Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Jun 19, 2024

John Elwood (“Woody”) Mackay, Sr., age 77, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at his home in Raritan Township NJ.

Born July 6, 1946 in Plainfield NJ, John was the son of the late Elwood John and Allene Gertrude (Carkhuff) Mackay. He grew up in Warren Township and graduated from Watchung Hills Regional High School with the Class...

Jun 18, 2024

Wayne K. Crouse, age 79 years of Raritan Township, NJ, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, July 14, 1944, son of the late Foster and Bertha Mae Werkheiser Crouse, he was a life-long Hunterdon County, NJ resident.

Wayne worked in corrections as a sheriff’s...

Jun 16, 2024

Denise Magalio, age 82 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Sunday, June 16, 2024, at her home.

Born in New York City, NY, April 5, 1942, daughter of the late Nicholas and Grace Walsh Barna, she had formerly resided in Astoria, NY and North Bergen, NJ.

In Denise’s early years she worked for Pan Am...

Jun 14, 2024

Philip Monahan, age 78 years, of Doylestown, PA, passed away the morning of Friday, June 14, 2024, at Doylestown Hospital. Born in New York City, NY, November 16, 1945, he was the son of the late Philip E. and Florence M. (Duda) Monahan.

He had formerly resided in Harrison, NJ, where he was a 1963 graduate of...

Jun 14, 2024

Charles A. “Chuck” Davis, age 84 years, of Sergeantsville, NJ, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Metuchen, NJ, November 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Doris (Moore) Davis and the Rev. Charles A. Davis, Sr. He grew up in Piscataway, NJ and had...

Jun 14, 2024

Robert Lee Atkyns, age 76 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, passed away the evening of Friday, June 14, 2024, at his residence.

Born in Boston, MA, January 20, 1948, he was the son of the late of Glenn C. and Syme M. (Vataja) A. Bachelor.

Highly educated, he earned his Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers...

Jun 13, 2024

Salvatore Michael Angelo, Sr., age 91 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at the Herman E. Kapp Senior Residences, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, July 24, 1932, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Ciaccio) Angelo. He had formerly resided in Union, NJ but...

Jun 12, 2024

David “Dave” John McCarthy, age 62, of Mechanicsburg, PA died on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Dave was born on Monday, July 24, 1961, in Staten Island, NY to the late John “Mac” McCarthy and Claire Beatrice (Pratt) McCarthy. In addition to his parents, Dave is preceded in death by his aunt, Verna Rosenfield of Fort Myers, FL.

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Jun 11, 2024

Anna Marie Ellis, 89, of Flemington, NJ, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at her brother-in-law and sister-in-law’s home, Mike and Sue Ellis, East Moline, IL.

Born and raised in Johnstown, NY, February 14, 1935, the daughter of the late Charles (immigrant from Italy) and Jean (Lamena) Leotta. Anne was a 1954 graduate of Johnstown High School....

Jun 9, 2024

Boyden David Stretch, Sr., 88, of Frenchtown, NJ, passed away on Sunday, June 9th 2024 surrounded by the love of his family.

Boyden was born on March 23rd, 1936 in Somers Point, New Jersey to Thomas Stretch and Bertha Fenski Stretch-Murphy. Orphaned at age 6, Boyden grew up in various foster homes in South Jersey. He graduated...

Jun 8, 2024

William M. Creighton, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, N.J., died Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, N.J.

Born June 23, 1939, in the Bronx, N.Y., William was the son of the late Harry and Eva Kleber Creighton. He was a proud graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School in 1957.

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Jun 7, 2024

Doris Halstead, age 89 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Friday, June 7, 2024, at her home.

Born in East Amwell Township, NJ, July 26, 1934, daughter of the late Norman and Kathryn Dilts Allegar, Doris was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County. She was a bookkeeper for Presco Foods, Flemington, NJ until she retired.

A...

Jun 7, 2024

Edwin Perez, of Raritan Township NJ, age 70, died Friday, June 7, 2024, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – Somerset in Somerville NJ.

Born December 1, 1953, in New York City, NY, Ed was the son of the late Juan and Rosaura (Crespo) Perez. He grew up in the Bronx, not far from Yankee Stadium, and...

Jun 6, 2024

Benjamin Miles Graff, age 36, died Thursday, June 6, 2024 in Readington Township NJ.

Born May 1, 1988, in Philadelphia PA, Ben was the son of the late Arthur W. Graff and Susan (Drew) Graff. He has lived in Hunterdon County for the past few years.

Ben worked for a number of employers, most recently...

Jun 5, 2024

Dr. Peter J. Heffron, 80, a longtime resident of both Flemington, NJ and Scottsdale Arizona, passed away at the Amber Creek Inn Memory Care facility in Scottsdale. He will be buried in Flemington next to his first wife Louise K. Heffron who previously passed on August 30, 1991.

He was born on October 2, 1943, in Brooklyn,...

Jun 1, 2024

Betty M. Shepherd, age 83, died Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the St. Luke’s Hospital – Warren Campus in Phillipsburg NJ.

Born November 24, 1940 in Somerville NJ, Betty was the daughter of the late John and Isabel (Fleming) Lantvet. She lived in Somerville growing up and later moved to Hunterdon County NJ in 1961 to start...

May 31, 2024

Donald James Maskell, age 80 years, of South Bound Brook, NJ, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2024, at his home.

Born in Somerville, NJ, March 16, 1944, he was the son of the late Collin S. and Annabelle (Gaddis) Maskell. He grew up in Reaville, NJ and had formerly been a long-time resident of Hunterdon County,...

May 28, 2024

Doris I. Schroedel, age 90, of Easton PA, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at St. Luke’s Hospital Anderson Campus Easton, after a brief illness.

Born a New Year’s baby on January 1, 1934, in Lackawanna County PA, Doris was the daughter of the late Jerome and Alice (Oakley) Stone. She lived in Pennsylvania as a child and...

May 28, 2024

Betty Lou Hannum (RN), age 76 years, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at her home in the Flagtown section of Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Born in Phillipsburg, NJ, September 24, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Mildred (Wooten) Jumper. She grew up in Warren Glen, NJ.

In 1967, during her...

May 24, 2024

Joseph Federico, Joe to his friends and family, passed away on May 24, 2024, following a brief illness.

Joe was the epitome of the American dream. As a young boy, he emigrated to the U.S. with his parents and two sisters from a small mountain town in Sicily, Petralia Soprana. The family resided on the Lower East...