Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 19, 2023

Marie Stay, age 78, died Sunday, March 19, 2023 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township NJ.

Born September 7, 1944, in Lake Charles LA, Marie was the daughter of the late Robert and Josephine (Gojeski) Tritt.

Marie was a Supervisor for 29 years at the Hunterdon Developmental Center in Clinton, NJ, where she...

Mar 19, 2023

George J. Rueter, age 88 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, November 6, 1934, he was the son of the late Leo and Pearl (Hubbard) Rueter. He had formerly resided in Kingwood Township, NJ.

Mr. Rueter was a...

Mar 19, 2023

James J. Casey, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Oradell, NJ, February 22, 1936, he was the son of the late James and Claire (McNally) Casey. He grew up in New Milford, NJ, and had also previously resided...

Mar 18, 2023

Otto R. Obermeier, age 94 years, of Ringoes, NJ (Raritan Township) passed away in the early morning on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at his home.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, June 22, 1928, he was the son of the late Otto W. and Eva (Horwedel) Obermeier. He grew up in Jersey City, NJ, and formerly resided in...

Mar 17, 2023

Arthur W. Rockafellow, Jr., age 79 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, January 17, 1944, son of the late Arthur Rockafellow, Sr. and Mary Vlearbone Rockafellow, he had resided in Hunterdon County all his life.

Art established Art’s...

Mar 15, 2023

Bertha May Balek, age 92 of Flemington, went home to her Lord, March 15, 2023 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township. She was a lifelong resident of the Flemington area. Born February 11, 1931, in Flemington, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Oakes) Schneider.

Bertha loved gardening. Earlier in her life,...

Mar 13, 2023

Floyd L. Evans, Jr., age 92 years, of Pittstown, NJ, (Alexandria Township), died Monday, March 13, 2023, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ.

Born in Springfield, TN, January 10, 1931, son of the late Floyd L. Evans, Sr. and Josephine Etta Mae Evans, he had formerly resided in Whitestone, NY, Ridgewood, NJ and Paramus, NJ before moving...

Mar 9, 2023

Dawn Jean Hourigan, age 68 years, of Easton, PA, died on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus, Easton, PA.

Born in Somerville, NJ, August 24, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Dudley R. Hourigan, Sr. and Dorothy M. (Coleman) Hourigan. She grew up in Hunterdon County, NJ and then eventually...

Mar 5, 2023

Robert E. Rowe, age 87 years, of Ringoes, NJ (East Amwell Township) passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 5, 2023.

Born in Queens County, NY, son of the late W. Eugene Rowe and Ada Becker Rowe, Bob had formerly resided in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Hunterdon County in...

Mar 4, 2023

Daniel Mahoney, age 69 years, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, October 1, 1953, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Mauer) Mahoney.

He was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War, serving from 1972-1974, before...

Mar 4, 2023

Fred O. Rynearson Jr. of Flemington, NJ passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at age 77.

Fred was born on October 10, 1945 in Doylestown, PA to the late Fred O. Rynearson Sr. and Helen (Daly) Rynearson.

Surviving him are his two daughters, Lisa Glinane and Kelly Bauman; son-in-law, William...

Mar 4, 2023

Robert C. Hand, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Somerset, NJ, September 20, 1951, he was the son of the late Norman and Anne Marie Tolischus Hand. Robert was incredibly dedicated to Hunterdon County, NJ, specifically Flemington, and resided in the...

Mar 3, 2023

H. Donald Hotchkin, 71, died Friday March 3rd, 2023 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, NJ.

Don was born on December 26th, 1951 to Harold D. Hotchkin and Matilda Hotchkin residing in Three Bridges, NJ. Don graduated from Somerset County College with an Associates degree and Thomas Edison College with a Bachelor degree in Natural Science....

Mar 3, 2023

Irene E. Felczak, 95, died peacefully Friday, March 3rd, at Independence Manor in Flemington, NJ, where she resided for the past 5 years.

Irene was born in Elizabeth, NJ in 1927 to Peter and Jennie Kowalski Gronwald, who predeceased her. She had seven siblings, who also predeceased her. Irene and Alfred were married 60 years before his...

Mar 2, 2023

Madhu Vora peacefully ended his brave battle with PSP, Thursday, March 2, 2023 at home in Raritan Township NJ, with his wife Peena at his side.

Born in Jeera, India, the eighth child in a family of eleven, he was the son of Premkuvar and Hargovinddas Vora. He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings...

Mar 1, 2023

Irene Viola Doster, lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident, passed away the evening of March 1, 2023, in the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ, a day shy of her 90th birthday.

Born in Pittstown, NJ, March 2, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Liskai) Makatura. She went on to receive her teaching...

Mar 1, 2023

Carol L. Hubert, age 82 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at her home.

Born in Frenchtown, NJ, February 8, 1941, Carol was the daughter of the late Anthony and Grace Templeton Hubert. She had resided in Hunterdon County all her life, mostly in Holland Township and Raritan Township and had resided in Frenchtown...

Feb 27, 2023

Marian J. Wert, age 83, a resident of Bridgeway Care Center in Hillsborough, died Monday, February 27, 2023 at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Somerville NJ.

Born August 15, 1939, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, Marian was the daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Kirin) Krizmanich. She graduated from St. Veronica’s High School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania in the...

Feb 21, 2023

Werner C. Burger, Carl, to all those who have had the honor to know him, has passed on to eternal rest at his home in Stewartsville NJ on February 21, 2023.

He was born in Pforzheim, Germany in 1925 and emigrated with his parents to America in 1926. Raised in New Jersey, Carl was a devoted son...

Feb 13, 2023

Doris Joan Russell, age 72 years, of High Bridge, NJ, passed away on February 13, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born November 14, 1950, in Phillipsburg, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Orren E. and Elsie B. (Hirth) Drake. A lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident, she grew up in Kingwood Township,...