Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Feb 20, 2012

John Arthur Savarino, age 64 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, February 20, 2012 in Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA.

Born in Melrose, MA, July 30, 1947, son of Rola Bucci Savarino of Melrose, MA and the late Arthur Savarino, he had resided in Raritan Township, NJ since 1984, having previously lived in Mobile,...

Feb 17, 2012

Helen Jean Catanio, age 88 years, of Clover Hill, NJ, died on Friday, February 17, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Clover Hill, NJ, April 22, 1923, daughter of the late Earl and Olive Dilts Lane, she had moved back to Hunterdon County in 2011, having spent many years in Port St....

Feb 17, 2012

John R. Dedreu, age 67 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on Friday, February 17, 2012 in the Easton Nursing Center, Easton, PA.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, July 11, 1944, son of the late Edward and Doris Dedreu, he had resided in Whitehouse Station since 2011, having formerly lived in Toms River, NJ.

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Feb 16, 2012

Gerald Barclay “Jerry” Cervenka, age 86 years, of Cherryville, NJ, died on Thursday, February 16, 2012 on the family farm where he was born on July 12, 1925 to the late Rudy and Mary Tuma Cervenka. He lived, worked and raised his family on the “Cervenka Farm.”

A 1943 graduate of Flemington High School, Flemington, NJ, Jerry...

Feb 15, 2012

Howard Joel Parkes, age 99 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, November 20, 1912, son of the late Howard M. and Ella M. Hellyer Parks, he had resided in Flemington since 1951, having formerly lived in Milford and Neshanic, NJ....

Feb 14, 2012

Frances L. Housel, age 93 years, of Branchburg Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Born in Neshanic, NJ, June 29, 1918, daughter of the late Oliver and Sadie Kuhl Sutphin, she had resided all her life in the Neshanic Station and Three Bridges, NJ area.

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Feb 13, 2012

Jean Masker, age 83 years, of Norfolk, VA, formerly of Ringoes,NJ, died on Monday, February 13, 2012, in Sentara-Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.

Born in Paterson, NJ, January 19, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Nellie Higgins Masker.

Surviving are two sisters, Eleanor "Pat" Wise of Cape Cod, MA, and Carol Higgins...

Feb 12, 2012

Kathleen Anne Bronish, age 46 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on Sunday, February 12, 2012, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, May 16, 1965, she was the daughter of Robert, Sr. and Linda Schultz Bronish of Pittstown, NJ. She was a lifelong resident of the Pittstown area.

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Feb 11, 2012

Frank John Tassi, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at his home.

Born in Union City, NJ, January 6, 1923, he had lived in Raritan Township for the past thirty-four years, having formerly lived on Staten Island, NY.

A United States Navy Veteran of World War II, he...

Feb 11, 2012

Marion Watts, age 99 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 11, 2012, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Higginsville, NJ, February 9, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Walter and Belle Huff Higgins. She was a lifelong resident of Higginsville and a longtime saleswoman for Avon.

Feb 10, 2012

Janet Keltgen, 63, of Hampton, NJ, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2012, with her daughters by her side.

Janet was born on March 13, 1948, in Minneapolis, MN. She moved to NJ in 1980. She has passionately spent the last twenty five years of her life advocating on behalf of individuals with disabilities. She truly lived...

Feb 9, 2012

Doris Edith Fleming, age 84 years, of Sergeantsville, NJ, died on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Stockton, NJ, November 28, 1927, daughter of the late Dave and Elsie Godshall Riggs, she had formerly resided in Lambertville, NJ and Whitehall, PA.

A longtime member of St. Agnes...

Feb 9, 2012

Steven Vasacz,"The Honey Man", age 94 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at home surrounded by loved ones.

Born to Mary and Balazs Vasacz in New Jersey, January 7, 1918, he grew up in Raven Rock, NJ and later resided in Three Bridges, NJ, on the Force Farm and then in Raritan...

Feb 9, 2012

Madaleine Welsh, age 101 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, October 13, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Cruser and Cora Lowe Polhemus.

She graduated from Trenton Normal School (now The College of New...

Feb 8, 2012

Sven E. Johanson, age 100 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at his home.

Born in Sweden, October 10, 1911, son of the late Johan and Hilda Johanson, he had formerly resided in Staten Island, NY before moving here in 1976.

A former welder and boilermaker, he formerly owned and operated...

Feb 8, 2012

Marie Antoinette Grande, age 70 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, NY.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 5, 1941, daughter of the late Paul and Grace DiPaola, she had formerly resided in Huntington, NY for twenty-five years and had resided here for thirty-five years.

Feb 7, 2012

Stanley Richard Colby, age 59 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Shenandoah, PA, December 18, 1952, son of Dorothy Mary Prymak Colby of Whitehouse Station, NJ and the late Richard W. Colby, he had resided in Delaware Township for the past twenty-five...

Feb 6, 2012

William C. Reasoner, Sr., age 88 years, of Flemington, NJ passed away February 6, 2012, at home.

Born in Flemington, NJ, March 17, 1923, son of the late Lloyd and Elizabeth Carkhuff Reasoner, he was a 1941 graduate of Flemington High School. He also was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Army from...

Feb 5, 2012

Vasgen "Ben" Bakerian, known to many as "Poppy," of Belmar, NJ, died on Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Readington Township, NJ at the home of his son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, surrounded by them all.

Born in Sioux City, IA, June 12, 1929, son of the late Michael and Hayguhe Sarkisian Bakerian, he had resided in Belmar, NJ...

Feb 4, 2012

Dr. Gordon C. Smith

Mathematics Teacher at South Plainfield High School

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Gordon Charles Smith, age 76 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Lyndon, Vermont on June 6, 1935, he was the son of Gerald Henry...