Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Ralph Lynwood Straw, Jr.
Dec 19, 2015
Ralph Lynwood Straw, Jr., 73 years of age, of Delaware Township, died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 19, 2015, surrounded by his family. Born in Morristown, New Jersey, he was the son of Ralph Lynwood Straw. Sr. and Anne Elizabeth (Saunders) Straw. He spent his childhood years at Rock Ridge Lake in Denville, New Jersey where he first...
Edmund M. Becker
Dec 16, 2015
Edmund (Bud) Becker, age 72 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his home surrounded by family. Born in Chagrin Falls, OH, April 17, 1943, he was the son of the late J. Edmund and Ida Mildahn Becker. The family moved to Beaver Falls, NY where he spent most of his childhood. For the...
William H. Jennings
Dec 15, 2015
William H. Jennings, age 60 years, of Milford, NJ, entered eternal life at the University Medical Center of Princeton, Plainsboro, NJ, with his beloved wife and soulmate, Dolores Sewak, at his bedside. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, April 9, 1955, Bill was raised in Monroe Township, NJ, and went on to be a Staff Sergeant with the US Air...
Gerald "Jerry" C. Nowak
Dec 14, 2015
Jerry Nowak, Prolific Composer/Arranger and Educator, Dies at 79 Gerald Chester Nowak, the prolific arranger/composer, author and music educator better known as Jerry Nowak, 79, died in Flemington on December 14, 2015, following a protracted illness. Jerry achieved an international following as an arranger, composer, conductor and teacher, known especially for his innovations in the techniques and teaching of...
Caroline L. Kahlke
Dec 14, 2015
Caroline L. Kahlke, age 88 years, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2015, at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater, NJ. Born in Staten Island, NY, September 6, 1927,to Mary and Hector Gherzo, she was pre-deceased by her parents, a brother, Peter Cirina, twin brother, John Gherzo, and sister, Rose Jason. She is survived by her loving husband of sixty years,...
Calvin G. Wettstein
Dec 13, 2015
ROSEMONT -- Calvin G. “Cal” Wettstein, a retired Hunterdon County agricultural agent, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at his home. He was 91. Although he was born in Hoboken, the son of a Reformed Church minister, he became a dairy expert. He helped area farmers with various aspects of caring for and improving their herds for more than 40...
Clifford Raymond Hawkins
Dec 13, 2015
Clifford Raymond Hawkins, age 86 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, died on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Pittstown, NJ, October 26, 1929, son of the late Clifford and Lucille Edmonds Hawkins, he had resided in the Hunterdon County, NJ area all his life. Mr. Hawkins was a master glass engraver...
Maurice N. Smith
Dec 12, 2015
Maurice N. Smith, age 79 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Kindred Hospital, Dover, NJ. Born in East Amwell Township, NJ, September 25, 1936, he was the son of the late Maurice and Anna Bakaisa Smith. He was a retired lineman with JCP&L. Maurice was a United States Army veteran. Surviving are his...
Joyce E. Cronce
Dec 12, 2015
Joyce E. Cronce, age 91 years, of Lopatcong Township, NJ, died on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Brakeley Park Care Center, Lopatcong Township, NJ. Born in Easton, PA, April 16, 1924, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Sarah Margeson Stumb. She had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ, Allerton, NJ, and Easton, PA. Joyce was employed in...
Yola L. Ricca
Dec 11, 2015
Yola L. (Peggy) Ricca, age 99 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, December 11, 2015 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in the Bronx, NY, September 13, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Concetta Netta Serrichio. She had resided most of her life in Bergen County, NJ, moving to Raritan...
Doris Dechiaro
Dec 9, 2015
Doris DeChiaro, age 93 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at her residence. Born in Staten Island, NY, June 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Perina Moran. She had previously resided in Toms River, NJ after living in Staten Island for over fifty years and was a graduate...
Timothy James Kilinski
Dec 8, 2015
Timothy James Kilinski, age 18 years, of Pohatcong Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Williams Township, PA as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, October 27, 1997, he was the son of Stephen Paul and Ellen Marie Fazekas Kilinski. He was a Senior at Phillipsburg High School where he had...
Richard Pascarella
Dec 4, 2015
Richard Pascarella, age 73, of Lambertville, NJ, died, Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township, NJ. Born February 24, 1942, in New York, NY, Richard was the son of the late Dominick and Maria Pascarella. He was raised in New York and lived in Staten Island and the remaining New York Burroughs throughout his...
Ruth T. Edgley
Nov 29, 2015
Ruth T. Edgley, age 89 years, of Easton PA., died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Abington Manor, Easton, PA, where she resided. Born in Worcester, MA, September 16, 1926, daughter of the late Francis X. and Georgianna St. Germain Rioux, she had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ for many years, then in New Hope, PA, before moving to Easton....
Joseph C. Distefano, Jr.
Nov 29, 2015
Joseph C. DiStefano, Jr., age 64 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 29, 2015, at his home. Born in Trenton, NJ, son of the late Joseph C. and Margaret Cipriani DiStefano, Sr., he had resided in Morrisville, PA all of his life, and moved to Stockton, NJ. Joe worked at US Fairless Steel Company,...
Diane C. Doyle
Nov 26, 2015
Diane C. Doyle, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Conshohocken, PA, October 8, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Robert Francis and Marie Guano Cardamone. She had formerly resided in Denton, MD and Ewing Township, NJ. A retired teacher, she received her...
Thomas F. Lambert
Nov 24, 2015
Thomas F. Lambert, age 92 years, lifelong resident of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Delaware Township, NJ, August 20, 1923, he was the son of the late Frank and Marion Brewer Lambert. Tom was a retired carpenter. Mr. Lambert was a member of the Larison’s...
Walter A. Schieck
Nov 22, 2015
Walter A. Schieck, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Kindred Hospital, Dover, NJ. Born in New York City, October 25, 1932, son of the late Walter A. and Marie Hazel Terwilliger Schieck, he had resided in the Flemington area since 1972. Walter was a graduate of the City College of New York...
Madeline K. Kurylo
Nov 21, 2015
Madeline K. Kurylo, age 93 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Saturday, November 21, 2015 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in West Amwell Township, NJ, June 30, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rosalia Lea Kuntz. She was a member of the East Amwell Senior Citizens, and a lifelong resident...
John C. Hindle, Jr.
Nov 21, 2015
John C. Hindle Jr., 89, passed away on November 21, 2015. Born in Teaneck, NJ on April 13, 1926 , John was the son of the late John and Bernice Ravett Hindle, brother of the late Marilynn McKeever. He was raised in Bergen County, NJ and was a resident of Hunterdon County since 1945 and a resident of Marco...
