Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Feb 24, 2013

Robert Barnes, age 55 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at his home.

Funeral arrangements are by the W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 North Main Street, Branford, CT 06405, Telephone 203.488.3414.

Local arrangements are by the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Feb 24, 2013

Robert E. Hoffmann, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Bridgewater, NJ, died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Hessental, Germany, March 1, 1924, he was the son of the late Friedrich and Rosa Roth Hoffmann.

His wife of sixty years, Erna Hoffman,...

Feb 23, 2013

Peter Louis Gorel, age 60 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at his residence.

Born in New Brunswick, NJ, December 30, 1952, he was the son of the late Edward and Rose Cardinal Gorel. He was a printer and had formerly resided in Bernardsville, NJ.

Surviving are two brothers, James...

Feb 23, 2013

Ms. Boonraud "Pao" Poonruang, age 58 years, of Bernardsville, NJ, died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 in Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ.

Born in Ratchaburi City, Thailand, October 3, 1954, daughter of the late Krut and Nuan Chamnanawa Poonruang, she was a personal chef and caretaker for many years.

A woman...

Feb 21, 2013

Matilda I. Clemente, age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed quietly surrounded by her loving husband and family on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New York City, NY, June 29, 1931, daughter of the late Carlo and Lucille Teyhen Longo, she was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon...

Feb 21, 2013

Doris Faulks Lebo, age 83 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her home.

Born in Annandale, NJ, May 6, 1929, daughter of the late Walter and Ethel Lindabury Faulks, she had resided in Holland Township for the past twenty-three years, having formerly lived in Raritan Township, NJ.

A 1946...

Feb 21, 2013

Mr. Chester Clinton Swasey, age 69 years, of Three Bridges, NJ and Taylors, SC, died on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at his residence.

He was a Research Chemist and owned Adam-Gates, Co.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Wood Mortuary, 300 W. Poinsett Street, Greer, SC. Local arrangements are by the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral...

Feb 16, 2013

Lucia Urbanowicz died on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, Toms River, NJ, 732-505-1900. Local arrangemens are by the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Feb 15, 2013

Frances G. Mittel, age 99 years, of Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Friday, February 15, 2013, in Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, where she had resided ten years.

Born in New York City, NY, July 2, 1913, daughter of the late Joseph and Bettie Les Mittel, she had resided in Flemington, NJ most of...

Feb 15, 2013

Gladys Marie Staats, age 101 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Friday, February 15, 2013 at Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, September 28, 1911, daughter of the late John B. and Elizabeth Jessen Staats, she was a lifelong Ringoes resident.

"Aunt Gladys" as she was known by many, was a founding...

Feb 14, 2013

Caroline Pliskin, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at her home.

Born in Stamford, CT, June 2, 1923, daughter of the late George and Angelina Skopetis Markutsis, she had resided in Raritan Township for the past five years, having formerly lived in White Plains, NY and Boca Raton, FL.

Feb 11, 2013

Elizabeth C. Giesler, age 97 years, of Renaissance Gardens, Warminster, PA, died Monday, February 11, 2013, there.

Born in Schuykill County, PA, October 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Merkoski Pakozdi. She lived in Dunellen, NJ most of her life and more recently in Branchburg Township, NJ before moving to Ann's...

Feb 10, 2013

Susan A. Nash, age 52 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her home.

Born in Newark, NJ, March 30, 1960, daughter of Inge Kurtz Dreixler of Whiting, NJ and the late Max Dreixler, she had resided in Holland Township for the past three years, having formerly lived in Readington Township and...

Feb 10, 2013

Ralphea Buchanan Cregar, age 97 years, of Jackson, NJ, died Sunday, February 10, 2013, in Care One at Jackson.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, May 1, 1915, daughter of the late Clarence and Iona Butler Cooper, she resided in Flemington, NJ most of her life until 2000 when she moved to Glen Rock, NJ for six years...

Feb 8, 2013

Mary Ellen Townsend, age 93 years, of Pennington, NJ, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Pennington, where she had resided three years.

Born in Summersville, West Virginia, February 2, 1920, daughter of the late Asa and Margaret Wiseman Stewart, she had formerly resided in Whitehall, PA., and also in Columbus, Ohio.

She...

Feb 8, 2013

Ann Marie Mallon, age 90 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, February 8, 2013, in Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Yonkers, NY, December 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Clancy Mallon.

She was a longtime employee of AT&T in New York City and then Basking...

Feb 7, 2013

C. James Worthington, age 62 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Thursday, February 7, 2013, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, August 11, 1950, son of the late Clarence and Ellen Anderson Worthington, he was a lifelong Flemington resident and was a 1969 graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, Flemington, NJ.

Feb 7, 2013

Mary Ellen Hartwick, age 78 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 7, 2013, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Clinton Township, NJ, July 16, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Albert Brian and Gladys May Sheets Potts and had resided in Clinton Township all her life.

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Feb 5, 2013

Lawrence F. Volk, Sr., age 89 years, formerly of Cherryville, NJ, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2013, in Douglasville, GA.

Born in Cherryville, NJ, September 9, 1923, son of the late Marvin and Edna Stout Volk, he had resided in Cherryville, NJ for many years, then in Winston-Salem, NC for thirty years before moving to Dallas, Georgia...

Feb 4, 2013

Alan D. Birnbaum, age 61 years, of Bethlehem Township, NJ, died Monday, February 4, 2013, at his home.

Born in Dover, NJ, October 24, 1951, son of Ruth Jones Birnbaum of Hackettstown, NJ and the late Norris Birnbaum,

he had resided in Bethlehem Township since 1982.

A graduate of Trenton State College with...