Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Marjorie H. Cervenka
Nov 23, 2014
Marjorie H. Cervenka, age 88, died Sunday, November 23, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Kingwood, NJ, January 29, 1926, daughter of the late Horace and Talitha Snyder Smith, she had resided in Hunterdon County all her life. A graduate of Frenchtown High School, Marjorie was a farmer with her late husband, Gerald Cervenka, and...
William J. Pershyn
Nov 19, 2014
William J. Pershyn, age 79 years, of Milford, NJ, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at home. Born in New York City, November 11, 1935, son of the late John and Ann Kutch Pershyn, he had resided in Milford, NJ most of his life. He also formerly resided in Big Pine Key, Fl. for eight years. He was formerly co-owner...
Richard J. Pyznar
Nov 19, 2014
Richard J. Pyznar, age 73 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died November 19, 2014 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, September 14, 1941, son of the late Steven and Irene Lucas Pyznar, he had formerly resided in the Stanton, NJ area. Richard received his Master’s Degree at New York University and was the...
Andrea D. Princen
Nov 19, 2014
Andrea D. Princen, age 59, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. Born October 19, 1955 in Budapest, Hungary, Andrea was the daughter of the late Jozsef and Margit (Horvath) Dancs. She came to the United States in 1972 and attended Linden High School, graduating with the Class of 1974. Andrea received her Bachelors...
Thomas Alexander Read
Nov 17, 2014
Thomas Alexander Read, age 36 years, of Phillipsburg, NJ, died on Monday, November 17, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. Born in Somerville, NJ, November 6, 1978, he was the son of Anne Leaver Read of Flemington, NJ and the late James Read. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 1 PM in...
James R. Snyder
Nov 17, 2014
James R. Snyder, age 59 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died Monday, November 17, 2014 in the Valley View Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Raritan Township, September 18, 1955, he was the son of the late Clarence and Doris Robinson Snyder. James was a oil truck driver for Zanetti Oil, Flemington, NJ. Surviving are one brother, Perry Snyder...
Dorothy Anne Bush
Nov 16, 2014
Dorothy Anne Bush, age 91 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at her home. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, August 2, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Catherine O'Farrell Kelly. A 1942 graduate of St. Peter's High School, New Brunswick, NJ, she was employed by Johns Manville in Bound...
Virginia Mccrann
Nov 16, 2014
Virginia McCrann, age 95 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Sunday, November 16, 2014, at Manor Care, New Providence, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late Arthur G. and Theresa Schweizer Jackson, she had formerly resided in Frenchtown, NJ, Kingwood Township, NJ, Maple Shade, NJ and Cherry Hill, NJ before moving to Raritan Township twenty-four years ago....
Shirlee M. Finnegan
Nov 16, 2014
Shirlee Mae Finnegan, age 94 years, formerly of Cheshire,CT, Chapel Hill, NC, and Daytona Beach, FL, died on Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Foothill Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation, Hillsborough, NJ. Born in Meriden, CT, December 27, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Flora Troesch O'Brien. A homemaker and accomplished golfer, she was fourteen time champion...
Paul A. Thompson, Sr.
Nov 14, 2014
Paul A. Thompson, Sr., age 69 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home. Born in Queens, NY, April 25, 1945, son of the late Norman and Julia Edmund Thompson, he resided in the Flemington, NJ area for the past thirty-seven years. Paul worked in financial services and was the owner and operator of...
Mark Ziemba
Nov 14, 2014
Mark Ziemba, age 64 years, of Yardley, PA, died on Friday, November 14, 2014 in St. Mary's Hospital, Langhorne, PA. Born in Flemington, NJ, May 30, 1950, he was the son of the late Richard and Lucia Zanetti Ziemba. He had formerly resided in Pennington, NJ, moving to Yardley in 1989. He was a union laborer with the Heavy...
Harrie Edmond Copeland Iii
Nov 10, 2014
Harrie Edmond Copeland III, of Delaware Township, NJ, died suddenly on November 10, 2014 in Florida at the age of 64. He was a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School class of 1968 and a BA in Business in 1972-73 from University of South Carolina. Copeland served over 20 years in the Navy and retired as a Commander, served...
Joyce H. Kanach
Nov 8, 2014
Joyce Hoffman Kanach, 72, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at her home. She had Parkinson’s disease. A beloved wife, mother and grandmother, she lived in Hunterdon County for her whole life. The daughter of Martin and Blanche Higgins Hoffman, she was born in Bound Brook on June 19, 1942, and grew up in Flemington. Joyce was a member of...
Zoltan "Steve" Kovacs
Nov 8, 2014
Zoltan Stephen “Steve” Kovacs, age 86, died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township, NJ. Born May 7, 1928 in New Brunswick, NJ, he has the son of the late Steve and Helen (Simon) Kovacs. Steve was a member of the United States Army during the Korean War. He retired after 42 years from Bristol...
Beatrice M. Etzel
Nov 8, 2014
Beatrice M. Etzel, age 90 years, of Croton, NJ (Raritan Township) died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at her home. Born in Emmaus, PA., October 12, 1924, daughter of the late Irvin and Ella Snyder Schmoyer, she had resided in the Croton area since 1942. She and her husband, Stanley Etzel who died in 1996, operated Etzel's Restaurant, Croton, NJ,...
Patricia Anne Pribish
Nov 7, 2014
Patricia Anne Pribish, age 72, died Friday, November 7, 2014 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ. Born February 21, 1942 in Jamaica, NY, Patricia was the daughter of the late William Peter and Margaret (Fox) Radley. Raised in Port Reading, NJ, she lived in Woodbridge before eventually moving to Pittstown in 1974, where she has lived since....
Michael Liskowacki
Nov 7, 2014
Michael Liskowacki, Sr., age 83 years, of Milford, NJ, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Old Orchard Health Care Center in Easton, PA. Born on February 9, 1931, in Flemington, NJ, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary (Hrichus) Liskowacki, and was a lifelong area resident, moving to Milford in the 1960’s. Michael joined the...
William H. Larue, Jr.
Nov 5, 2014
William H. LaRue, Jr., age 57 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, July 6, 1957, son of Thelma Todd LaRue of Flemington, NJ, and the late William H. LaRue, Sr. he was a retired employee of the NJ Department of Transportation Trenton, NJ, where...
Bronislaw H. Najnigier
Nov 2, 2014
Bronislaw H. Najnigier, age 88, of Huntington, CT, died Sunday, November 2, 2014. He was the loving father of Kyra N. Lindemann of Ringoes, NJ, and Michael G. Najnigier and daughter-in-law, Jill Najnigier of Boston, and the cherished grandfather -- “Dziada” – to Nicholas A. Najnigier, Oliver R. Najnigier and Mikael H. Lindemann. Born in Kamienica Polska, Poland, January...
Ann B. Borman
Nov 1, 2014
Ann B. Borman, age 86, died Saturday, November 1, 2014 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ. Born February 22, 1928 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Hyman and Jeanette (Sift) Jacobs. Predeceased by her brother, Simmy Jacobs, Ann is survived by her three daughters, Kimi Mittler of Ringoes, NJ, Cyd Little of Arlington,...
