Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Mar 22, 2021

Christina Mershon Chamberlin, age 73 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Monday, March 22, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, February 5, 1948, she was the daughter of the late James H. and May E. Harrison Mershon. Christina was a descendant of Henri Marchand, a member of the Mershon...

Mar 22, 2021

Martin J. Holleran III, age 55, of New York, NY passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.

Born November 17, 1965, in Newark, DE, Marty was the son of Martin and Kathryn (Jordan) Holleran. He graduated from Catholic University and worked as a Sales and Marketing Executive for most...

Mar 17, 2021

Edward W. Rowe, age 83 years, of Branchburg Township, NJ, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.

Born in Irvington, NJ, December 16, 1937, son of the late Edward J. and Helen Pierce Rowe, Ed had resided in the Neshanic Station area for thirty-four years and formerly resided in Bridgewater Township,...

Mar 15, 2021

Marie L. Worman, age 90 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at her home.

Born in Easton, PA, September 1, 1930, daughter of the late Eugene John Taylor and Marie Margaret Bennett Taylor, Marie had resided in the Flemington area most of her life.

A 1948 graduate of Flemington High School, she...

Mar 14, 2021

Diane N. Brewster, age 74 years, of Bushkill, PA, died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at her home.

Born in New York City, January 30, 1947, she had formerly resided in Phillipsburg, NJ before moving to Bushkill four years ago.

A former school bus driver for EC-LC Bus Company, Berkeley Heights NJ, she was also formerly...

Mar 12, 2021

Elma J. Rake, age 89 years, of Titusville, NJ, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Dianna Barkman, in Alexandria Township, NJ.

Born in West Amwell Township, NJ, February 8, 1932, daughter of the late Joseph Earl Farlee and Elsie Wooters Farlee, Elma had resided in Titusville, NJ since 1964.

A...

Mar 12, 2021

Christine Laura Matthews, age 46 years old, of Holland Township passed away after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Friday, March 12, 2021 at home with her loving family by her side.

She was born on November 25, 1974 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. She is the daughter of Sandra and the late...

Mar 8, 2021

Walter J. Van Gilson, age 74, died Monday, March 8, 2021 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.

Born October 8, 1946 in New York NY, Walter was the son of the late John and Marie Lissy Van Gilson. After graduation from high school, Walter joined the United States Marine Corps in 1964 and served as...

Mar 6, 2021

Richard J. Stryker, age 87 years, formerly of Flemington, NJ and High Bridge, NJ, died Saturday, March 6, 2021, at All American Assisted Living at Hillsborough.

Richard was born June 16, 1933 in Flemington, NJ, son of the late Samuel and Alice Cole Stryker and had resided in High Bridge for fifty-one years until moving to Hillsborough...

Mar 3, 2021

Joan Aro, age 69, passed on March 3rd, 2021 at her home in Three Bridges, NJ. Born July 3, 1951 in Phillipsburg Hospital in NJ to Edgar and Margaret Deemer, she grew up in Jutland, NJ on Seek No Further Farm. She was a life-long Hunterdon County resident.

Joan was a devoted wife, loving mother, caring sister,...

Mar 2, 2021

Frank P. Navarro, Sgt. Maj., U.S.M.C., Ret., a first generation American, departed this life on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Frank was born on 18 April, 1928, in New York City to Frank and Rose Navarro. Frank moved to Flemington as a teenager, and graduated from Flemington High School in 1948 where he excelled in sports. He married...

Mar 1, 2021

Edward F. Petit-Clair Jr, 81, of Brick, passed away on March 1, 2021 while hospitalized at Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ.

Edward was born in Newark NJ to Edward F. Petit-Clair and Carmella Petit-Clair (Salzano), on November 7, 1939. He graduated from North Arlington High School before proudly serving in the US Army 82nd Airborne Division as...

Feb 28, 2021

James Bassett III, age 62, of Ringoes, NJ passed on February 28th, 2021 at Capital Health Medical Center in Trenton, NJ.

Born in Somerville, NJ, son of the late James and Dolores (Geschwindner) Bassett Jr., he spent some of his life in Piscataway, NJ and the rest of his life in Ringoes, NJ.

A devoted...

Feb 26, 2021

Linda Ecker, age 61 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Friday, February 26, 2021 at the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Doylestown, PA, August 16, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Snyder Ecker.

Linda worked for many years as a receptionist for the Hunterdon County Democrat, Flemington,...

Feb 25, 2021

Jackson “Jack” Bigler Alleger, age 93, died Thursday, February 25, 2021, at his home in Raritan Township NJ. He was a lifelong Flemington area resident.

Jack was born the son of the late George Wesley and Luella Rittenhouse Alleger on September 6, 1927 in his family home on Bonnell Street in Flemington – a house owned by...

Feb 22, 2021

Frederick A. Braun, age 90 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died Monday, February 22, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family.

Born in Milford, NJ, August 23, 1930, son of the late Fred Braun, Jr. and Marion Kinney Braun, he is survived by his loving wife, Audrey Flick Braun. They were married sixty-three years.

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Feb 21, 2021

James T. Brown, Sr., age 86 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died Sunday, February 21, 2021, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, March 25, 1934, son of the late Raymond and Harriet Bruce Brown, he had formerly resided in Whitehouse Station, NJ for twenty-two years and had resided in Kingwood Township since...

Feb 19, 2021

Michael A. Notarangelo, age 62 years, of Ringoes, NJ, died Friday, February 19, 2021, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Princeton, NJ, May 7, 1958, son of the late Joseph and Mabel Housekeeper Notarangelo, Mike was a 1976 graduate of Hunterdon Central High School, Flemington, NJ.

Mike formerly resided in East...

Feb 18, 2021

Ken Johnson, of Delaware Township, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2021 in the company of his family.

Ken was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the oldest of three boys. He graduated from Wilkinsburg High School, where he met his wife Carol. Ken served in the Army in Europe during World War II and then gained admission to...

Feb 16, 2021

Carmine Peter Fusco, age 56 years, of Tewksbury Township, NJ, lost his year-long battle fighting pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. After fighting with everything he had and encountering complications at every turn, his body knew he needed a rest.

Born in Benevento, Italy, June 29, 1964, son...