Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jun 25, 2005

Rebecca Lynn Austin, age 20 years, of Old Bridge Township, NJ, previously of Milford, NJ, died on Saturday, June 25, 2005.

She was born September 24, 1984 in Raritan Township, NJ to Jeffrey R. Austin, Sr. of Milford, NJ and Linda Lee Hoffman Austin of Old Bridge, NJ.

Rebecca was a member of the Daughters...

Jun 24, 2005

Edna G. Van Zandt, age 76 years, of the Princeton Windrows Community, Plainsboro Township, NJ, died on Friday, June 24, 2005 at her residence.

Born December 24, 1928, in Albany, NY to the late Roy and Gertrude Nelson Gillett, she had resided in Plainsboro Township, NJ for the past five years, having previously lived in Flemington, Raritan...

Jun 22, 2005

Wilmer L. Maurer, Jr., age 49 years, of Hagins Township, PA, died on June 22, 2005 as the result of a motor vehicle accident.

Funeral arrangements will be handled by the C.J. Lucas Funeral Home, Mt. Carmel, PA. Local arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ.

Jun 21, 2005

Elizabeth R. Vernon, age 79 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at her residemce.

Born in Plainfield, NJ, September 22, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Matilda Block Lant. She had resided in Readington Township, NJ since 1970.

She was pre-deceased by her husband, Andrew "Boot"...

Jun 20, 2005

Harold L. "Butch" Mathews, age 59 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Monday, June 20, 2005, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, October 14, 1945, he was the son of the late Raymond and Myrtle Hann Mathews.

He worked at Hunterdon Transformer, Quakertown, NJ, for twenty-nine years.

Jun 19, 2005

Donald J. Sherman, age 83 years, formerly of Rosemont, NJ, died on June 19, 2005.

Born in Rosemont, NJ, June 17, 1922, he was the son of the late Alan T. and Bertha H. Sherman.

He was a United States Army veteran of World War II.

Surviving are his former spouse, Marne Sherman,...

Jun 19, 2005

Elinor D. Armagast, age 90 years, of Tewksbury Township, NJ, died on Sunday, June 19, 2005, at her residence.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, April 24, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Edward K. and Helen Liberty Davis. She had resided in Tewksbury Township, NJ for over sixty years, in the house she and her...

Jun 16, 2005

Alfred "Steve" Ubel, age 71 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Thursday, June 16, 2005 at his residence.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, October 26, 1933 to the late Michael and Anna Helmouth Ubel, he had resided in Raritan Township his entire life.

A member of the New Jersey Farm Bureau, Mr. Ubel was...

Jun 15, 2005

******Memorial Service for Katie Bright will be held on Friday, October 28, 2005 at 7pm in the Flemington Presbyterian Church, 10 E Main St Flemington, NJ, 08822.

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Katie A. Bright, age 53 years, of Milford, NJ, died on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in...

Jun 14, 2005

Ruth E. Gaulrapp, age 85 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ

Born in New York City, NY, June 28,1919, she had resided in Raritan Township, NJ since 1956.

She was formerly employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, then by the Elizabethtown Gas...

Jun 13, 2005

Michael W. Nieberding, age 66 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Monday, June 13, 2005.

Born in Baltimore, MD, November 24, 1938, he was the son of the late William J. and Margaret Judge Nieberding. He had formerly resided in Ellicott City, MD.

Mr. Nieberding was a graduate of the Loyola College of Maryland,...

Jun 13, 2005

Edward J. Walen, age 83 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Monday, June 13, 2005, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New York City, May 13, 1922, son of the late John and Mary Miller Walen, he had resided in Kingwood Township since 1945.

He was a self-employed commercial artist...

Jun 13, 2005

Violet N. Greaney, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Monday, June 13, 2005, at her residence.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, December 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Adolph and Amelia Fritz Newman. She had formerly resided in Delaware Township, NJ, Piscataway, NJ, and Flemington, NJ.

She was formerly employed in the...

Jun 11, 2005

Edna McPherson, age 99 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on Saturday, June 11, 2005, in the Country Arch Care Center, Union Township, NJ.

Born in Quakertown, NJ, October 8, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Melissa Hoff Mathews. She had resided in the Quakertown/Pittstown area all of her life.

She was...

Jun 10, 2005

Eleanor Z. Kren, age 72 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Friday, June 10, 2005, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Clark, NJ, August 5, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Lauter Zabel. She had formerly resided in Paramus, NJ.

A secretary, she was first...

Jun 7, 2005

Gladys K. Howell, age 95 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2005, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Quakertown, NJ, January 18, 1910, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Cummings Brown. She had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ her entire life.

She was...

Jun 6, 2005

Danielle Brosse, age 56 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on Monday, June 6, 2005 in Capital Hospice-Haliquest Memorial Inpatient Center, Arlington, VA.

Born December 11, 1948 in Belgium to the late Kerel Robert Brosse and Gisele De Smet, she had resided in Whitehouse Station for the past six years, previously living in Belgium.

She...

Jun 6, 2005

Francis G. Fossetta, age 93 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Readington Township, NJ, died on Monday, June 6, 2005, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Hoboken, NJ, July 26, 1911, he was the son of the late Gustave and Emma Schiemann Fossetta.

He was a retired photographer for Bell...

Jun 6, 2005

Joan M. Landgraf, age 73 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Monday, June 6, 2005 at her residence.

Born in Wyckoff, NJ October 20, 1931, daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Nelius Henkel, she had resided in Lebanon Township, NJ for thirty-two years, then in Lake Placid, FL for fifteen years and in Delaware Township...

Jun 5, 2005

Ruth Hyland, age 77 years, of Andover, NJ, died on Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Andover Subacute Care & Rehabilitation Nursing Center, Andover, NJ where she had resided eight years.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 4, 1928, duaghter of the late Walter and Stella Haiduk, she had formerly resided in Glen Gardner, NJ and in Raritan Township,...