Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Apr 16, 2016

Robert B. Hammesfahr, age 93 years, of Clinton, NJ died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born March 22, 1923, in Hamilton Beach, Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Ernest James and Lillian Weber Hammesfahr. Robert resided in Pittstown, NJ from 1960-2015.

Robert served in the...

Apr 15, 2016

Patricia Walden, aged 84 years, died Friday, April 15, 2016 in Newtown, PA.

Born February 23, 1932, in Princeton, NJ, Patricia was the daughter of the late Arthur Joseph and Mary (Fallon) Tighe. She was raised in Princeton before living in Hunterdon County most of her life, first in Asbury (Bethlehem Township) NJ, and then to Flemington...

Apr 14, 2016

Harry Walski, age 75 years, of Bushkill, PA., died Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, May 17, 1940, son of the late John and Mary Parachuk Walski, he had formerly resided in Nutley, NJ, and had resided in Bushkill PA for eight years.

He was formerly...

Apr 13, 2016

John J. Rozborski, age 93 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ May 31, 1922, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Jaracz Rozborski. He had resided in Raritan Township for most of his life.

John was a...

Apr 12, 2016

Alicia Herrera, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in Green Knoll Center, Bridgewater, NJ.

Born on May 22, 1941 in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Juanita Perez Vasquez.

A homemaker, she was a long time member of Kingdom Hall of...

Apr 11, 2016

Siegfried Braun, age 81 years, of Delaware Township, NJ died on Monday, April 11, 2016 in Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA.

Born in Newark, NJ, October 30, 1934, he was the son of the late Friedrich and Hilda Krohmer Braun.

Mr. Braun was a lifelong entrepreneur, working his way up from a shoeshine stand to become...

Apr 11, 2016

Patricia Ann Parente, age 90, died on Monday, April 11, 2016, in Flemington, NJ. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born in Colombus, OH, to Marie Antoinette Clementine and John Finneran, she had five beloved siblings who preceded her in death: Jack, Marie, Tom, Don and Raymond. Patricia moved to New York City in 1944 to live with...

Apr 10, 2016

John E. Kotulich, age 81 years, of Readington Township, NJ died on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Kindred Hospital, Dover, NJ.

Born in Passaic, NJ, November 6, 1934, he was the son of the late Elias and Pauline Zajac Kotulich.

John was a self-employed farmer. Always willing, he didn't care who you were, he lent...

Apr 9, 2016

Omar Adams, age 91 years, of Lecanto, FL died on Saturday, April 9, 2016 there.

Born in Canada, November 22, 1924, he was the son of the late Omar and Nina Barclay Adams.

Omar was a materials handler with Pratt-Whitney until retiring.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Deschennes Adams; four sons,...

Apr 8, 2016

Nancy S. Pillon, age 58 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died Friday, April 8, 2016, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, June 19, 1957, daughter of Pearl Jamieson Pillon of Ringoes, NJ and the late Charles H. Pillon, she had resided in the Princeton area and in the Ringoes area for many years....

Apr 8, 2016

Charlotte Bongiovanni, age 75 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, April 8, 2016 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, April 25, 1940, daughter of the late Michael and Carmella Villagio Monetti, she had resided in Raritan Township, NJ for the past forty-seven years.

Charlotte worked as a...

Apr 8, 2016

Paul J. Trotta, age 74 years, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township from complications of lung and heart disease.

Paul was born in Queens, New York in 1942, son of the late Paul and Marjorie (Brockington) Trotta, he moved to Union, NJ, as a young child.

He...

Apr 7, 2016

Kenneth Joseph Grecco, age 56 years, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Rolling Hills Care Center in Clinton Township, NJ.

Born December 10, 1959, in Irvington, NJ, Kenneth was the son of Angelo Grecco and the late, Rita (Murphy) Grecco. He grew up in Jutland, NJ, living most of his life in Hunterdon County, graduating from North...

Apr 5, 2016

Richard Charles Brokaw, age 63, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at his home in Phillipsburg, NJ.

Born August 31, 1952 in Plainfield, NJ, Richard was the son of the late Eugene Brokaw and Kathryn (Siry) Brokaw.

A tradesman, he worked in the construction industry and most recently, part time as a truck driver with Silfis...

Apr 5, 2016

Elizabeth M. Faller, age 78 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in the Cancer Treatment Center of America, Philadelphia, PA.

A lifelong resident of Hunterdon County, she was born in Somerville, NJ, March 10, 1938, daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth Klein Sauerland.

Liz was a 1957 graduate of Hunterdon...

Apr 4, 2016

Stephen "Darth Vader" Phillip Bast Jr., age 47, of Granite City, IL, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 in New Jersey due to an accident. Steve was born on April 19, 1968 in Alton, IL, a son of the late Stephen Phillip Bast Sr., and Virginia Ardell (Angle) Bast.

Steve was a United States Navy veteran...

Apr 2, 2016

Anna M. Zdepski, age 90, died Saturday, April 2, 2016, at her home, Arden Courts, Yardley, PA.

Born in Stockton, NJ, May 11, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Eva Gula Zdepski.

Anna was a lifetime member of Baptistown Baptist Church, Baptistown, NJ, where she taught Sunday school. She worked more...

Apr 1, 2016

Patricia Ann Giordano, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016, after a hard fought battle with breast cancer in the Hunterdon Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.

Patricia was born on February 3, 1934, in Berlin, NJ where she was also raised. She was the daughter of the late...

Mar 30, 2016

Dereck Bradford Williamson, writer and longtime humor columnist for New Jersey weekly newspapers, died on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He was 87 years old.

Born January 20, 1929, he was the son of the late Ruth Thomas and P. Merton Williamson. He graduated from Flemington High School in 1947 and Catawba College in 1951 with an English/Journalism...

Mar 26, 2016

Edward F. Maute, age 72 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died suddenly at his home on March 26, 2016.

He is survived by his wife of forty-five years, Connie Maute;, his son, Joel Maute and his wife Amy, and grandsons, Harrison and Luke all of Port Washington, NY. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Lee Maute...