Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Sep 30, 2009

Virginia L. Thorsen, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at her residence.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, August 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel Smith Quick.

She formerly operated her own cleaning service and also formerly operated a daycare service at her residence....

Sep 29, 2009

Mary B. Smith, age 75 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at her residence.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, December 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jerome and Mary Martin Foy.

She worked in retail sales for Super X Drugs, Carteret, NJ for twenty-two years.

She...

Sep 29, 2009

Robert N. Lotito, age 48 years, of Woodbridge Developmental Center, Woodbridge, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 29, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, Rahway, NJ.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, September 14, 1961, he was the son of John and Selina Justin Lotito of Lebanon, NJ.

Surviving, in addition to his parents, are seven brothers...

Sep 28, 2009

Holly C. Grysko, age 48 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, September 28, 2009, at her residence.

Funeral Arrangements and Services are private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822.

Sep 24, 2009

Donald J. Luster, age 70 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at his residence.

Born in Readington Township, NJ, he was the son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Smith Luster.

He was a heavy equipment operator with Luster Excavating, Flemington, NJ, and served in the United States Air Force...

Sep 23, 2009

Gary A. Jacoby, age 58 years, of Tuckerton, NJ, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at his residence.

Born in Newark, NJ, June 22, 1951, he was the son of the late Max and Rhoda Goldberg Jacoby. He had formerly resided in Port Monmouth, NJ, moving to Tuckerton in 1988.

A graduate of Union Technological...

Sep 21, 2009

Herta Werner, age 87 years, of Bedminster, NJ, died on Monday, September 21, 2009 in Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Germany, September 14, 1922, she had resided in Bedminster for the past five years, having formerly lived in Toms River, NJ and Berkeley Heights, NJ.

She was a longtime Assembler with...

Sep 20, 2009

Robert M. Snell, age 57 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, September 20, 2009 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, July 29, 1952, he was the son of Mildred Shanley Regan of Halifax, NC, and the late Harry Snell. He had formerly resided in Frenchtown, NJ, residing most of...

Sep 19, 2009

William George Hess, age 88 years, of Manchester, NJ, died on Saturday, September 19, 2009 in Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ.

Born in Oakmont, PA, November 7, 1920, son of the late Henry and Mary Isabelle Hess, he had resided in Manchester for the past twenty years, having formerly lived in Westfield, NJ.

A...

Sep 17, 2009

Don Fowler, age 61 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 17, 2009, at his residence.

Born in Trenton, NJ, July 14, 1948, he was the son of the late Harry B. and Clara Maiter Fowler.

He was a graduate of the College of New Jersey, and was formerly a Physical Education Teacher...

Sep 17, 2009

TSgt Richard L. Duhaime III, age 31, a US Air Force Military Police Officer and a resident of Colorado Springs, CO since 1999, formerly of High Bridge, NJ passed away unexpectedly on September 17, 2009.

Richard was born on March 29, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Richard L. Duhaime II and Pamela Duhaime. He was a graduate...

Sep 16, 2009

Dennis Snyder, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at his residence.

Born in Three Bridges, NJ, August 5, 1922, he was the son of the late Harry and Olive Cronce Snyder. He was a lifelong resident and farmer.

Surviving are his wife of fifty-nine years, Doris Pierce Snyder;...

Sep 15, 2009

Jose E. Velez, age 80 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Vieques, Puerto Rico, August 1, 1929, son of the late Eugene and Margarita Carrillo Velez, he had resided in Raritan Township for the past twenty years, having formerly lived in Brooklyn,...

Sep 15, 2009

Lois S. Burd, age 82 years, of Stroudsburg, PA, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in Slate Belt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bangor, PA.

Born in Mt. Airy, NJ, April 21, 1927, daughter of the late Frank and Marion Lacombe Snyder, Sr., she had reisded in West Amwell Township, NJ most of her life prior to moving...

Sep 12, 2009

Muriel H. Potter, age 84 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Greenwich, CT, June 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mildred Peck Hendry and had resided in Flemington since March of 2009, having formerly resided in Stamford, CT, Bridgewater, NJ...

Sep 10, 2009

Wayne Alan Schoenagel, age 56 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 10, 2009.

Born in Scranton, PA, December 22, 1952, he was the son of Charles H. and Thelma Olsommer Schoenagel of Raritan Township, NJ, and had resided in Raritan Township since 1982.

For the past twenty years, Mr. Schoenagel worked for...

Sep 6, 2009

Rita Helen (Findeisen) Donovan, 93, Green Bay, WI, passed away at the Country Arch Nursing Home, Pittstown, NJ, on Sept. 6, 2009, with her daughter, Sharon and son-in-law, John Wood, by her side. Rita passed away after a short, courageous battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 25, 1916, to the late John and Minnie (Dreyer) Findeisen. Rita was...

Sep 5, 2009

Phyllis Sokol Hooper, age 81 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Saturday, September 5, 2009, at her home.

Born in Somerville, NJ, March 12, 1928, daughter of the late Frank and Irma Kasnya Sokol, she had resided in the Flemington, NJ area all of her life.

She was an editorial assistant for Contractors and...

Sep 4, 2009

Diane L. McLaughlin, age 62 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, September 4, 2009, at her residence.

Born in Newark, NJ, August 31, 1947, she was the daughter of the late C. Stanley and Hester Beatty Ford. She had resided in the Clover Hill area for thirty-one years.

She was a former secretary....

Sep 3, 2009

Margaret J. Congelosi, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 3, 2009, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newburgh, NY, August 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lucy Quick, and had formerly resided in St. Petersburg, FL.

Her husband, Peter Congelosi, died...