Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Takao Sugiyama
May 18, 1997
Takao Sugiyama, age 59 years, of Clinton, NJ, died on May 18, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Japan on April 30, 1938, he was the son of the late Toshio and Sue Sugiyama. Mr. Sugiyama was a self-employed Importer and Exporter for years. He is survived by his wife, Mariko T. Sugiyama, and...
Rosemarie Hnatin
May 18, 1997
Rosemarie Hnatin, age 66 years, of Annandale, NJ, died on May 18, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Norristown, PA on March 21, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Discianni and Josephine Cardone Discianni. She worked as a Customer Service Representative for the General Electric Lighting Group in King of Prussia,...
Margarete Petermann
May 17, 1997
Margarete Petermann, age 93 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died on May 17, 1997 at her home in Kingwood Township, NJ. Born in Germany on October 28, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Hansen and Bertha (Roepke) Hansen. She worked at Goehrig's Bakery in Flemington Borough, NJ. The burial was private.
Burton W. Costello
May 14, 1997
Burton W. Costello, age 49 years, of Milford, NJ, died on May 14, 1997 in Spokane, WA. Born in Bangor, ME on March 27, 1948, he was the son of Robert Costello and Janet B. Costello. Mr. Costello was a self-employed Computer Consultant. Burton is survived by his wife, Robin Wilhelms Costello, and their children. The burial was private....
John Boyd Plum
May 11, 1997
John Boyd Plum, age 62 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on May 11, 1997 at his home. Born in Newark, NJ on December 22, 1934, he was the son of Stephen Haines Plum and Emilie Boyd Plum. Mr. Plum was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1958-1960. He then became the V.P. of Chase Manhattan Bank's...
Jean Federici
May 11, 1997
FLEMINGTON -- Jean Federici died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township. She was 89.
She was born in New Bedford, Mass., and lived in the Flemington area for more than 50 years.
She and her husband, Daniel A. Federici , who died in 1995, had several businesses. They owned and...
Katherine M. Sands
May 10, 1997
Katherine M. Sands, age 55 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on May 10, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Somerville, NJ on February 24, 1942, she was the daughter of Robert Rippert and Elizabeth Pyatt Madden. She was a Clerical Worker for Boehm Realty and the New Jersey Department of Labor Unemployment Office. Katherine...
Frances C. Edge
May 10, 1997
Frances C. Edge, age 78 years, of Lambertville, NJ, died on May 10, 1997 at her residence. Born in East Orange, NJ on March 15, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Alan Edge and Beatrice Frisley Edge. She was a retired Bookkeeper, working in New York City, NY. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ.
H. Myles Jacob
May 8, 1997
H. Myles Jacob, age 84 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on May 8, 1997 at his home. Born in Bloomfield, NJ on March 19, 1913, he was the son of the late Harry Jacob and Edith Myles. Mr. Jacob was the retired Chairman & CEO of Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company in Claypool, AZ. He is survived by his wife,...
Anna J. Pydyszewski
May 7, 1997
Anna J. Pydyszewski, age 67 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on May 7, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Newark, NJ on July 22, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Ignatio and Sadie Bienkowski. She was a Homemaker. Interment in Saint Magdalen Cemetery, Flemington, NJ.
Catherine "Pat" Patricia Van Dine
May 5, 1997
Catherine "Pat" Patricia Van Dine, age 67 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, died on May 5, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Albany, NY on November 5, 1929, her maiden name was McKeon. She worked as a Receptionist in the Emergency Department at the Hunterdon Medical Center. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ....
Margaret E. Waldron
May 1, 1997
Margaret E. Waldron, age 84 years, of Manheim, PA, died on May 1, 1997 at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA. Born in Flemington, NJ on May 21, 1912, she was the daughter of the late William Bacorn and Anna Suydam. She was a retired School Bus Driver for Hunterdon Central Regional...
June M. Lammond
Apr 29, 1997
June M. Hammond, age 57 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on April 29, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 27, 1939, she was the daughter of George A. Rollins and Margaret Themm. She worked as a Substance Abuse Counselor at the Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program, Main Street, Flemington Borough,...
Donald O. Page, Jr.
Apr 28, 1997
Donald O. Page, Jr., age 69 years, of Stanton, NJ, died on April 28, 1997 at his home. Born in New York City, NY on January 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Donald O. Page, Sr., and Dorothy (Dillon) Page. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, 517 E 233rd St, Bronx, NY.
Sarah L. Swenson
Apr 27, 1997
Sarah L. Swenson, age 56 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died on April 27, 1997 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Springfield, MA on October 11, 1940, she was the daughter of Walter V. Shearer and Bertha Nolan. She was an Art History Instructor at Raritan Valley College and a Real Estate Agent. The burial was...
H. Gratton Shields, Jr.
Apr 26, 1997
H. Gratton Shields, Jr., age 51 years, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died in March of 1997 in Hilo, Hawaii. Born in New Jersey on December 28, 1945, he was the son of H. Gratton Shields, Sr., and Mary Larkin. Mr. Shields was a self-employed Commercial Fisherman. Inurnment in Saint Magdalen Cemetery, Flemington, NJ.
Rev. Henry O. Thompson
Apr 24, 1997
Reverend Henry Orrin "Hanky" Thompson, age 65 years, of Doylestown, PA, died on April 24, 1997 at his home. Born in Northwood, IA on October 23, 1931, he was the son of Orrin Thompson and Martha M. Johnson. Mr. Thompson was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1953-1968. He then became a Minister and Professor at...
Ariel Borjas
Apr 21, 1997
Ariel Borjas, age 72 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on April 21, 1997 at his home in Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Cuba on June 30, 1924, he was the son of the late Miguel Borjas and Emily Aguilera. Mr. Borjas was a self-employed Auto Mechanic for years. Ariel is survived by his wife, Matilde Borjas. The burial was...
William A. Burkhart
Apr 19, 1997
William A. Burkhart, age 90 years, of Largo, FL, died on April 19, 1997 at Columbia Clearwater Community Hospital, Clearwater, FL. Born in New York City, NY on March 21, 1907, he was the son of the late William Burkhart and Mary McElroy Burkhart. Mr. Burkhart was a retired Banker, working for the National State Bank in Newark, NJ....
Louis W. Spiegel
Apr 18, 1997
Louis W. Spiegel, age 75 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died on April 18, 1997 at his home in Readington Township, NJ. Born in New York City, NY on January 15, 1922, he was the son of the late Benjamin Spiegel and Lillian (Lorber) Spiegel. Mr. Spiegel was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army...
