Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Feb 3, 2016

Charles P. “Bucky” Zimmerman, age 86, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township, surrounded by his family.

Born February 2, 1930 in Somerville, NJ, son of the late George and Luella (Stenner) Zimmerman, Bucky lived in the Hunterdon County area for more than 40 years, where he was a self-employed plumber...

Feb 2, 2016

Victor J. Bono, age 66 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on February 2, 2016 at his home.

Born in Port Jefferson, NY, February 23, 1949, he was a sculptor and mold maker.

Funeral services and interment will; be private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Jan 31, 2016

Herbert Edward Kent, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at his residence.

Born in East Orange, NJ, September 8, 1923, he was the son of the late Harry and Emma Yaeger Kent. He had formerly resided in Wilmington, NC and Mendham, NJ.

Mr. Kent was a retired self-employed...

Jan 31, 2016

Stewartsville NJ – James Edward Fillebrown, age 93, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at his home in Stewartsville, surrounded by his family.

Born October 28, 1922, in Ringoes NJ, Jim lived in the Hunterdon and Warren County area all of his life. He worked on farm equipment as a mechanic and retired from Frank Rymon & Sons...

Jan 30, 2016

KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP – Ruth H. Zdepski, age 82, died Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown PA.

Born August 29, 1933 in Hillsborough, Somerset County, NJ, Ruth was the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Carver) Snyder. She lived most of her life in Hunterdon County, NJ, and was a long-time member of the Baptistown Baptist...

Jan 29, 2016

Anna M. Sussbauer Drewes, age 95 years, formerly of Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Friday, January 29, 2016 in Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Gloucester County, NJ.

Anna was born in the Bronx, NY on December 3, 1920, daughter of the late John J. and Anna Kollaritsh Sussbauer, Sr.

At the age of nine, Anna moved from...

Jan 28, 2016

Jose Herrera, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, January 28, 2016 in Bridgeway Care Center, Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Born on November 10, 1941 in Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Jose and Adelaida Casanova Herrera.

He worked at Johanna Foods in sales for many years.

Mr....

Jan 27, 2016

David N. Faraher, age 79 years, of Stewartsville, NJ, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, June 26, 1936, son of the late Matthew and Catherine Kinloch Faraher, he had resided in Greenwich Township for the last forty years.

David worked as a Sales Manager...

Jan 26, 2016

Arthur V. Haines, age 85 years, of Cherryville, NJ, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ.

Born October 25, 1930, he was the son of the late Richard and Ethel Meyers Haines.

Arthur was the longest active member of the South Ridge Community Church (formerly Clinton Baptist Church), where...

Jan 23, 2016

Joseph P. Strupp, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at home.

Born in Pluckemin, NJ, December 13, 1932, son of the late Jacob and Nelllie Hough Strupp, he had resided in the Ringoes area for the past thirty years.

A self-employed handyman, he also was formerly employed by the...

Jan 22, 2016

Sofija Klevas, age 99 years, of Lambertville, NJ , died Friday, January 22, 2016, at home.

Born in Lithuania, February 28, 1916, she resided most of her life in Brooklyn, NY, and Queens, NY.

She was a teacher in Lithuania.

Her husband, Vincentas Klevas, died in 1998.

Surviving are two daughters,...

Jan 21, 2016

Linda A. Carver, age 54 years, of Bridgewater Township, NJ, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Rahway, NJ, April 18, 1961, daughter of William and Agnes Letellier Reid, she had formerly resided in Raritan Township, NJ.

Linda worked as an administrative assistant for Merck in...

Jan 21, 2016

Emil R. Svoboda, Jr., age 58 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his residence.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, November 10, 1957, he was the son of the late Emil R. and June Day Svoboda, Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County.

Emil was a 1976 graduate of...

Jan 20, 2016

Samuel Komisar of Frenchtown, New Jersey passed away on January 20, 2016, exactly one month short of his 97th birthday. He was with Florence (Lesser) Komisar, his wife of 72 years, in Winter Garden Florida where they loved to escape NJ winters. They planned for this to be their last winter there after 29 years, then back to New...

Jan 20, 2016

Lawrence A. “Drew” Ziegenfuss, age 60 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died January 20, 2016, in the Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Hillsborough, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, January 16, 1956, he was the son of the late Theodore and Nancy Beith Ziegenfuss.

Drew worked for thirty-eight years as a maintenance worker for the...

Jan 19, 2016

Josephine "Josie" Morgan passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was 91 years old.

Josie grew up in New York City where her father, who emigrated from Sicily, had a shoe sales and repairs business. When she was 16, her family moved to Hunterdon County where she would meet her husband, John Morgan....

Jan 17, 2016

Mary H. Krauss passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, January 17, 2016. She was 90 years old. Mary was born in New Brunswick, NJ. After graduating from New Brunswick High School in three years, Mary entered Trenton State Teachers College (Now The College of New Jersey). Mary would become certified to teach both secondary English and Mathematics....

Jan 14, 2016

Norah Mary Dicey, age 87, died Thursday, January 14, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Bethlehem, PA.

Born February 16, 1928, in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Simon A.G. and Elizabeth (Duff) Dicey. Norah graduated from Port Richmond High School in Staten Island in 1946. Following her graduation, she worked in...

Jan 11, 2016

Dennis Damaschke, 61, of Flemington, NJ passed away while on business in Charlotte, NC on Monday, January 11.

Born in Rochester NY, Dennis worked determinedly in the life insurance industry for 40 years, beginning with Mutual Benefit Life, followed by stints at The Hartford, TIAA-CREF and most recently Metlife. He considered his greatest career rewards the professional...

Jan 11, 2016

Caroline B. Fisher, age 92, died Monday, January 11, 2016, at Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough, NJ. She lived for twenty-five years in Bradenton FL before moving to the Flemington area in 2012.

Born April 7, 1923, in Middletown, OH, daughter of the late Fred and Buelah Johnston Bender, Caroline received her Bachelor’s Degree from Miami of...