Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Lawrence W. Mcgivney
Aug 14, 2019
Lawrence “Larry” W. McGivney, age 59 years, passed away on August 14, 2019. Born in Flemington, NJ, October 31, 1959, he was the son of Doris Reddy McGivney of Flemington, NJ and the late Robert William McGivney. Larry was a graduate of Hunterdon Central High School and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He proudly served his country as...
Margaret Fontecchio
Aug 13, 2019
Margaret Fontecchio, age 92 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at her home. Born in Hazleton, PA, November 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Keba Dulina. Margaret was the owner and operator of Dog Gone Kennels in Hazleton, PA. She is predeceased by her husband Alex Fontecchio in...
Mary Virginia Gural
Aug 13, 2019
Mary Virginia Gural, age 101 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in Bridgeway Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, March 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Rosalia Disporto Lamendola. A faithful Communicant of St. Magdalen Church, Mary was a homemaker and a wonderful cook. She also...
John D. Gould
Aug 13, 2019
John D. Gould, age 89 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Hillsborough, NJ. Born in Detroit, MI, November 15, 1929, son of the late Harry Shiloh and Mary Lamb Gould, he had formerly resided in Asheville, NC and Grosse Pointe, MI. A United States Marines veteran serving during the Korean...
William R. Housel
Aug 10, 2019
William R. Housel, age 76 years, of Wilson Borough, PA., died Saturday, August 10, 2019, at his home. Born in Somerville, NJ, December 15, 1942, son of the late William and Mary Higgins Housel, he had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ most of his life. A retired electronics technician, Bill was formerly employed by AM Best Co. and also...
Sophie Eleonore Banczak
Aug 10, 2019
Sophie Eleonore Banczak, age 63 years, of Franklin Township, NJ, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cherbourg, France, June 13, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Jan and Janine Pinel Kobylarz and sister of the late Christopher Kobylarz. Sophie worked as a graphic designer and was a special...
David N. Hanna
Aug 3, 2019
David N. Hanna, age 67 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, August 3, 2019, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township. Born in Somerville, NJ, December 29, 1951, son of the late Clifford and Bessie Miller Hanna, he had resided most of his life in Readington Township and had resided in Hunterdon County all his life. A 1970...
Elaine C. Krieger
Jul 26, 2019
Elaine C. Krieger, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, August 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Caroline Freitag. She had resided in Raritan Township since 1965. Elaine was a Communicant of St. Magdalen Church,...
Joseph F. Brescia
Jul 25, 2019
Joseph F. Brescia Flemington resident; Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather & US Army Veteran Joseph F. Brescia, 99, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Country Arch Nursing Home in Pittstown, NJ. Members of his family were with him at his passing. He was a resident of Flemington since 2013....
Jeanette R. Miele Toumey
Jul 24, 2019
Jeanette R. Miele Toumey, age 92 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at her home. Born in Ozone Park, NY, February 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Gehr Jonason. An avid animal lover, Jeanette was a homemaker spending her time taking care of her family, friends and numerous dogs...
Theodore C. De Groot
Jul 20, 2019
Theodore (Dick) Cornelius de Groot, age 98, died Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Saucon Valley Manor in Hellertown PA. He was born December 15, 1920 in Scheveningen, the Netherlands to Cornelia de Boer and Nicolaas de Groot. Although his original plan was to study engineering, Theodore pursued his other passion, art and earned his Masters Degree in Painting and...
William "Bill" Carnevale
Jul 20, 2019
William Daniel Carnevale, III, age 53, died Saturday July 20, 2019 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ. Born November 8, 1965 in Newton NJ, Bill was the son of the late William Carnevale Jr. and Darlene (Cooper) Scheffmeyer of Ringoes NJ. He was raised in the Somerville NJ area and eventually moved to Hunterdon County (NJ) many...
Kenneth S. Demott
Jul 20, 2019
Kenneth S. DeMott, age 100 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Saturday, July 20, 2019 at his home. Born in Flemington, NJ, June 9, 1919, son of the late Ernest and Anna Sutphin DeMott, he was a lifelong Hunterdon County, NJ resident. Kenneth was a direct descendent of Penelope Stout, one of the first women to sail from the...
Melanie B. Loughlin
Jul 18, 2019
Melanie B. Loughlin, age 74 years, died Thursday, July 18, 2019 at her home in Raritan Township NJ. Born March 30, 1945, in Flemington NJ, Melanie was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucy (Maddalena) Brusco. She graduated from Farmington State Teachers College in Maine and received her Masters Degree in Education from Rutgers University. She worked as...
Herbert J. Gortler
Jul 13, 2019
Herbert J. Gortler, age 94 years, of Titusville, FL, formerly of Flemington, NJ, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Wuesthoff Hospice House, Rockledge, FL. Born in Staten Island, NY, November 1, 1924, he was the son of the late William and Sophie Fleschner Gortler. Mr. Gortler was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. He...
Edward William Pierce
Jul 13, 2019
.Edward William Pierce, age 79 years, of Neshanic Station, NJ, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ. Born in New Brunswick, NJ, May 29, 1940, he was the son of the late Justin and Myrtle Mueller Pierce Billingsley. Edward attended local East Millstone schools, and then enrolled at McDonough Boarding School in...
Victoria A. Farley
Jul 11, 2019
Victoria A. Farley, age 81 years, died Thursday, July 11, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Martinsville NJ. Born June 17, 1938, in Queens NY, Victoria was the daughter of the late Anthony and Victoria C. (Nowak) Stasyshyn. She lived in Queens for ten years before moving to Pottersville NJ. She graduated with the Class of 1956 from Hackettstown...
Laverne Barnum
Jul 11, 2019
Laverne Barnum, age 78 years, died on Thursday, July 11, 2019 in the Hunterdon Developmental Center, Union Township, Hunterdon County, NJ. Born in Binghamton, NY, December 4, 1940, he was the son of the late William and Caroline Barnum. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Barnum. Graveside services will be held on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 3...
Joseph Edward Jurasek
Jul 8, 2019
Joseph Edward Jurasek, age 57 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Monday, July 8, 2019 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, April 1, 1962, he was the son of the late Edward and Anne Yonocsko Jurasek. Joe was a lifelong farmer and resident of Delaware Township. His wife, Caraann Morris Jurasek,...
Jennifer M. Perehinys
Jul 4, 2019
Jennifer M. Perehinys, age 50 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, April 2, 1969, she was the daughter of Margaret Garboski of Three Bridges, NJ, and the late Robert Garboski. Jennifer formerly worked as an IT Specialist. Surviving, in addition to her mother, are...
