Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jul 10, 2009

Adeline H. Wells, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Friday, July 10, 2009 in Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, PA.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Adeline Cowan Heron and had resided in Delaware Township since 1980, having formerly lived in Bridgewater, NJ.

Mrs. Wells was retired from Johnson...

Jul 10, 2009

Joan F. Kent, age 78 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Friday, July 10, 2009 at her residence.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, December 20, 1930, daughter of the late Reginald W. and Florence Marie Arnot Smith, she had resided in Franklin Township for sixty years.

Mrs. Kent was formerly employed by the...

Jul 9, 2009

Harry E. Mannon, 92, of Indianapolis, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009.

Born: November 25, 1916 in Raritan Township, NJ, he was a son of the late Frederick S. and Ida M. Hartman Mannon.

Personal: He was a farmer who for seven decades operated and cared for family farms in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and...

Jul 5, 2009

John H. Godshalk, age 62 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Sunday, July 5, 2009.

Born in Carlisle, PA, August 8, 1946, he was the son of the late Frederick and Miriam Hawkins Godshalk.

He had formerly resided in Princeton, NJ.

Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday at 11 AM in Newell...

Jul 5, 2009

Erwin "Erv" Kessel died after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, July 5, 2009 at home surrounded by his family at his bedside. He was 60.

Born in Vocklabruck, Austria he came to this country in 1952 with his parents and siblings. Erwin graduated in 1967 from Hunterdon Central High School. He served in the United...

Jun 30, 2009

The Honorable John W. Fritz, Jr., died on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in his Quakertown home. He was 88.

Born in Johnstown, PA on May 15, 1921 to John W. and Marian Schade Fritz, John was second Boys' State Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1937. He graduated from Southmont High School in May 1937 and from...

Jun 30, 2009

June Ryno Vuck, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

Her husband, Cornelius A. Vuyk, died in 2005 and a son, Jeffrey Vuyk, died in 2007.

Graveside Services and Interment in Locust Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, NJ will be private under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ....

Jun 25, 2009

Peter H. Kuhn, age 54 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Thursday, June 25, 2009 in Southern Ocean County Hospital, Stafford Township, NJ.

Born in Summit, NJ, April 14, 1955, son of Elizabeth "Lib" Dowd Kuhn of New Bern, NC and the late Jean Henry Kuhn, he had resided in Franklin Township since 1995,...

Jun 23, 2009

Raymond Whited, Sr., age 66 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Rocky Hill, NJ, November 26, 1942, he was the son of the late Millard and Catherine Eick Whited. He was a lifelong resident of East Amwell Township.

He...

Jun 21, 2009

Hazel McPherson, age 86 years, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on Sunday, June 21, 2009 in the Masonic Home of New Jersey, Burlington, NJ.

Born in Lebanon, NJ, December 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Hurley and Marilda Hendershot Burd, Sr.

She had resided in South Carolina for...

Jun 20, 2009

John V. Larson, age 70 years, of Quakertown, NJ, died on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at his residence.

Born in Minneapolis, MN, November 16, 1938, he was the son of the late Victor and Erna Handorf Larson. He had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ, Mt. Airy, NJ, and Hopewell, NJ, before moving to Quakertown, NJ thirty-four years...

Jun 19, 2009

Jane E. Billington, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, June 19, 2009 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, October 30, 1916, daughter of the late Myles A. and Jennie Hanlon Sheridan, she had lived in Raritan Township, NJ since 1984.

Mrs. Billington was formerly a...

Jun 16, 2009

Melvin Friedman, age 73 years, of Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 in St. Claire's/Kindred Hospital, Dover, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, March 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Nathan and Lillian Rous Friedman and had resided at the Hunterdon Developmental Center since 1975.

He is survived...

Jun 15, 2009

Phyllis Stout, age 81 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Monday, June 15, 2009 in Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN.

Born in East Windsor, NJ, July 7, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harfford and Rose Mount. Mrs. Stout had resided in Flemington, NJ since 1973, having formerly resided for many years in West Amwell...

Jun 11, 2009

Marjorie Stryker Hunt, age 97 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at her residence.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, August 13, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Holcombe Danberry. She was a lifelong resident of the Ringoes, NJ area.

She was a gradaute of Rider...

Jun 11, 2009

Josephine M. Manella, of Flemington, NJ, died on June 11, 2009.

She was the daughter of the late Michael and Louise Berodina-Sherry. Josephine was a lifelong resident of Flemington, NJ, born and raised in the house she lived in until one week prior to her death in hospice at Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County,...

Jun 9, 2009

Stefania " Stella " Oceanak, age 90 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Manville, NJ, January 14, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Krystyna Liski Wasyliko. She had formerly resided in Frenchtown, NJ, and had resided in Kingwood...

Jun 8, 2009

Geraldine Danch, age 92 years, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2009 at her home in the Carolina Village Care Center.

She was born in Roselle, NJ, a daughter of the late Vincent and Claudina Menchek. In addition to her parents, she was preceeded in death by her husband, John L. Danch, who...

Jun 6, 2009

John J. Pangaro, age 86 years, of Lyons, NJ, died on Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, November 15, 1922, he was the son of the late John and Mary Pangaro.

He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and a recipient of...

Jun 5, 2009

Angelina "Angie" Sarullo, age 92 years, of Holiday, FL, died on Friday, June 5, 2009 in Marliere Care Center, New Port Richey, FL.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, March 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Sadie Mandracchia Sarullo and had formerly resided in New Jersey before moving to Florida some years ago.