Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Ethel Bartone
Nov 5, 2015
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP – Ethel Bartone, age 99, died Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ.
Born March 3, 1916, in North Bergen, NJ, Ethel was the daughter of the late Nathan and Therese Katherina (Mueller) Backenroth. Ethel lived for many years in the Bergen County area before moving to the Hunterdon County...
Paul Douglas Cronce
Nov 4, 2015
Paul Douglas Cronce, age 94 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Ringoes, NJ, November 17, 1920, son of the late Paul Q. and Mary Strimple Cronce, he had resided in Ringoes all his life.
Doug was a US Army Air Corps veteran of...
Patricia H. Wengryn
Nov 3, 2015
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP – Patricia Hall Wengryn, 84, of Pittstown (Franklin Township) passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, November, 3, 2015.
Born in Flemington, July 19, 1931, Patricia (Pat) was the first of two children of Bernice Conkling Hall and Stanley Dean Hall.
She was a 1949 graduate of Flemington High School. She attended Douglass College....
Paulo P. Gucciardo
Nov 1, 2015
Paulo P. Gucciardo, age 79 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, November 1, 2015, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Paulo was born June 19,1936, in Porto Alege, Brazil, and after finishing high school was in the Brazilian Army. He then became an electrician and in 1968 moved to New York City. In 1969,...
Regina Robertson
Oct 28, 2015
Regina Robertson, age 96 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ, April 28, 1919, she was a homemaker.
Her husband, William Robertson, died in 1997. Surviving are a son, William Robertson, of Maine; one brother, one sister, and ten grandchildren....
Donna C. Illinico
Oct 28, 2015
Donna C. Illinico, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Flemington Borough, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her home.
Born in Somerville, NJ, June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Martha Austin.
Donna was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary American Legion Post #159, a...
Shirley A. Korth
Oct 28, 2015
Shirley A. Korth, age 81 years, of Phillipsburg, NJ, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, in Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late Russell and Jennie Hurd MacEachern, she had formerly resided in Alpha, NJ, and had resided in Phillipsburg, NJ for fourteen years.
Shirley was an avid...
Elizabeth Suzanne Sherman
Oct 27, 2015
Elizabeth Suzanne Sherman, age 35 years, of Charleston, SC., died Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital, Charleston.
Born in Flemington, NJ, July 10, 1980, she was the daughter of Robert C. and Wendy Matthews Sherman of Glen Gardner, NJ.
She was a graduate of Voorhees High School and was...
Thaddeus "Ted" Kania, Jr.
Oct 27, 2015
Thaddeus "Ted" Kania, Jr., age 73 years, of Somerville, NJ, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at RWJ Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, December 7, 1941, son of the late Thaddeus and Blanche Sdebel Kania, he had formerly resided in North Branch, NJ and had resided in Somerville twenty-five years.
A lifelong construction...
Tasha L. Phillips
Oct 26, 2015
Tasha L. Phillips, age 25 years, of Pemberton, NJ died suddenly at home on Monday, October 26, 2015.
Born July 27, 1990, in Easton, PA, Tasha was the daughter of Donna Wilson of Freemansburg, PA and Keith Phillips of Wisconsin. She lived in Freemansburg for many years before moving to Pemberton less than a year ago.
...Helen M. Kennedy
Oct 25, 2015
Helen M. Kennedy, age 94 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Lebanon, NJ.
Born October 11, 1921, daughter of the late Charles and Helen O’ Conor Kennedy, she had formerly resided in Whitehouse Station, NJ.
Helen worked as a Clerk Typist for Hunterdon County Senior...
John "Jack" Heathcote
Oct 24, 2015
John “Jack” Heathcote, age 82, died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, after a brief illness.
Born November 13, 1932, in Newark, NJ, Jack was the son of the late Clifford and Margaret (Benfold) Heathcote. He lived many years in Union, NJ, where he raised his family with his former wife Betty...
Darrin Crawford
Oct 24, 2015
Darrin Crawford, age 50 years, of Union Township, NJ, died Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Kindred Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, he had been a resident of Hunterdon Developmental Center, Clinton, NJ, for several years.
Surviving are three aunts.
Private graveside services will be held under the direction of the...
Nancy M. Dimicco
Oct 24, 2015
Nancy M. DiMicco, age 95, died of natural causes Saturday, October 24, 2015, surrounded by her family at her residence at Independence Manor in Raritan Township, NJ, where she lived for a brief time.
Born January 31, 1920, in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Martha Maurizi. She was married to the...
Jarrett James Hill
Oct 23, 2015
Jarrett [“J.J.”] James Hill, born on April 1st 1988, of Stockton NJ, passed away suddenly and tragically in his hometown on October 23, 2015 at age 27.
He leaves behind his mother, Lori A. Hill; father, Guy Harris Hill; sister Denise Lee Falardeau; brother Curtis John Hill; and large extended family.
Jarrett was generous, smart,...
David E. Scheirer
Oct 23, 2015
David E. Scheirer, age 92 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Friday, October 23, 2015 at his residence.
Born in Atlanta, GA, June 23, 1923, he was the son of the late James and Olive Rauch Scheirer.
A World War II Navy Veteran, David was a Chemist for Honeywell in Morristown, NJ.
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Janet Masley
Oct 22, 2015
Janet Masley, age 93 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died on Thursday, October 22, 2015 in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.
Born in South River, NJ, December 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine Janusz Halka.
She was predeceased by her husband, Steven, and a son, Richard. Surviving are...
Carol J. Clerico
Oct 21, 2015
Carol J. Clerico, age 71 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at her home.
Born in Trenton, NJ, September 19, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Jennie Ogrinz Chalupa and spent her early years living in Kingwood and Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.
Carol had an...
Walter Charles Thomas
Oct 18, 2015
Walter Charles Thomas, age 90 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at his home.
Born in Irvington, NJ, December 22, 1924, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Myrtle Kelly Thomas. He had resided in Kingwood Township for twenty years.
Mr. Thomas was a retired Special Mechanic with...
Denise A. Hilzer
Oct 17, 2015
Denise A. Hilzer, age 78, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ, after a brief illness.
Born in Plainfield, NJ, October 15, 1937, Denise was the daughter of the late Edward and Constance (Pequino) Morgan. She was a resident of Raritan Township for more than 50 years.
Denise was...