Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jul 15, 2006

Frances M. Hedin, age 85 years, of New York City, NY, died on Saturday, July 15, 2006 at Lakeview Nursing Center, Wayne, NJ.

Born in San Francisco, CA, December 30, 1920, daughter of the late James and Estelle Crabtree McDade, she had resided in New York City forty years.

A graduate of the University of...

Jul 14, 2006

Robert H. Hailes, age 75 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died on Friday, July 14, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Kearny, NJ, March 15, 1931, son of the late Robert and Margaret Hailes who operated the Ringoes Diner for many years, he had resided in Ringoes, NJ sixty-one years.

A...

Jul 14, 2006

William J. "Bill" Fennell, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, July 14, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, June 15, 1932, son of the late William and Dorothy Fennell, he was a longtime resident of Raritan Township, NJ, having previously lived in Perth Amboy, NJ,...

Jul 14, 2006

Joyce R. Hoffman, age 88 years, of Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Friday, July 14, 2006 at her residence.

Born in Ottowa, Canada, July 12, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Laurie Gladstone and Mary Berenice Ripley.

A 1935 graduate of Union High School, Union, NJ, she was formerly a Secretary...

Jul 12, 2006

Heinz Katmann, age 74 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Oldenburg, Germany, February 15, 1932, he had resided in Raritan Township over forty years.

He was formerly the Owner and Proprietor of Heinz & Rita's Bar, now known as Errico's,...

Jul 11, 2006

Walter E. Uhlman, M.D., age 77 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at his residence.

Born in Plainfield, NJ, July 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Otto and Emma Martin Uhlman. He had formerly resided in New York City, NY and New Brunswick, NJ, before moving to Raritan Township...

Jul 11, 2006

Kenneth D. Reigle, age 61 years, of the Three Bridges section of Readington Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at his residence.

Born in Mendham, NJ, October 15, 1944, he was the son of the late John and Marion Fort Reigle. He had formerly resided in Cherryville, NJ.

He was a land surveyor...

Jul 9, 2006

John E. Prince, age 52 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on July 9, 2006, at his residence.

Born in Trenton, NJ, April 29, 1954, he was the son of George and Joan Torgeson Prince of Cumberland County, VA.

An electrician, he was formerly employed by Rowe Electric, Ringoes, NJ.

He was...

Jul 8, 2006

David Alexander Christopher Bright, age 49 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, July 8, 2006 while scuba diving off Nantucket Island, MA.

Born on June 29, 1957 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., he was the son of Ann H. Bright. He had resided in Raritan Township, NJ for the past twenty-one years.

Mr. Bright...

Jul 4, 2006

Walter S. Robinson, age 85 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at his residence.

Born in Elkton, MD, July 22, 1920, son of the late Samuel Voshelle and Essie L. Tweed Robinson, he had resided in Franklin Township since 1964, having resided in Hunterdon County since 1946.

Mr....

Jun 30, 2006

Julius Rocco Fischetti, age 89 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Friday, June 30, 2006 at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, July 13, 1916, son of the late Rocco and Nellie Rygiel Fischetti, he had resided in Delaware Township since 1988, having previously lived in Berkley Heights, NJ.

A...

Jun 28, 2006

Frances A. Whitehead, age 76 years, of Oxford, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg, NJ.

Born in Manville, NJ, June 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice Slimko Peltack. She had previously resided in Clinton, NJ, and Gillette, PA.

She was a former school bus...

Jun 27, 2006

Richard Mitzkewich, age 79 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born on January 5, 1927, son of the late Andrew and Mary Mitzkewich, he had resided in Alexandria Township over forty years, having previously lived in Readington Township, NJ.

A United States...

Jun 25, 2006

Robert L. Klimback, age 88 years, of Old Bridge, NJ, died on Sunday, June 25, 2006 in St. Peters Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

Born in Glen Ridge, NJ, June 10, 1918, he was the son of the late Frederick W. and Helen Rhinehart Klimback. He had formerly resided in Old Bridge, NJ, and Roselle, NJ.

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Jun 22, 2006

Joshua David Adair, age 5 years, of Suprise, AZ, died suddenly on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Del E. Webb Memorial Hospital, Sun City West, AZ.

Born on March 26, 2001 in Orange, California, he was the son of John David and Sheri Lynn Harner Adair.

Even though his life was short, God let Joshua...

Jun 21, 2006

Harry Schrag, age 72 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Germany, January 2, 1933, he had formerly resided in New York City, NY and had resided in Kingwood Township over twenty-five years.

A retired Electrical Engineer, Mr. Schrag had attended...

Jun 20, 2006

Shirley L. Rinz, age 71 years, of Fredericksburg, VA, died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 in Cobblestones at Fairmont Assisted Living, Manassas, VA.

Born in Flemington, NJ, July 11, 1934, daughter of the late George and Reba Anderson Wilson, she had resided in the Flemington, NJ area all her life until moving to Fredericksburg in 2002.

Jun 20, 2006

Grace E. Higgins, age 92 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at her residence.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, September 19, 1913, daughter of the late John and Reba Higgins, she had lived in the Ringoes, NJ area all her life.

A former Sunday School teacher and caregiver to her...

Jun 18, 2006

Shirley Richman, age 87 years, died on Sunday, June 18, 2006, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, November 17, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Aida Roth Ginn. She had formerly resided in Franklin Township, Somerset County, NJ, and East Windsor, NJ.

She was a...

Jun 17, 2006

Jenny Prakopcyk, age 80 years, of Riegelsville, PA, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on Saturday, June 17, 2006, at her residence.

Born in High Bridge, NJ, February 8, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rose Cucorola Catanzareti.

She was a waitress for many years at TJ's Pancake House, Flemington, NJ.