Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Apr 13, 2014

Brevoort C. Conover, former Warren County, New Jersey 4-H Agent and New Jersey State 4-H Youth Development Department Chair, died peacefully at his home in Bethlehem, PA on April 13, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was 83 years of age.

Born and raised on a farm in Pittstown, Hunterdon County, N.J., he was the son of...

Apr 10, 2014

Jean J. Columbo age 94 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at her home.

Born in Newark, NJ, October 20, 1919, daughter of the late Nicola and Ann Dauria Ciccone, she had resided in the area for the past four years, having formerly lived many years in Toms River and Newark, NJ.

Apr 10, 2014

Robert L. Delaney, M.D., of Raritan Township, New Jersey and Duck Key, Florida, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Hunterdon Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was 78 years old.

Robert was born in Belmont, MA, January 24, 1936, the son of the late Richard and Laura Halloran Delaney. He was a longtime resident of the...

Apr 9, 2014

Herman W. Schiller, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday, April 09, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, June 24, 1924, son of the late Herman and Augusta Jaeger Schiller, he had resided in the Flemington area for the past nine years and had formerly resided in...

Apr 8, 2014

Pauline B. Eble, age 85 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 11, 1928, she had resided in Hunterdon County since 1954, and Raritan Township since 1966.

She was a former secretary on Wall Street and a homemaker....

Apr 8, 2014

William E. Plum, age 90 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, November 9, 1923, he was the son of the late Edward and Esther Plum. He had formerly resided in Newark, NJ and Irvington, NJ, before moving to Raritan Township...

Apr 7, 2014

Nina Bosco, age 87 years, of High Bridge, NJ, died Monday, April 7, 2014, at Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Sicily, June 13, 1926, she had resided in High Bridge since 2005 and had formerly resided in Westfield, NJ.

A seamstress, she was formerly employed for many years by Norman Hilton...

Apr 7, 2014

Catherine Giffin, age 80 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Monday, April 7, 2014, in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ.

Born in Staten Island, NY, December 21, 1933, daughter of the late Peter and Dorothy Lucey Stachlik, she had resided in East Amwell Township since 1997 and had formerly resided in Mendham, NJ and Piscataway, NJ....

Apr 7, 2014

Mary Morsell, age 90 years, formerly of Irvington, NJ and Whiting, NJ, died on Monday, April 7, 2014, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Buffalo, NY, August 13, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Adele Drager Wurzback. She moved to Flemington, NJ in 2010 to be near her beloved...

Apr 5, 2014

Tara Danielle Whitman, age 25 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Saturday, April 5, 2014.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, April 8, 1988, she was the daughter of Richard and Diane Whitman of Bound Brook, NJ and Ann Whitman of Franklin Township, NJ.

Tara was a graduate of North Hunterdon High School...

Apr 5, 2014

Mary L. Corcoran, age 96 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, April 5, 2014, in Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, November 11, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Karstesen Sutter. She had formerly resided in Roselle, NJ.

She worked at...

Apr 3, 2014

George J. Gardner, age 70, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at home in Delaware Township NJ.

George was born May 20, 1943 in Newark, NJ, to Robert Woodward and Catherine Gardner. He was the owner and operator of the steel erector company, Gar Con Enterprises Inc. of Flemington. He was very proud of his many long-standing business...

Apr 2, 2014

John Yankowski, age 91 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday April 2, 2014 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, March 20, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Yankowski.

John worked on the family farm and was a Job Setter for General Motors...

Mar 31, 2014

Nicholas W. Biache, Jr, 79, passed away on March 31, 2014, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a brief illness at Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Ann (Fesko) Biache. Nicholas served in the US Army stationed in Germany. He enjoyed horse racing,...

Mar 28, 2014

George Thomas Munley, Jr., age 66 years, of Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ, formerly a longtime resident of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, March 28, 2014 at his home.

Born in Newark, NJ on May 27, 1947, he was the son of the late George Thomas Munley, Sr. and the late Alice Killarn Munley and was...

Mar 28, 2014

Courtenay Thomas Balint, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Friday, March 28, 2014 in Holly Manor Center, Mendham, NJ.

Born in Newport News, VA, June 1, 1942, daughter of the late Edwin and Lena Mae Morgan Thomas, she was born and raised in Virginia and lived in the...

Mar 27, 2014

Randall S. Phillips, Jr., age 82 years, of Ewing Township, NJ, former longtime resident of West Amwell Township, NJ, died on Thursday, March 27, 2014 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Princeton, NJ, November 1, 1931, son of the late Randall S. and Margaret Phillips, Sr., he was a United States Army veteran...

Mar 26, 2014

Charles E. Smith, age 89 years, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in the Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, October 21, 1924, he was the son of the late William and Mary Ellen Rake Smith.

Charles was a lifelong resident of Flemington, NJ, and worked as a farmer....

Mar 17, 2014

Marilyn Claire Patrylo passed away on Monday March 17th, 2014 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer surrounded by her family at home, she was 70 years old. She was born in Springfield Massachusetts on March 22nd, 1943. Marilyn was the daughter of the late Roland and Lillian Lilja Noel. She was also predeceased by her parents in –law...

Mar 16, 2014

Engelbert S. Ecker, Sr., age 95 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Sunday, March 16, 2014 in the Valley View Care Center, Alexandria Township, NJ.

Born in Little Valley, NY, August 20, 1918, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ivanka Hudovernik Ecker.

He was a lifelong farmer in Kingwood Township.