Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Oct 13, 2012

Kumar Krishnam, age 56 years, of Glen Gardner, NJ, died on Saturday, October 13, 2012 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in India, January 12, 1956, he was the son of Renuka Prasad and the late Baghamber Prasad.

Mr. Kumar was currently a Senior Operator for ImCone, Branchburg, NJ. He had earned...

Oct 11, 2012

Howard C. Hope, age 71 years, of West Amwell Township, NJ, died Thursday, October 11, 2012, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, May 4, 1941, son of the late Howard W. and Marion Cline Hope, he had resided in West Amwell Township thirty-five years and had formerly resided in Lambertville, NJ....

Oct 9, 2012

Mary Costa, age 82 years, of Hampton, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.

Born in Manhattan, NY, May 12, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Angelina Carini Morisi. She had formerly resided in Italy, where she taught school, and then in Brooklyn, NY, before moving...

Oct 9, 2012

Robert F. Pickell, age 78 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, in The Pavilion at Forrestal, Princeton, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, April 10, 1934, son of the late Jacob Pickell and Helen Wyckoff Pickell Olenick, he had resided in the Flemington area all his life except for ten years in Florida before returning...

Oct 7, 2012

Helene H. Engelhart, age 91 years, of Warminster, PA, died Sunday, Ocotber 7, 2012, at her residence.

Born in Germany, September 14, 1921, daughter of the late Friedrich and Rosaline Roth Hoffmann, she had formerly resided in Warren, NJ, for sixty years until moving to Warminster three years ago.

She was a former executive secretary...

Oct 5, 2012

Richard Balek, age 76 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Friday, October 5, 2012, at his residence.

Born in New York City, November 22, 1935, son of the late Joseph and Emelia Svoboda Balek, he had resided in this area since 1941.

A 1954 graduate of Flemington High School, he was a lifelong farmer.

Oct 5, 2012

Cynthia J. Rudden, age 62 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, October 5, 2012, in Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, AZ, where she was stricken while vacationing there.

Born in Miami, Florida, March 7, 1950, daughter of Muriel VanLenten Prins of Hawthorne, NJ, and the late Ralph Prins, she had resided...

Oct 4, 2012

Shirley P. Schneirla, age 89 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at her home.

Arrangements and interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY, are private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Priory, 1912 N. North Laura Rd.,...

Sep 25, 2012

Helen Stockton Marauda went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 25, 2012. She was the wife of the late Marcel Marauda and daughter of the late Marvin and Ida (Yorks) Stockton. Helen was affectionately known as “Nanny”, “Mom”, but most of all, “friend”.

“Born and raised in Hunterdon County” as she liked to...

Sep 24, 2012

Florence Berling Stumfoll, a former long time resident of Springfield, died on September 24, 2012 at the age of 95 at Rolling Hills Care Center, Lebanon, NJ. She had previously been a resident of Arbor Glen Continuing Care Retirement Community in Bridgewater. She is predeceased by her husband William A. Stumfoll after 41 years of marriage and loving brother...

Sep 23, 2012

Gerard P. Brennan, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, September 23, 2012 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Hoboken, NJ, May 7, 1923, he had resided here since 1964, having formerly lived in Jersey City, NJ.

A United States Navy veteran of World War II, he was...

Sep 21, 2012

Infant Andre Prince Hamilton was born and entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 21, 2012 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

Graveside services and interment in St. Magdalen Cemetery, North Main Street, Flemington, NJ, will take place on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street,...

Sep 20, 2012

Larry Apgar, age 73 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 20, 2012, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, January 11, 1939, he had resided in Hunterdon County all his life. He was employed by Flemington Auction Market, then by Flemington Agway, and retired...

Sep 20, 2012

Lilian Kalist, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 20, 2012, in Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Copenhagen Denmark, December 22, 1929, daughter of Karl Oskar and Charlotte Lohmann Johansson, she was a homemaker.

Arrangements and interment are private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147...

Sep 19, 2012

Florence N. Cornell, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Wednesday, September 19,2012, in Bridgeway Nursing Center, Bridgewater, NJ.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, July 25, 1928, daughter of the late Edward and Eleanor Sturm Nash, she had formerly resided in Bridgewater Township for many years and also in Florida for several years and had resided in...

Sep 18, 2012

Rose Schmid (Kadezabek), age 86 years, passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at her home in Ringoes, NJ.

Rose was born April 9, 1926 in Garfield, NJ to the late Joseph and Mary Gregor Kadezabek. The family later moved to Copper Hill where they operated a small farm. Rose married Robert Schmid on April 26, 1947...

Sep 14, 2012

Bert W. Miller, age 79 years, of Southport, NC, died on Friday, September 14, 2012 at his home.

Born in Newark, NJ, May 28, 1933, he was the son of the late Bert and Mildred Vandenberg Miller. He had formerly resided in Budd Lake, Mt. Olive Township, NJ.

Mr. Miller was a United States Army...

Sep 14, 2012

Maria Shevelev, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Roselle, NJ, died on Friday, September 14, 2012 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton, NJ.

Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late August and Josepha Windeler.

She was a retired lab technician with Western Electric, AT &T, and Lucent.

Sep 11, 2012

Richard A. Fera, age 64 years, of Lebanon Borough, NJ, died Tuesday, September 11, 2012.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, November 5, 1947, son of the late Al and Muriel Fera. He had formerly resided in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ for fifteen years before moving to Newtown, CT and Lebanon Borough, NJ.

Rick’s life, which was...

Sep 9, 2012

Florence E. Rake, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Sunday, September 9, 2012, in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ, March 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Asa and Eva Danberry Seals.

She worked for Mannon Excavating, Flemington, NJ for thirty years and was...