Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Feb 5, 2006

Margaret Della Badia, age 66 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Sunday, February 5, 2006, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, April 9, 1939, daughter of Ruth Seiler of Piscataway, NJ and the late John Seiler, she had resided in Delaware Township since 2002, having previously lived in Piscataway, NJ...

Feb 5, 2006

Alfred Casagrande, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, Febrauary 5, 2006, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Barnsboro, PA, November 14, 1919, he was the son of the late Amadeo and Amalia Casagrande.

He was a heating engineer with Ortho Diagnostica, Raritan, NJ, retiring in 1984.

Feb 5, 2006

Emil R. Svoboda, Sr., age 75 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Sunday, February 5, 2006, in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in North Hempstead, NY, he was the son of the late Melicbar and Marie Sagamek Svoboda. He had resided in Hunterdon County most of his life.

He was a retired...

Feb 5, 2006

Naida Wetstein, age 65 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Sunday, February 5, 2006, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, August 8, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Ruth Giller Lifchitz.

She had resided in Raritan Township for the past thirty-six years.

Feb 4, 2006

Mae L. Vogt, age 93 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died on Saturday, February 4, 2006, at her residence.

Born in Stanton, NJ, March 25, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Carrie Schlapfer LaRue. She had formerly resided in Frenchtown, NJ.

She retired from the Frenchtown Porcelein Company, Frenchtown, NJ.

Feb 4, 2006

Thea Arons, age 96 years, of Palo Alto, CA, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died there on Saturday, February 4, 2006.

Born in the Netherlands, May 4, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Ludwig and Alice Ornstein Simons.

She is survived by a daughter, Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, of Newtonville, MA.

Graveside Services...

Feb 3, 2006

Robert S. Hughes, age 86 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Friday, February 3, 2006, in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Middletown, NJ, September 1, 1919, he was the son of the late Ord and Margaret Smith Hughes.

He was formerly a self-employed Auto Repair Shop owner...

Feb 3, 2006

Anne Marie Hand, age 75 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, February 3, 2006, at her residence.

Born in Syracuse, NY, June 8, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George and Helen Ohman Tolischus. She had lived in the Flemington area all of her life.

She was a retired Executive Secretary...

Feb 3, 2006

William G. Nowak, Sr.,age 58 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, February 3, 2006, in Perth Amboy, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, December 11, 1947, he was the son of Wilbur Nowak of Whiting, NJ and the late Mary Chorney Nowak.

He had formerly resided in Concord, CA.

He was a...

Feb 1, 2006

Ruth C. Hughes, age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Hillside, NJ, March 20, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Florence Ash Wallraff. She had resided in Raritan Township since 2002, having previously lived in Arlington, TX,...

Jan 31, 2006

Alexander von Thaden, age 42 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

Born November 19, 1963 in Mexico City, Mexico, he was the son of Ernst and Sabina von Thaden of Germany. He had resided in Raritan Township, NJ since 1993, having previously lived in Virginia Beach, VA.

Mr. von Thaden...

Jan 30, 2006

David Alleavitch, age 85 years, of Salt Lake City, UT, died on Monday, January 30, 2006.

Born in New York City, NY, July 7, 1920, he had formerly resided in Long Island, NY, and Flemington, NJ.

He was employed by the Grumann Corporation, Farmingdale, NY, before retiring.

He was a United States Navy...

Jan 29, 2006

Cornelius A. Vuyk, age 77 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Plainfield, NJ, June 21, 1928, son of the late Adrian and Wilhelmina Vanderstam Vuyk, he had formerly reisded in North Plainfield, NJ before moving to Readington Township in 1978.

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Jan 28, 2006

Inez M. Gass, age 97 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at her residence.

Born in Newark, NJ, September 14, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mae Cuenin. Mrs. Gass formerly resided in Newark, NJ before retiring to Readington Township, NJ many years ago.

She was...

Jan 23, 2006

Mary W. Cornine, age 88 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Monday, January 23, 2006 at her residence.

Born in Yonkers, NY, April 11, 1917, she had resided in Flemington and Raritan Township, NJ for the past twenty years, previously residing in Bridgewater, NJ.

She was formerly employed by Skillman Healthcare, Belle Mead, NJ and...

Jan 22, 2006

Joseph J. Darish, age 63 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Sunday, January 22, 2006, at his residence.

Born in Plainfield, NJ, October 26, 1942, he was the son of Sophie Soltys Darish of Middlesex, NJ, and the late Joseph R. Darish. He had resided in Clinton Township, NJ, for the past thirty-five years, having previously...

Jan 21, 2006

Kathleen G. Essex, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of New Bern, NC, Bridgewater, NJ and White Township, NJ, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Surviving are husband of forty years, Gary M. Essex; a son, Gary John Essex of East Amherst, NY; a daughter, Kathleen D. Powers of...

Jan 21, 2006

Pauline (Paula) Woolf Shapiro, age 94 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Saturday, January 21, 2006

at her residence surrounded by her family.

Born in Bialystok, Russia, May 11, 1911, to the late Abraham and Anna Frankman Woolf, she had resided in East Amwell Township the past thirty-four years, having previously lived in...

Jan 21, 2006

Donald E. Hill, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at his residence.

Born in Readington Township, NJ, September 30, 1922, to the late Edward and Emma Sturm Castner Hill, he had lived in Hunterdon County his entire life, for the past fifty-five years in Flemington, NJ.

A United States...

Jan 20, 2006

Joseph Pietruszka, age 87 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, January 20, 2006, in the Phillipsburg Care Center, Phillipsburg, NJ.

Born in Poland, July 23, 1918, he had formerly resided in Fair Lawn, NJ.

He is survived by his wife of over sixty years, Anna Bondar Pietruszka; two daughters; Irene Pietruszka Silvestri, of...