Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Michele Donahue
Dec 15, 2020
Michele Donahue, age 67, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ. After residing in New York and Sussex County NJ, she has lived in Kingwood Township NJ for many years. Michele was born October 29, 1953 and worked for many years for Condé Nast in the headquarters in New York City, where...
Barbara "Bobbie" L. Clayton
Dec 15, 2020
Barbara “Bobbie” Langdon Clayton, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away early in the morning on December 15, 2020 at the age of 89. Bobbie was born December 1, 1931 in New York, NY to Arthur and Pauline Langdon, an ever-adoring younger sister to her brother, Arthur “Art” Langdon. In 1953, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from...
Barbara J. Hanna
Dec 15, 2020
Barbara J. Hanna, age 74 years, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at her home in Raritan Township NJ. Born June 1, 1946, in Somerville NJ, Barbara was the daughter of the late George and Gertrude Miller Hanna. Barbara had resided her entire life in Hunterdon County, mostly in Three Bridges and Raritan Township NJ. Barbara was a graduate of...
George W. Scott
Dec 14, 2020
George W. Scott, age 83 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ died on Monday, December 14, 2020 in Little Brook Nursing Home, Califon, NJ. Born in Jersey City, NJ, June 24, 1937, he was the son of the late George and Edith Taggart Scott and had resided in Somerset County since 1964. He formerly resided in Colonia, NJ and in...
Kathryn A. Monsell
Dec 13, 2020
Kathryn Alice Monsell, 91, of New Providence, NJ, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 of natural causes. Born February 1, 1929 in Maplewood, NJ, the daughter of Charles Francis and Elizabeth O’Reilly Remlinger. Kathryn lived in New Providence, NJ for 56 years. Moving to her daughter, Irene’s house in 2010 to 2013. She moved to Brookdale Assisted Living...
Deborah S. Baranek
Dec 12, 2020
Deborah Susan Baranek, age 60 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, on June 10, 1960, Deborah was the daughter of the late Wilton and Doris Butler (nee Killough), and she grew up in Roselle Park, NJ and lived...
Fred A. Taylor
Dec 11, 2020
Fred A. Taylor, age 75 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died December 11, 2020 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Doylestown, PA, August 18, 1945, he was the son of the late Arthur and Anna Schaible Taylor. Fred was a space manager for Foodtown Supermarkets. Surviving are his loving wife of fifty-one years, Laura Jean Taylor;...
Mary Ann Reed
Dec 7, 2020
Mary Ann Reed, age 82 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Monday, December 7, 2020, at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ. Born in Plainfield, NJ, October 1, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Marie Tedesco Cortese. A Plainfield High School graduate, Mary Ann worked as an administrative assistant for Research Cottrell Tech in Branchburg, NJ....
Dorothy E. Tirpok
Dec 7, 2020
Dorothy E. Tirpok, age 80 years, of Lambertville, NJ, died Monday, December 7, 2020 at her sister’s home in Warrington, PA. Born in Bordentown, NJ, October 25, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Frances Stuart Kessler. She was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County. Dorothy was the retired Hunterdon County Clerk, after serving five years...
Doris L. Gottshall
Dec 6, 2020
Doris L. Gottshall, age 80 years, of Richlandtown, PA., died Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Phoebe House, Richlandtown, PA. where she resided. Born in Flemington, NJ, July 24, 1940, daughter of Samuel and Carrie Miller Whitehead, she grew up in Flemington and had resided in the Quakertown, PA area for sixty years. She and her husband operated Skip’s Sales...
Robert Edwin Oppenheimer
Dec 6, 2020
Robert Edwin Oppenheimer, longtime resident of Raritan Township NJ, died peacefully in his home on December 6, 2020 after a long illness. He was born July 22, 1940, the first child of Edwin Charles Oppenheimer and Ruth Nather Oppenheimer of Park Ridge, N.J. where Robert spent an idyllic childhood. After graduating from high school in Green County, N.Y. in...
John F. Paulsen, Sr.
Dec 2, 2020
John Francis Paulsen, Sr., age 66, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Atlantic Health Systems – Morristown after a brief illness. Born November 22, 1954, in Westwood NJ, John was the son of the late Theodore and Elizabeth (Van Der Linde) Paulsen, Jr. In New Jersey, he lived at different times in his life in Basking Ridge, Mountainside, Flemington...
Kathleen Morris
Nov 30, 2020
Kathleen E. Morris died peacefully at the age of ninety-five on November 30, 2020. Born in Philadelphia on November 10, 1925, Kathy graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic Girls’ High, where she played the French horn in the school orchestra. During the war years, she worked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and volunteered as a hostess at the Stage Door...
Bella Solomon
Nov 30, 2020
Bella Solomon, age 94 years, of Piscataway, NJ, died Monday, November 30, 2020 at Parker at River Road Assisted Living, Piscataway, NJ. Born in New York City, NY, May 23, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ida Rosen. Bella worked as a real estate agent in Long Island, NY for many years. She is pre-deceased...
Mary E. Wurst
Nov 29, 2020
Mary E. Wurst, age 87 years, of Lebanon, NJ, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in the Lutheran Home, Topton, PA. Born in Hampton, NJ, August 9, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Robert and May Mills Wurst. Mary had resided in Hunterdon County most of her life and was a 1951 graduate of Flemington High...
Conor J. Bennett
Nov 28, 2020
Conor James Bennett, age 29 years, of Flemington, NJ passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Weymouth, England on July 21, 1991, he was the beloved son of Robyn and Ricky Bennett. Conor was a 2009 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. He was predeceased by his sister,...
Ethel Elizabeth Stripp
Nov 27, 2020
Ethel Elizabeth Stripp, age 76 years, of Milford, NJ passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Irvington, NJ, August 13, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Helen Hein Sweeney. Ethel was highly creative and was a self-employed artist. She was predeceased by a son, Stephen...
Melanie C. Dendis
Nov 26, 2020
Melanie C. Dendis at age 71 went to her eternal home on Thursday, November 26th, 2020 in the Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ. Melanie was born on September 21st, 1949 to the late Joseph and Ruth Amann of Homosassa, FL. At a young age, she moved from Gloversville, NY to Metuchen, NJ where she resided until age 20....
Brenda Lee Worthington
Nov 24, 2020
Brenda Lee Worthington, age 61 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ entered the Kingdom of God on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, February 18, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Martin Bugyi and Ruth Ann Bolton Bugyi of Flemington, NJ. She had resided in Lebanon Township...
Stanley Joseph Sochalski
Nov 21, 2020
Stanley Joseph Sochalski, age 60 years, of Phillipsburg, NJ died on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital - Warren Campus, Phillipsburg, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ on July 6, 1960, he was the son of the late Stanley S. and Carol (Walp) Sochalski. Mr. Sochalski served in the United States Army right out of high school in...
