Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 20, 2015

Steve lost his battle to Pancreatic cancer on March 20th, 2015. In a fitting tribute this was the first day of spring bringing a snowstorm to his home in Pittstown. NJ.

Steve grew up in Glen Head, NY and as a young man was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying his dogs, hunting, and fishing. He also had a...

Mar 20, 2015

Walter Wasilewski Jr., died Friday, March 20, 2015, at his home in Laurel, Delaware.

Born in Nanticoke, PA., April 30, 1937, son of the late Walter Wasilewski, Sr. and Helen Kukish Wasilewski, he had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ most of his life before moving to Virginia where he resided for eleven years and then in Laurel,...

Mar 20, 2015

Rena Z. Srubjan, age 85 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, March 20, 2015, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ, where she spent three happy and fulfilled years and with her family by her side.

She was born September 11, 1929 in Oxford, NJ, daughter of the late Francis and Hester Wiseburn Zulauf. She...

Mar 19, 2015

Mother Teresa of Mary Immaculate, O.C.D. (Helen Letitia van Winkle) was born in New Haven, CT, on Dec. 16, 1927.

She entered the Carmelite Monastery on Sept. 15, 1948 and faithfully served as Secretary of our Foundress, Mother Mary Magdalen, writing thousands of grateful letters to our benefactors. With motherly care she served the community as Novice...

Mar 18, 2015

William J. Hrynyk, age 78 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Little Brook Nursing Home, Lebanon Township, NJ.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, September 4, 1936, son of the late Jack and Katherine Kobilinski Hrynyk, he had resided in Flemington most of his life.

Bill was a retired self-employed welder, then operated...

Mar 16, 2015

Donald L. Orashen, age 52 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Monday, March 16, 2015, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, September 16, 1962, son of Doris Compton Orashen of Raritan Township, NJ and the late Duke Orashen, he had resided in Hunterdon County all his life.

A...

Mar 16, 2015

Debra G. Ross, age 60, died Monday, March 16, 2015 at her home in Delaware Township, NJ, surrounded by her family.

Born April 18, 1954, in Plainfield, NJ, Debra was the daughter of the late Joseph and Jeane (Lybrand) Good. She was raised in Clark, NJ, however, she had “southern roots” in South Carolina, where she vacationed...

Mar 14, 2015

Hildegarde Stewart, age 92, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Born June 4, 1922 in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Theresia Haefele. After immigrating to the United States as a young girl, Hildegarde was a Secretary for a construction company in New...

Mar 12, 2015

Phyllis S. Chapin, age 85 years, of West Chester, PA., died Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Barclay Friends Nursing Center, West Chester, PA.

Born in Worcester, MA, June 28, 1929, daughter of the late William and Alice Morey Spooner, she had resided in East Lynne, CT., then in Readington Township, NJ, until moving to West Chester seven...

Mar 11, 2015

John B. Solano, age 96 years, of Waretown, NJ, formerly of Colonia, NJ, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in the Southern Ocean Medical Center, Stafford Township, NJ.

Born in Kearny, NJ, April 5, 1918, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary Lico Solano.

He was a retired serviceman with Elizabethtown Gas...

Mar 7, 2015

Rae Baldinger, age 91 years, of Lebanon, NJ, formerly of Lauderhill, FL, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at her home.

Born in New York City, NY, March 31, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Sadie Holler Hirschkowitz.

She was a family insurance broker and a homemaker.

Funeral services...

Mar 7, 2015

James V. Martin, age 87 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Attleboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Langhorne, PA.

Born in New York City, February 14, 1928, son of the late Thomas and Frances Farley Martin, he had resided most of his life in New York City. He was a graduate of the...

Mar 6, 2015

Cody B. Czyzewski, age 20 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at home.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, September 27, 1994, son of Lisa Czyzewski of Raritan Township, NJ and Charles Jackson of Camden, NJ, he was a graduate of Somerville High School and was a student at Raritan Valley Community College.

Mar 6, 2015

Helen D. Rynearson, age 88 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Croton, NJ, April 30, 1926, daughter of the late William and Lillian Burget Daly, she had resided in Hunterdon County most of her life.

A graduate of Flemington High School,...

Mar 5, 2015

Jane C. Neumiller, age 92 years, of Asbury, NJ, died March 5, 2015, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Pennsylvania, January, 25, 1923,she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Marion Winters Hagen.

Funeral services and interment in Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, NY will be under the direction of the...

Mar 1, 2015

Anastasia Ciechanowski, age 88 years, of Farmingdale, NY, died March 1, 2015 at Rehab at Rivers Edge, Raritan Borough, NJ.

Born in Queens, NY, May 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Josephine Dudack.

A homemaker, she was pre-deceased by her husband Stanley Ciechanowski in 2010.

Surviving are one son, Brian...

Feb 28, 2015

Frances Grimaldi, a loving Mother, Grandmother and Mother-in-law, age 95 years, of Hillsborough, NJ, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough, NJ.

Born in New York City, NY, December 8, 1919, daughter of the late Vincent and Eleonora (Scannella) Fatigante, she had formerly resided in Glen Ridge, NJ for 37 years.

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Feb 28, 2015

Michael Cronce, age 65 years, of Waterville, ME., formerly of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Maine General Hospital, Waterville, ME.

Born in Somerville, NJ, February 10, 1950, son of the late Harold and Elizabeth Hann Cronce, he had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ and had resided in Waterville for eleven years.

A...

Feb 28, 2015

Cheryl L. Rizzo, age 69, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at her home in Alexandria Township, NJ, surrounded by her family.

Born November 15, 1945, in Irvington, NJ, Cheryl was the daughter of the late Theodore and Eleanor (Wenzel) Collins. She worked for nearly 25 years as a secretary for the Bridgewater-Raritan School System, retiring in 2008....

Feb 26, 2015

Bette D. Phillips, age 80, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township.

Born February 24, 1935, in Cranford, NJ, Bette was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary (Thaisz) Dougherty. Raised in Cranford, she has lived in Hunterdon County for many years.

Bette was as an Office Manager and...