Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Sep 27, 2010

Jeffrey M. Svoboda, age 25 years, formerly of Clinton Township, NJ, died on September 27, 2010, while serving with the United States Coast Guard in Massachusetts.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, May 14, 1985, he was the son of Michael Svoboda, Sr. of Flemington, NJ and Patricia Harper Bye of Lacey Township, NJ.

He was...

Sep 26, 2010

Herbert A. Braun age 78 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, September 26, 2010 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, October 26, 1931, son of the late Augustus and Pauline Gassman Braun, he had formerly lived in Ocean City, NJ prior to moving to Raritan Township in 1990....

Sep 25, 2010

Victor A. Heisch, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at his home.

Born in Rahway, NJ, February 5, 1923, son of the late Anton and Emma Creter Heisch, he had formerly resided in Roselle, NJ and then in Mountainside, NJ before moving to the Flemington, NJ area twenty-five years ago....

Sep 23, 2010

Edna W. Simon, age 90 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, formerly of Lazybrook Road, Readington Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 23, 2010, in Saucon Valley Manor, Hellertown, PA.

Born in Newark, NJ, December 5, 1919, daughter of the late Martin and Elizabeth Trum Weibel, she had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ most of her life....

Sep 23, 2010

Dorothy A. Melovitz, R.N., age 75 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at her home.

Born on March 21, 1935 in Kingston, PA, daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Legas Austin, she had lived in Hunterdon County, NJ since 1962.

A graduate of Kingston High School, Kingston, PA, Mrs....

Sep 22, 2010

Morton James Paugh, age 93 years, died peacefully in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, in the Country Arch Care Center,

Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ.

Born in Paterson, NJ, he was the son of the late William and Jennie Aitken Paugh. He had formerly resided in Clinton Township, NJ, and North...

Sep 21, 2010

Mary C. Kimmeth, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, February 11, 1924, daughter of the late Hugh and Agnes Bryne Cahill, she had formerly lived in Wyckoff, NJ, Bethpage, NY and Brooklyn, NY.

A Homemaker...

Sep 19, 2010

Frank J. Garboski, age 68 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Sunday, September 19, 2010, in Raritan Township, NJ, as the result of an accident.

Born In Flemington, NJ, September 10, 1942, he was the son of the late John and Margaret Serridge Garboski.

He was a longtime employee of the Environmental Services Department of...

Sep 17, 2010

Helen C. Kaffitz, age 90 years, of Glen Gardner, NJ, died on Friday, September 17, 2010 at her residence.

Born in Oldwick, NJ, July 10, 1920, daughter of the late Marshall and Ruth M. Craig, she had resided in Glen Gardner since 1956.

A graduate of Douglass College with a BA in Sociology, Mrs. Kaffitz...

Sep 16, 2010

Joan F. McKnight, age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at her home.

Born in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Pazur Bufano. She had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ for forty-five years.

She was a homemaker, and was very active...

Sep 14, 2010

Johanna Schenk Studdiford, age 74 years, of Point Pleasant, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ, on January 10, 1936, Mrs. Studdiford was the daughter of the late John Foran Schenk and Elizabeth Stryker Schenk. She had resided in Point Pleasant since 2005, having formerly...

Sep 13, 2010

Rita R. Anderson, age 69 years, of Berkeley Heights, NJ, died on Monday, September 13, 2010, in Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 25, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James and Mildred Hodge Anderson. She had formerly resided in Brooklyn, NY, Westfield, NJ, Ringoes, NJ, and Flemington, NJ.

She...

Sep 13, 2010

Estelle L. Bevis, age 90 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Monday, September 13, 2010 at her home.

Born in West Amwell Township, NJ, November 19, 1919, daughter of the late George and Lydia Ross Parsons, she had been a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County.

A former LPN at the Hunterdon Medical Center,...

Sep 13, 2010

Sonia R. Cabal, age 73 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Monday, September 13, 2010 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Moncada, Philipines, August 6, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Ernesto J. Roy and Estefania Garlit Roy. She had resided in the United States since 1995.

Surviving are...

Sep 13, 2010

Joseph Nathaniel Ford, age 49 years, of Union Township, NJ, died on Monday, September 13, 2010 at the Hunterdon Developmental Center, Union Township, NJ where he had resided for the past forty years.

Born in Orange, NJ, July 21, 1961, son of the late Jasper Scales and Barbara Ford, he is survived by many friends at the...

Sep 12, 2010

Edith N. Prall, age 102 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New Hope, PA, January 16, 1908, she was the daughter of the late William and Annie Grammes Naylor. She had formerly resided in Ocala, FL, and Delaware Township, NJ.

...

Sep 10, 2010

Sally Leezenbaum, age 80 years, of Tewksbury Township, NJ, died on Friday, September 10, 2010, at her home.

Born in New York City, NY, May 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Bella Jeifa Poltarak.

She had formerly resided in Millburn, NJ for forty years.

Surviving are her husband...

Sep 9, 2010

Charles E. Danberry, age 93 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at his home.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, February 25, 1917, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary Holcombe Danberry. He was a lifelong resident of East Amwell Township.

A 1935 graduate of Flemington High School,...

Sep 9, 2010

Emily Nalence Buxbaum, age 94 years, of Southampton,PA, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010, in Twining Village.

Born in Chicago, IL, October 26, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Kasmir and Dora Ushak Nalence. She had formerly resided in Chappaqua, NY.

She was a graduate of Rider College Business School, where she was...

Sep 9, 2010

Alexander Daniel Pasternak, age 76 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at his home.

Born in Passaic, NJ, November 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Dimitr and Tekla Haeasym Pasternak.

He was foreman for Smith Industries, where he worked on computer boards for F-15 fighter...