Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Robert W. Dutcher
Oct 16, 2008
Robert W. Dutcher, age 91 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at his residence.
Born in Bound Brook, NJ, July 1, 1917, he was the son of the late Lester and Hazel Potts Dutcher, and had resided in the Flemington, NJ area most of his life.
An air-conditioning and heating...
Irene Virginia Krauss
Oct 16, 2008
Irene Virginia Krauss, age 82 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Thursday, October 16, 2008 in Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough Township, NJ.
Born in Trenton, NJ, March 11, 1926, daughter of the late Daniel and Josephine Manners Flannery, she had formerly resided in Largo, FL and Flemington, NJ.
A Homemaker, she was very...
Theresa A. Rozborski
Oct 16, 2008
Theresa A. Rozborski, age 79 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at her residence.
Born in Yugoslavia, January 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Franz and Theresa Kirsch Schwenderman. She had resided in Raritan Township most of her life.
She was a homemaker and was formerly employed...
Patricia Dorothy Mcauley
Oct 15, 2008
Patricia Dorothy McAuley, age 68 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at her residence.
Born in Ridgewood, NY, March 28, 1940, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mackissey Burns of Brooklyn, NY, and the late James Burns.
A former teacher, she had previously taught English in Junior High School in...
Jeannette Edith Simpson
Oct 15, 2008
Jeannette Edith Simpson, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Bayonne, NJ, September 30, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Blake and Martha Fudge Simpson. She had resided in Roselle Park, NJ, for most of her life.
She...
Alice E. Walenta
Oct 14, 2008
Alice E. Walenta, age 94 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, formerly of Long Island, NY, died on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at her residence.
Born in New York City, NY, August 30, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Elhart and Frances Steffel Seidel.
She was a homemaker.
Her husband, Jerry Walenta,...
Gillian M. Kulp
Oct 14, 2008
Gillian M. Kulp, age 62 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at her residence.
Born in New Castle, England, she was the daughter of Doreen McGee Scott of Lancaster, PA, and the late Francis James Scott. She had formerly resided in Bound Brook, NJ.
She received an A.A.S. in Electronics...
Lillian Hershkowitz
Oct 12, 2008
Lillian Hershkowitz died on Sunday, October 12, 2008.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Hershkowitz, in 1982.
Interment was in Flemington Jewish Community Cemetery, Flemington, NJ, under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.
William F. Sladden
Oct 11, 2008
William F. Sladden, age 79 years, of Bethlehem Township, NJ, died on Saturday, October 11, 2008, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Flemington, NJ, October 16, 1928, he was the son of the late Harry and Sarah Dalrymple Sladden. He was a longtime resident of Flemington, NJ, before moving to Bethlehem Township, NJ....
Edward L. Kurtz
Oct 7, 2008
Edward L. Kurtz, age 84 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at his residence.
Born in Newark, NJ, August 10, 1924, he had resided in Franklin Township for the past forty-six years.
A Corporal in the United States Army during World War II, Mr. Kurtz worked for Hunterdon...
William H. Hoge, Ph.D.
Oct 6, 2008
William H. Hoge, Ph.D., age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, October 6, 2008 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
He was born in New Knoxville, Ohio to Arthur F. Hoge and Meta Meckstroth Hoge. He did his undergraduate work at Ohio State University and received his Master’s and Ph.D. from the...
R. Ross Chapin, Jr.
Oct 4, 2008
R. Ross Chapin, Jr., age 79 years of Readington Township, NJ, died on Saturday, October 4, 2008 in the Barbara Cheung Hospice Facility, Edison, NJ.
Born in Springfield, MA, December 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Ralph R. Chapin Sr. and Hilda Carson Chapin, and had formerly resided in East Lyme, CT, before moving...
Tessie Mae Reid
Oct 2, 2008
Tessie Mae Reid, age 88 years, of Bridgewater Township, NJ, died on Thursday, October 2, 2008, at her home.
Born in Greenville County, NC, May 18, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Beck Keith.
She was a retired cost accountant with Ortho Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ, retiring in 1982. She attended...
Thomas Joseph Duffy
Oct 2, 2008
Thomas J. Duffy, age 90 years, died on Thursday, October 2, 2008, in the Town of Clinton at his home.
Born in Groveland, NY, May 9, 1918, he was the son of the late Thomas Martin and Mary Sexton Duffy, and had previously resided in Fairport, NY, and Palmyra, NY.
He was a United States...
Michael Kolan
Oct 1, 2008
Michael Kolan, age 23 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
Born in Somerville, NJ, September 9, 1985, son of Joseph and Cornelia Luisa Neville Kolan, he was a lifelong resident of Raritan Township.
He was currently a Waiter at TGI Friday's, Flemington, NJ.
In addition to his parents,...
Joan Thomas Sperling
Sep 25, 2008
Joan Thomas Sperling, age 91 years, of Doylestown, PA, died on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at her residence.
Born in Somerville, NJ, June 11, 1917 she was educated in the Somerville School System. Mrs. Sperling was a lifelong member of United Reformed Church in Somerville and widow of William P. Sperling, a well-known local musician.
...
George John Meert
Sep 25, 2008
George John Meert, age 88 years, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008 at his home in Richboro, PA.
Born in Norfolk, VA, August 21, 1920, he was the son of the late George T. and Marie Lillian Wells Meert.
His working career spanned forty-three years with US Steel Corp., Irvin Works, PA, Fairless Hills, PA.,...
Stella J. Barch
Sep 25, 2008
Stella J. Barch, age 79 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, September 25, 2008 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Bound Brook, NJ, January 26, 1929, daughter of the late Stanley and Anna Nizalack Barch, she had resided in Raritan Township for the past twenty-five years, having previously lived in Yardville,...
Frances Cronce
Sep 22, 2008
Frances Cronce, age 97 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Monday, September 22, 2008 in Poland, NY at her daughter's residence.
Born in Raritan Township, NJ, March 16, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emma Kreiner Kohl.
She was a homemaker and a graduate of Flemington High School.
Her...
Joy Beverly Greco
Sep 22, 2008
Joy Beverly Greco, age 78 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, September 22, 2008, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ one day prior to her forty-seventh wedding anniversary.
She was born in North Arlington, NJ, March 3, 1930, daughter of the late John and Madelyn Coffe Duerkes.
She retired from NJ...
