Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Charles Eugene Grom
Jan 28, 2012
Charles Eugene Grom, age 94 years, died on Saturday, January 28, 2012, in the Veterans Memorial Home, Menlo Park, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ, October 3, 1917, he was the son of the late Charles and Victoria Yellen Grom. He had formerly resided in Union, NJ before retiring to Raritan Township, NJ.
He was a...
Maria A. Sayles
Jan 28, 2012
Maria A. Sayles, of La Jolla, CA, died on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in California.
Maria Agripina Popescu Sayles was born 9/20/1918 in Craiova, Romania to Dumitru Popescu, head of the Romanian Orthodox church of their province, and Elena Staiculescu, a teacher who died when Maria was 3.
Maria, also known as Pina, graduated University...
Lela G. Bianchi
Jan 18, 2012
Lela G. Bianchi, age 95 years, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Twin Rocks, PA, August 23, 1916, daughter of the late Clyde and Hazel Adams, she had formerly resided in Garwood, NJ before moving to Union Township in 1988.
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Olga Walen
Jan 13, 2012
Olga Walen, age 88 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died Friday January 13, 2012, at her home.
Born in New York City, NY, June 18, 1923, daughter of the late Michael and Anna Stasuk Opiela, she had resided in Kingwood Township, NJ for the last eighty-five years.
She was a homemaker and operated a sheep...
Irene Anna Hrubos Dietz
Jan 13, 2012
Irene Anna Hrubos Dietz, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, January 13, 2012 at her home.
Born in Dunellen, NJ, October 25, 1924, daughter of the late Anton and Mary Hrubos, she was a lifelong area resident.
Retiring from Johanna Farms, Raritan Township, NJ, Mrs. Dietz was formerly a member of...
Rocco Joseph Palestina, Jr.
Jan 12, 2012
Rocco Joseph Palestina, Jr., age 55 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Thursday, January 12, 2012 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Newark, NJ, January 31, 1956, son of Gloria Ruggerio Palestina of Nutley, NJ and the late Rocco Joseph Palestina, Sr., he had resided in Clinton Township for the past three...
Hilda L. Zachar
Jan 3, 2012
Hilda L. Zachar, age 83 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Denmark, May 13, 1928, daughter of the late Severin and Karen Overgaard Tange, she had resided in Delaware Township from 1946-1960 when she moved to Washington, NJ and then returned to Delaware...
Walter Joseph Zambek
Jan 3, 2012
Walter Joseph Zambek, age 91 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at his residence.
Born in Passaic, NJ, July 12, 1920, son of the late Henry and Nellie Herzig Zambek, he was a lifelong area resident.
A graduate of Frenchtown High School, Frenchtown, NJ, Mr. Zambek, along with his brother,...
Marjorie Voorhees Frizzell
Jan 1, 2012
Marjorie Voorhees Frizzell, age 82 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Sunday, January 1, 2012 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, December 16, 1929, daughter of the late Frank O. Voorhees, Sr. and Edna Titus Voorhees, she was a lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident.
A 1948 graduate of Flemington...
Charles A. Enea
Dec 29, 2011
Charles A. Enea, age 83 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, in Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born April 11, 1928 in Croton, NJ, son of the late Andrew and Mary Forsythe Enea, he was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County, NJ.
He was a retired self-employed excavator and formerly...
Edward Pilecki
Dec 28, 2011
Edward Pilecki, age 89 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.
Born in Greenbrook, NJ, November 14,1922, son of the late Joseph and Sabina Krol Pilecki, he had formerly resided in Dunellen, NJ and Three Bridges, NJ before moing to the Stanton area in 1965....
Lazelle S. Knocke
Dec 25, 2011
Lazelle S. Knocke, (nee Schwarten), 94, of Readington, NJ, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011. Former wife of Dr. Frederick J. Knocke and beloved mother of Dorothy Maxfield of New Jersey, Alabama and Louisiana, Diane and her husband William Kohout of Wyckoff, New Jersey and Martha and her husband Anton Hoffarth of Tauffelen, Switzerland. Dear grandmother of Virginia Callahan,...
Morris W. Henry
Dec 24, 2011
Morris W. Henry, age 50 years, of Riegelsville, PA, died on Saturday, December 24, 2011 while at work in Kingwood Township, NJ, where he was a Landscaper.
Local arrangements are by the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Final disposition is under the direction of the Gagan Funeral Home, Pine Bush, NY.
Cornelius M. Dilauro
Dec 24, 2011
Cornelius M. DiLauro, age 90 years, of Sarasota, FL passed away on December 24, 2011 at his home.
He was born on August 24, 1921 in Rochester, NY. He was a United States Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, and a career airline pilot.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and...
Grover Hoagland
Dec 23, 2011
Grover Hoagland, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, December 23, 2011 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Hillsborough Township, NJ, December 28, 1922, son of the late Mahlon and Jenny Polhemus Hoagland, he had resided in Raritan Township for the past six years, having formerly lived in Upper Black...
Grace L. Rodweller
Dec 20, 2011
Grace L. Rodweller, age 74 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ, October 18, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Hazel Reading Mills.
She was former transportation coordinator and bus driver for the Delaware Township Schools...
Catherine Gregory
Dec 20, 2011
Catherine Gregory, age 85 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.
Born in Linden, NJ, June 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dwyer Buzunas. She was a homemaker and had formerly resided in Pittstown, NJ and Colonia, NJ....
Walter Allegar
Dec 18, 2011
Walter Allegar, age 80 years, of Pohatcong Township, NJ died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at his home.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, February 27, 193l, son of the late Walter and Matilda Pedrick Allegar, he had formerly resided in Stewartsville, NJ, Washington, NJ, Flemington, NJ and Pittstown, NJ and Cherryville, NJ for thirty-six years.
A...
Edward M. Haynes Iii
Dec 17, 2011
Edward M. Haynes III, age 64 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, in Hunterdon Hills Assisted Living, Lebanon Township, NJ.
Born in Somerville, NJ, May 29, l947, son of the late Edward M. Haynes, Jr., and Dorothy Jackson Haynes, he resided most of his life in Flemington and Raritan...
Donald Garafolo
Dec 17, 2011
Donald Garafolo, of the Hunterdon Developmental Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Saturday, December 17, 2011.
Graveside services in Lower Amwell Cemetery, Delaware Township, NJ, were held under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.
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