Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Ross M. Edwards
Jul 17, 2015
Ross M. Edwards, age 92 years, of Hamilton Township, NJ, died on Friday, July 17, 2015 in Capital Health-Hopewell Township, NJ. Born in Grand Gorge, NY, August 28, 1922, he was the son of the late James and Hilda Mackey Edwards. He was a United States Navy veteran, serving as a fighter pilot during World War II. He was...
Joseph R. Desimone
Jul 17, 2015
Joseph R. DeSimone passed away at his home on Long Beach Island, on Friday July 17th, 2015, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Joseph is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Jeannette; his daughter Dana DeSimone, and her husband Todd Uresse, their 2 daughters Stella Hope and Sydney Faith; his daughter Debra Patterson, her husband, William...
Luz Maria Gutierrez
Jul 16, 2015
Luz Maria Gutierrez, age 97 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Foothill Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hillsborough, NJ. Born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 29, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Luz Gomez. She had formerly resided in El Paso, TX. She was a homemaker. She was predeceased...
Shirley M. Stambaugh
Jul 14, 2015
Shirley M. Stambaugh, age 66 years, of Pohatcong Township, NJ, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at her home. Born in Rahway, NJ, July 24, 1948, daughter of the late Richard and Claire Marie Young Sanford, she had formerly resided in Rahway, NJ and Kingwood Township, NJ. Shirley was a supervisor at Hunterdon Developmental Center, Clinton, NJ, until retiring. Surviving...
Debra J. Selleck
Jul 13, 2015
Debra J. Selleck, age 56 years, of Phillipsburg, NJ, died on Monday, July 13, 2015 in Easton Hospital, Easton, PA. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, October 27, 1958, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth DePasquale Pisciotti. She had formerly resided in Irvington, NJ. Debra was a medical administration training school teacher in Elizabeth, NJ. A self-taught...
Doris Ann Rake
Jul 10, 2015
Doris Ann Rake, age 45 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, July 10, 2015, from a kayak accident on the Delaware River in Delaware Township, NJ. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, October 20, 1969, daughter of Joseph Rake of Whiting, NJ, and the late Mary Burd Rake, she had resided in Hunterdon County most of her life. She...
Katie Haney
Jul 10, 2015
Kathryn "Katie" Haney, age 19 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, July 10, 2015, from a kayak accident on the Delaware River in Delaware Township, NJ. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, March 11, 1996, daughter of Todd Haney of Frenchtown, NJ, and the late Doris Ann Rake, she had resided in Hunterdon County all her life. A 2013...
Arnold Weiler
Jul 9, 2015
Arnold Weiler, age 82, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 14, 1932, Arnold was the son of the late Nathan and Tillie (Hessman) Wieselberg. He lived most of his life in NY, moving to Hunterdon County a few years ago. Arnold was in the US Army...
Frank J. Schwenderman
Jul 9, 2015
Frank J. Schwenderman, age 26 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, July 9, 2015, at his home. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, January 24, 1989, he had resided in the Flemington area all his life. An auto mechanic, he was a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School. Surviving are his parents, Jack and Sylvia Guidotti Schwenderman; a sister,...
Richard Merle Adam
Jul 8, 2015
Richard Merle Adam, age 87, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township, NJ. Born September 20, 1927, in Hopewell Township, NJ, Dick graduated from Kearney (NJ) High School, and was otherwise a life-long resident of Hopewell. He served his country during World War II as a Merchant Marine and later with the US...
Marlowe Selmer Furan
Jul 8, 2015
Marlowe "Marty" Selmer Furan, age 59 years, of West Amwell Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in Capitol Health-Hopewell, NJ. Born in Mobile, AL, September 12, 1955, he was the son of the late Jerome and Lucille Herndon Furan. He had resided in West Amwell for the past thirty years. He was an avid Civil War Reenactor...
Frances M. Hopkins
Jul 3, 2015
Frances Mary Hopkins, 82, of Stockton, N.J., died peacefully on Friday, July 3rd, 2015 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her devoted husband, Gerald J. Hopkins, to whom she was married for 62 years. Frances met her husband, Gerald, while working for the Lipton Tea company in Hoboken, N.J. She devoted the rest...
Alice B. Obermeier
Jul 2, 2015
Alice B. Obermeier, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at her home. Born in Ridgefield Park, NJ, June 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late William and Adrianne Schmidt Tuck. She had formerly resided in Parsippany, NJ. She was a retired Middle School Teacher with the Dover, NJ School System....
Marcela Harding
Jun 28, 2015
Marcela Harding, age 70 years, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Brith Sholom House, Philadelphia, PA. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she was a homemaker. Among her survivors are two sons, Christopher Harding and Michael Harding. Arrangements are private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.
William S. Hindak
Jun 28, 2015
William S. Hindak, age 60 years, of Union Township, NJ, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, January 2, 1955, he had resided in Hunterdon County all his life. Bill was employed by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ, for thirty-nine years, retiring in 2013. He and his wife, operated "The...
William Robert Blackwell, Sr.
Jun 26, 2015
William Robert Blackwell, Sr.,age 86 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Friday, June 26, 2015, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ . He was born in Ringoes, NJ, September 19, 1928, son of the late Gershom and Elsie Smith Blackwell, and had resided in Hunterdon County all his life. He was a carpenter and mason, then was...
Marianne Louise Kettler
Jun 26, 2015
Marianne Louise Kettler passed away June 26, 2015 in Flemington, New Jersey, with her husband and daughter holding her tightly. She was 71. Marianne was born April 6, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to the late Shirley and John Slagboom; President of Slagboom Tool and Die, Corporation. Never one to simply watch life pass her by, Marianne’s first career...
Michael G. Katogiritis
Jun 25, 2015
Michael G. Katogiritis, age 88 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, died on Thursday, June 25, 2015 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Greece, May 5, 1927, he had resided in Hunterdon County for ten years. Surviving are his wife of forty-nine years, Kalliopi Courtis Katogiritis; and his three children: George, Nikolaos, and Zampia Katogiritis. Funeral...
Norma D. Yankowski
Jun 24, 2015
Norma D. Yankowski, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at her home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, January 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lena Carini Barbieri. Norma worked in food service as a cafeteria worker for Barley Sheaf Elementary School, Flemington, NJ. She was a Life Member...
Donald J. Padden
Jun 23, 2015
Donald J. Padden, age 79, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Green Acres Manor in Toms River, NJ. Born Christmas Day in 1935 in Bayonne, NJ, Don was the son of the late Frederick and Emily (Jurechko) Padden. He lived much of his life in Bayonne before moving to Middletown, NJ, and then to Flemington, NJ, nearly 20 years...
