Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Paul James Trotta
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...
Kenneth Joseph Grecco
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...
Richard C. Brokaw
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...
Elizabeth M. Faller
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...
Stephen Phillip Bast, Jr.
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...
Anna M. Zdepski
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...
Patricia Ann Giordano
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...
Dereck Bradford Williamson
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...
Edward F. Maute
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...
Rachel Gina Traina
Mar 26, 2016
Rachel Gina Traina, 92, died peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2016. She spent her final days in her home of 57 years, in Delaware Township, New Jersey, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, overlooking her beloved trees, stone walls and orchard in early bloom. Rachel was born to Rocco and Anna DiLullo Treppiedi, who were immigrants from Chieti,...
Audrey Corso
Mar 25, 2016
Audrey Corso, age 74 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Friday, March 25, 2015, in an auto accident on Route 523, Readington Township, NJ.
Born in Ickesburg, PA., August 18, 1941, daughter of the late Mark and Nellie Kockendefer Bistline, she had formerly resided in Essex Junction, VT. and had resided in Flemington since 2003.
A...
Carol A. Walling
Mar 25, 2016
Carol A. Walling (nee Vrahnos) passed away peacefully with her husband and daughters by her side at Manor Care in Easton, PA, on Friday, March 25, 2016 in her 78th year.
Carol most recently lived in Kunkletown, PA and formerly resided in Port St. Lucie, FL. Born in Millburn, NJ, April 27, 1937, she was the daughter...
Frank Corso
Mar 25, 2016
Frank Corso, age 76 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Friday, March 25, 2016, in an auto accident on Route 523, Readington Township, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 5, 1939, son of the late Vincent and Mary DiFranco Corso
he had formerly resided in Essex Junction, VT. and had resided in Flemington since 2003.
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Gerald George Ryan
Mar 24, 2016
Gerald George Ryan, age 69 years, of Delaware Township, NJ died on Thursday, March 24, 2016 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, August 8, 1946, he was the son of the late George and Catherine Bryant Ryan. He had resided in Delaware Township for the past eleven years.
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Francis Gullick, Jr.
Mar 21, 2016
Francis Gullick, Jr., age 53 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Monday, March 21, 2016, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, January 21, 1963, son of the late Francis and Theresa Molosky Gullick, Sr., he had formerly resided in Bound Brook, NJ and had resided in Readington Township for twenty-two years.
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Lisa Dianne Picinich
Mar 20, 2016
Lisa Dianne Picinic, age 48 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Sunday, March 20, 2016 in RWJ-Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ.
She was born in Elizabeth, NJ on February 28, 1968.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 2 PM in Lower Amwell Cemetery, Delaware Township, NJ under the direction of the...
William J. Conboy
Mar 19, 2016
Local artist and antique dealer, William J. Conboy, age 83 years, died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his home in Delaware Township, NJ.
Born on February 27, 1933, in Yonkers, New York, Bill was the son of the late Irving and Grace Jeanne Heckman Conboy. He lived in Westchester County, NY, before moving to Hunterdon County more...
Mae M. Zapko
Mar 19, 2016
Mae M. Zapko, age 99 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ.
Born in Annandale, NJ, March 17, 1917, daughter of the late James Edmonds and Ida Bolmer Edmonds Griffith, she resided in the Flemington area most of her life.
She was married for sixty-three...
Michael D. Marion
Mar 17, 2016
Michael D. Marion, age 58 years, of Alpha, NJ, died Thursday, March 17, 2016, in Lopatcong Care Center, Lopatcong Township, NJ.
Born in Doylestown, PA., January 26, 1958, son of the late Russell E. and Marilyn Zanetti Marion, he had resided all his life in the Flemington area except two years in Frenchtown, NJ and also in...
Pauline Patricia Smith
Mar 14, 2016
Pauline Patricia Smith, age 86 years, died Monday, March 14, 2016 at Bridgton Residential Health Care Center in Bridgton, Maine.
Born on the morning of the stock market crash, October 29, 1929, in the Bronx, NY, 'Patsy' was the daughter of the late Paul and Selina (Patman) Lauron. She later married the late Earl Paul Smith of...
