Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Dec 23, 2022

Edward C. Neville, age 76 years, of Rio Rancho, NM, passed away at home on Friday, December 23, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 24, 1946, he was the son of the late Horace and Edna (Van Eps) Neville. He was a long-time resident of Delaware Township, NJ and Doylestown, PA, before...

Dec 22, 2022

On Thursday, December 22, 2022, Ida Giliberti, loving mother and grandmother, went to be with the Lord at the age of 91.

Ida was born on January 11, 1931, in Avellino di Serino, Italy. The daughter of Vincenzo and Sylvia (Scalzulli) Ballante.

Ida grew up during the Great Depression and experienced some hardships early in...

Dec 18, 2022

Sandra J. Damon, age 59 years, of Raritan Township, NJ passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, in Philadelphia, PA.

Born in Chester, PA, July 20, 1963, Sandy was the daughter of the late Robert and Jane (Ignatowicz) Herman. She grew up in Old Bridge, NJ and had previously...

Dec 18, 2022

John Clarke Holt, 91, died at his home in Clinton, NJ on December 18, 2022. Jack was born on October 20, 1931, the son of Marjorie Slack Holt and James Thomas Holt. After graduating from Rahway High School in 1948, he had a brief foray in the Norwegian Merchant Marines before serving 4 years in the US Navy. He...

Dec 14, 2022

Beatrice M. Snyder, age 90 years, formerly of Three Bridges, NJ, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Independence Manor, Flemington where she had resided since 2021.

Born in Somerville, NJ, April 30. 1932, daughter of the late Richard and Estella Lewis Stryker, Bea had resided in Three Bridges, NJ for sixty years.

She was a...

Dec 10, 2022

Joseph DeBencik, age 60 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ died on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his residence.

Born in Somerville, NJ, March 19, 1962, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Ernest) DeBencik. He had resided in the Hunterdon County, NJ area all his life.

He was a graduate of the...

Dec 7, 2022

*****Service Update Notice*****

A memorial service, officiated by Father Chester Zalubski, will take place Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 11:30 AM in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Friends may visit with the family from 11:00 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Dec 7, 2022

Richard D. “Doug” Mutz, age 81 years, of Raritan Township, NJ passed away the morning of December 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Hackensack, NJ, December 27, 1940, he was the son of the late George and Irene (Newman) Mutz. He grew up in Bergenfield, NJ and had also previously resided...

Dec 6, 2022

RonnieLynn Schmidt, age 58 years, of Raritan Borough, NJ passed away on Tuesday evening, December 6, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born July 8, 1964, in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of Paul Schmidt and the late Judith Frances (Rowe) Schmidt. She had resided in the New Jersey area most of her...

Dec 6, 2022

Carol Balik, age 86 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, October 2, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Genive Schenck Passerello.

A Flemington High School class of 1955 graduate, Carol was an avid member of the...

Dec 5, 2022

Gertrude Mary Wells Shannon, age 93, died on Monday, December 5, 2022 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Flemington, New Jersey. She was a resident of HCC for the preceding five years where she enjoyed faithful and loving care.

Trudy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 14, 1929 to Edward and Winifred (Kelly) Wells. She...

Nov 30, 2022

Barbara Ann Holcombe, age 78 years, of Ringoes, NJ (East Amwell Township) died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, August 7, 1944, daughter of the late Walter Van Luvanee, Jr., and Jennie (Tymerszym) Van Luvanee, she had resided in Hunterdon County all her life.

She...

Nov 29, 2022

William G. Witt, age 69, of Clinton NJ, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the Hunterdon Medical Center.

Born May 21, 1953 in Jersey City NJ, Bill was the son of the late William Witt and his mother, Doris (Straube) Witt. He lived in Hoboken NJ until the age of 10 when his family moved to Hunterdon...

Nov 29, 2022

Sandra M. Pyatt, age 58 years, of Ringoes, NJ passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at her home.

Born in Raritan Township, NJ, March 15, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Clifford, Sr., and Julia (Horvath) Price. She had resided in Hunterdon County, NJ all her life.

She was a graduate of...

Nov 27, 2022

Anita E. Slack, age 87 years, of Flemington, NJ passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022, in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

-Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Friend-

Anita was born at home on February 24, 1935, the daughter of Carl and Jessie Foerster. Anita grew up in Whitehouse Station, NJ...

Nov 23, 2022

Jeannette C. DeSimone, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in Lewes, DE.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, December 21, 1939, daughter of the late Giovanni and Christina Mercurio Morielli, she had formerly resided in Colonia, NJ.

A homemaker, Jeannette spent her free time volunteering at Hunterdon Medical Center lobby shop....

Nov 20, 2022

Kathleen Mary Jackson, age 58 years, of Millstone Township, NJ, died Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Centra State Healthcare, Freehold, NJ.

Born in Princeton, NJ, December 3, 1963, she was the daughter of the late John Walter and Ruth Amerman Jackson.

She is predeceased by one brother Jonathan Brian Jackson in 2008.

Surviving...

Nov 19, 2022

Dennis A. Bacon, age 79, of Raritan Township NJ, died Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.

Born March 7, 1943 in Wyckoff Heights NY, Dennis was the son of the late Michael B. and Florence A. (Beebe) Bacon.

Dennis worked for several manufacturing companies primarily as a machine operator....

Nov 19, 2022

Audrey A. Hrynyk, age 67 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Bayonne, NJ, August 5, 1955, daughter of the late Eugene and Estelle Brzostowski Pustay, she resided in Bayonne most of her early life until moving to Hunterdon County in 1977.

Audrey...

Nov 19, 2022

Jule G. Campbell, age 96, of New York NY and Flemington NJ, died Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Raritan Township NJ.

Born May 15, 1926, in New York, NY, Jule was the daughter of the late Jules and Maddeline (Saunig) Gallina. She spent her childhood splitting time between Chicago, IL, Grosse Point, MI and her family farm...