Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Mary Rak
Jun 6, 2004
Mary Rak, age 81 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ died on Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Valley View Care Center, Alexandria Township, NJ.
Born January 1, 1923 in New York City to the late Dymtro and Sophie Rak, she had resided in New Jersey since 1997, having formerly resided in West Hempstead, NY.
Ms. Rak...
Rev. Joseph C. Holbrook
Jun 4, 2004
Rev. Joseph C. Holbrook, age 77 years, of Bridgewater, NJ, died on Friday, June 4, 2004 at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.
Born October 17, 1926, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was the son of the late Rev. Joseph C. and Eleanor Day Holbrook, Sr. He had resided in Bridgewater, NJ for the past two years, having...
Grover C. Bodine, Jr.
Jun 3, 2004
Grover C. Bodine, Jr., age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Ringoes, NJ, October 15, 1915 to the late Grover C. and Agnes Hampton Bodine, Sr., he had lived in Hunterdon County all his life.
He was a farmer...
Albert Rossi
Jun 2, 2004
Albert Rossi, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Italy, November 9, 1919, son of the late Michele and Benedetta Neri Rossi, he had formerly resided in Philadelphia, PA before moving to Raritan Township two years ago.
Mr. Rossi...
George H. Johnson
Jun 2, 2004
George H. Johnson, age 88 years, of Delaware Township, NJ died on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at his residence.
A lifelong resident of Delaware township, he was born in Sand Brook, NJ, April 11, 1916, son of the late Howard and Violet Housel Johnson.
A lifelong farmer, he was employed for sixty years on the...
Bernard R. "Buddy" Slizewski
Jun 1, 2004
Bernard R. "Buddy" Slizewski, age 68 years, of Delaware Township, NJ died on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Manville, NJ, September 2, 1935 to the late Peter and Sarah Novinowski Slizewski, he had resided in Delware Township for the past fifty years, having previously resided in Manville, NJ...
Elsie Gural
Jun 1, 2004
Elsie Gural, age 70 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ died on Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Kingwood Township, June 21, 1933, daughter of the late Michael and Pearl Shyban Gural, she had resided in Kingwood Township all her life.
She was employed for over 30 years...
Alice M. Cahalan
May 30, 2004
Alice M. Cahalan, age 93 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Sunday, May 30, 2004 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born on May 12, 1911 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Francis and Margaret McMahon Clyde, she had resided in Raritan Township since 2004, having formerly resided in Flemington, NJ for ten...
Adam Charles Meisner
May 22, 2004
Adam Charles Meisner, age 19 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died Saturday, May 22, 2004 in Coventry, NY.
Born in Westwood, NJ to Richard E. and Terry E. Lamb Meisner, he had resided in Raritan Township all his life.
A 2003 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Adam worked at On Site Fleet Service,...
Ting Chien
May 21, 2004
Ting Chien, age 88 years, of Raritan Township, NJ died on Friday, May 21, 2004 at his residence.
Born in Shanghai, China, January 23, 1916 to the late Hsin-Chih Chien and Wen-Hua Wu, he had resided in Raritan Township for the past year, having previously lived in Monterey Park, CA.
He was formerly an executive...
Patricia H. Wilke
May 21, 2004
Patricia H. Wilke, age 63 years, of Palmyra, VA died on Friday, May 21, 2004 at Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, VA.
Born September 27, 1940 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Peter and Lottie Jozwik Herbig, she had resided in Palmyra for the past twelve years, previously residing in Avenel, NJ for over thirty-one years.
...
Renee Hertha Buckwalter
May 18, 2004
Renee Hertha Buckwalter died May 18, 2004 in Cummington, Mass., where she lived with her daughter Melinda Buckwalter. She was 80.
She was born in Philadelphia to Vermerel de Cleyre and Hertha Behr and was the granddaughter of Voltairine de Cleyre, an anarchist/feminist poet. She grew up in Bucks County, Pa.
She was an executive...
Josephine Brinkerhoff
May 17, 2004
Josephine Brinkerhoff, age 90 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ died Monday, May 17, 2004 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, August 18, 1913, daughter of the late Roman and Eva Romanoff Check, she had formerly resided in South Plainfield, NJ before moving to Franklin Township three years ago....
Albert Quartel
May 15, 2004
Albert Quartel, age 79 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ died on Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Lehigh Valley Medical Center-Muhlenberg, Bethlehem Township, PA.
Born June 27, 1924 in Hazerswoude, Holland to the late Dirk and Yanny Hogewonig Quartel, he had resided in Kingwood Township for the past six years, previously residing in Princeton, NJ.
For...
William G. Schottman
May 13, 2004
William G. Schottman, age 88 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on Thursday, May 13, 2004 at his residence.
Born October 25, 1915, in East Orange, NJ, he was the son of the late William G., Sr. and Ethel Carter Schottman. He had resided in Flemington since 1956, having previously resided in Oxford, NJ and Rutland, VT....
Hazel E. Veregin
May 12, 2004
Hazel E. Veregin, age 87 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, December 7, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Mortellaro Calabrese. She had previously resided in Denver, Colorado.
She was a retired Librarian...
Isaiah V. Sipler
May 11, 2004
Isaiah V. Sipler, age 89 years, died on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born September 17, 1914 in Reaville, NJ to the late Charles and Victoria Smith Sipler, he was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County.
Mr. Sipler was driver at Trap Rock Industries, Kingston, NJ for many...
Gordon R. Lunger
May 9, 2004
Gordon R. Lunger, age 92 years, of the Three Bridges section of Readington Township, NJ, died on Sunday, May 9, 2004 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.
Born in Jordan Township, PA, January 17, 1912, he was the son of the late James and Ethel Pearl Reed Lunger. He had resided in Montoursville, PA for...
C.D. Elliott Sands
May 8, 2004
C.D. Elliott Sands, age 64 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Saturday, May 8, 2004 at his residence.
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 26, 1939, he was the son of the late J. Franklin and Mary Elisabeth Montgomery Sands. He had previously resided in Montreal, Quebec, Fairfiled, CT, Radnor, PA, and Princeton, NJ before...
Kathleen B. Mccarthy
May 3, 2004
Kathleen B. McCarthy, age 55 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Monday, May 3, 2004 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ where she had resided for the past six years.
Born December 21, 1948 in Orange, NJ to Mary Bartusewicz McCarthy and the late John B. "Jack" McCarthy, she had resided in Hunterdon County all...
