Funeral services will take place on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at 10:00 AM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home. Burial in the family plot will follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Capner Street, Flemington, NJ.

The family would like to extend an invitation following the ceremony at the cemetery to join with them for food and fellowship at Dora Restaurant, 17 Main Street, Clinton NJ 08809.

For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit Mr. Hysenaj’s Tribute Wall at www.holcombefisher.com.