Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Barbara M. Thornton
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...
Patricia B. Smith
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.
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Oscar Castillo
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...
Vladimir John Cadra
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....
Agnes-Marie Kell
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...
Janice V. Casavant
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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Louise Stryker Kenney
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...
Theodore Hartley Ellis
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...
Jack Pickell
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...
Shirley Nonnemacher
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...
Thomas Joseph Cella
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.
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Emily Caldwell Morrison
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...
Stanley Leezenbaum
Feb 27, 2014
Stanley Leezenbaum, age 87 years, of Tewksbury Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his home.
Born in New York City, NY, February 6, 1927, he was the son of the late David and Lillian Lichtenstein Leezenbaum.
He grew up in Newark, NJ and had formerly resided in Millburn, NJ for forty years....
Joseph Ditzig
Feb 25, 2014
Joseph Ditzig, age 94 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, a former fifty-plus year Raritan Township, NJ resident, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at his home.
Born in Scheindorf, Romania, October 23, 1919, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Agnes Ditzig.
A longtime member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Delaware...
June T. Schroedel
Feb 24, 2014
June T. Schroedel, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, February 24, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving sister, Doris and brother-in-law, Wayne.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, October 24, 1930, daughter of the late Charles and Lillian DeStefano Cassotti, she had resided in the area for the past thirteen years, having formerly...
Edna Smith Hoff
Feb 22, 2014
Edna Smith Hoff, age 95 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 22, 2014 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
A life long area resident, she was formerly an Egg Handler at the Flemington Egg Auction and then went on to be the Office Manager for her husband, David's, electric Business, Hoff Electric...
Donna L. Fant
Feb 22, 2014
Donna L. Fant, age 71 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at her home.
Donna was born in Cincinnati, OH, August 9, 1942; daughter of the late Charles and Roberta Callahan, and moved to the Flemington area nearly thirty five years ago with her husband, Neil Fant. She enjoyed traveling throughout the...
Linda C. Hahn
Feb 20, 2014
Linda C. Hahn, age 64 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 20, 2014 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born March 12, 1949 in Somerville, NJ, daughter of John and Katherine Buchnenec Bjorness, she had resided in the area since 1970, having formerly lived in Manville.
She had worked for...
Charlotte H. Paugh
Feb 20, 2014
Charlotte Paugh, age 92 years, formerly of Clinton Township, NJ, died peacefully in the arms of Jesus on Thursday, February 20, 2014 in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, surrounded by her devoted family.
Born in Paterson, NJ, November 15, 1921, daughter of the late Edward and Helen Koehler Sieber, she was pre-deceased...
Clarence W. "Cuffy" Snyder
Feb 19, 2014
Clarence Snyder, age 85 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 in Valley View Care Center, Frenchtown, NJ.
Born in Ringoes, NJ, September 16, 1928, he formerly milled metal and made castings.
His wife, Doris Snyder, died in 1995. Surviving are two sons, James of Flemington, NJ...
