Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 15, 2014

Gladys M. Toolan, age 94 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Watchung, NJ, died on Saturday, March 15, 2014 in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in North Plainfield, NJ, October 1, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Henrietta Giles Huff.

She was a homemaker.

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Mar 14, 2014

Elaine E. Pierman, age 88 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Friday, March 14, 2014, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, November 29, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Irene Beck Deveney.

She was formerly a waitress at the Amwell Diner, Stagecoach, Stewarts...

Mar 13, 2014

Marilyn Bond, age 83, of Edison NJ, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.

Born in Newark NJ, May 5, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Betty Fisch. Marilyn was an active member of the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, Edison NJ, and worked as a bookkeeper.

Mar 13, 2014

Hugh E. McGee, age 54, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington NJ.

He was born November 9, 1959, in Allentown PA to the late Hugh McGee Sr. and Catherine (Quinn) McGee. A graduate of Allentown Central Catholic High School in 1977, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University...

Mar 12, 2014

Matilda Krebs, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

Born in Flemington, NJ, July 25, 1927, daughter of the late Adolph and Elizabeth Pauss Krebs, she had resided in the Flemington area most of her life.

A graduate of Flemington High School, Flemington, NJ, she was formerly the Flemington...

Mar 12, 2014

June Stryker Amerman, 83, formerly of Neshanic Station, NJ, passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2014 in the Somerset Medical Center with her family at her side.

June was the daughter of the late Adelaide and James Stryker of South Branch, NJ. She completed her primary education years at the one room historic schoolhouse in South Branch...

Mar 11, 2014

Leslie Herrington, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at her residence.

Born in Paynesville, WV, May 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Bertha Mullins Asbury. She had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ for over fifty years.

She was a retired machine operator with...

Mar 11, 2014

John D. Stuart, age 73 years, of Three Bridges, NJ, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at his home.

Born in Riverside, NJ, January 4, 1941, son of the late James C. and Eleanor Hartman Stuart, he had resided in Three Bridges forty-two years.

John was purchasing manager for Valcor Engineering, Springfield, NJ, for thirty-five years,...

Mar 10, 2014

Barbara Lois Melin Thornton, 83, died in her home after a long struggle with Alzheimers Disease on Monday, March 10, 2014 in Flemington, NJ. She was born on August 30, 1930 in Hackensack, NJ to Wilbur and Dorothy Melin.

In 1951, she married John William Thornton; the marriage ended in divorce. Barbara spent many happy years in...

Mar 8, 2014

Patricia B. Smith, age 67 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in Capital Health Systems, Hopewell, NJ.

Born in Atlanta, GA, September 12, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Myrtle Brown Bailey.

She had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ for the past twenty-eight years.

Mar 8, 2014

Oscar Castillo, age 33 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Saturday, March 8, 2014, in the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

He was born in Mixco, Guatemala, August 30, 1980.

He worked for Revelation Farms.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 6-8 PM in the...

Mar 7, 2014

Vladimir John Cadra, age 83, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hillsborough, NJ.

Born April 2, 1930, to the late Ivan and Elizabeth (Dugacek) Cadra in New York City, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and then received a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from New York University....

Mar 6, 2014

Agnes-Marie Kell of Delaware Township went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 6, 2014. She was 85. Born in Passaic, New Jersey on July 3, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Agnes Crozier. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Douglass College and her Master’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. For several years...

Mar 6, 2014

Janice Virginia Casavant, age 31 years, passed away Thursday night, March 6, 2014, with loving family by her side; her twin sister was holding her hand. Janice put up a month long fight, but her eventual passing was due to complications from the severe injuries that she suffered, in a multiple car accident on February 5, 2014.

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Mar 6, 2014

Louise Stryker Kenney, age 96 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Thursday, March 6, 2014, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born on Rocktown Road in Ringoes, NJ (now the Unionville Vineyard), July 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late James and Kate Totten Stryker. Mrs. Kenney was a resident of Ringoes, NJ...

Mar 5, 2014

Theodore Hartley Ellis, age 77 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, in the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park, NJ.

Born in sandy Creek, NY, February 21, 1937, he was the son of the late Hartley and Ruth Lanfear Ellis.

He worked for many years in sales and marketing for...

Mar 5, 2014

John “Jack” Douglas Pickell, age 77 years, of Farmville, VA died on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

He had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ until retiring to Virginia in 1997. Jack was the son of the late Jacob and Helen Wyckoff Pickell.

He was a United States Air Force veteran, serving from 1954-1962 attaining the rank...

Mar 4, 2014

Shirley Nonnemacher, age 73 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Lambertville, NJ, December 28, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lillian Samsel Gares.

She was employed for many years at Shop-Rite, Flemington, NJ.

Funeral services...

Mar 3, 2014

Thomas Joseph Cella, age 56, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington.

Thomas was born on May 21, 1957 to the late Charles Thomas and Edna Dorothy (Kausch) Cella. He loved drinking coffee and flipping through many magazines where lived at the Hunterdon Developmental Center in Union Township NJ for many years.

Mar 1, 2014

Emily Caldwell Morrison, age 26 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at home.

Emily was born April 15, 1987, in Rockville, MD to Mack and Alice Morrison. She had resided in the area since 1991 and New York City since 2009.

Emily was most recently employed as a Senior...