Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Sep 10, 2019

Anthony J. Danzo, age 75 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, May 28, 1944, he was the son of the late Joseph and Serafina Zotto Danzo.

Anthony was the owner and operator of Anthony J. Danzo Law Office in...

Sep 7, 2019

S. Jerome Seifer, age 89 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died Saturday, September 07, 2019 at the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Newark, NJ, September 15, 1929, son of the late Morris and Lillian Cohn Seifer, he had formerly resided in Glen Gardner, NJ.

An Investment banker, Jerome received his master’s...

Sep 7, 2019

Margaret Brock, age 98 years, of Washington Township, NJ, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Heath Village, Hackettstown, NJ.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late William and Stella Cline Regester.

A homemaker, Margaret was a long standing member of the Cherryville Baptist Church, Cherryville, NJ.

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Sep 1, 2019

Nina T. Souza, age 76 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at her home.

Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 23, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Alexei and Feofonia Novikova Telezynski.

Nina was formerly a seamstress for the fashion industry in Brazil.

She was...

Aug 31, 2019

Marie T. Van Gilson, age 96 years, of Middletown Township, NJ, died Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in New York City, NY, November 9, 1922, daughter of the late Stephan and Teresia Markovic Lissy, she had formerly resided in Middlesex, NJ and Flemington, NJ.

A homemaker, Marie...

Aug 29, 2019

Edith F. McCloughan, age 100 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 29, 2019 at her home.

Born in Stockton, NJ, February 19, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Emmert and E. Katharyn Porte Wilson.

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She was a graduate of Rider College, Trenton, NJ and furthered her...

Aug 29, 2019

James W. Brown, age 77 years of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, August 29, 2019, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New Brunswick, NJ, May 30, 1942, son of the late John W. Brown and Dorothy Diller Cassel, he had formerly resided in Hillsborough Township, NJ and had resided in Raritan Township thirty-two...

Aug 29, 2019

Richard A. Smith, age 93 years, of Lebanon Township, NJ, died Thursday, August 29, 2019 at his son’s home surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Newark, NJ, February 22, 1926, son of the late John Russell and Elizabeth Lake Krauss Smith, he had formerly resided in Union, NJ, and Reaville, NJ.

A United States...

Aug 27, 2019

Roger William Long, age 71 years, of Hunterdon County, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, November 29, 1947, he was the son of Doris Mary Lamoreaux Long of Edison, NJ, and the late Earl William Long.

Roger retired from AT&T Bell...

Aug 27, 2019

Suanne P. Presser, age 61 years, of Readington Township, NJ, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in Irvington, NJ, August 2, 1958, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Audrey Gearl Presser. She was a 1976 graduate of Hillsborough High School and had resided in...

Aug 26, 2019

Sharon Ann Stroka, 70 years old, of Flemington NJ passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on August 26, 2019. Daughter of the late John Francis and Antoinette (Johansen) Wilson, Sharon was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 17, 1949 and raised in Bridgewater, NJ.

Married to Robert Stroka Sr. for 47 years,...

Aug 26, 2019

Ann Waisempacher, age 87 years, of Flemington, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019, in the Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater, NJ.

Born in Sand Brook, NJ, December 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna Kachnic Waisempacher.

Ann was a graduate of Flemington High School and retired as a Production...

Aug 25, 2019

Catherine Ervine, age 88 years, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 in Raleigh, North Carolina surrounded by her family.

Born May 18, 1931 in Hopewell Township NJ, Catherine was daughter of the late Millard and Catherine (Eick) Whited. She lived in Hopewell Township for many years and in Ewing Township before moving recently to North Carolina.

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Aug 22, 2019

Caitlin Margaret Boys, age 37, died Thursday, August 22, 2019 in Maryland.

Born July 16, 1982 in Hackettstown NJ, Caitlin was the daughter of Daniel and Alice (Schwartz) Boys of Port Murray NJ. She lived in Port Murray for many years and graduated with the Class of 2000 from Warren Hills High School, and then graduated with...

Aug 21, 2019

William F. Fischer, age 88 years, of Hillsborough Township, NJ, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Foothill Acres Care Center, Hillsborough, NJ.

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Born in Newark, NJ, April 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Wilhelm and Roesle Boehm Fischer.

Mr. Fischer was a self-employed auto mechanic before retiring...

Aug 20, 2019

Ida Torok, age 95 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born September 3, 1923, in Manhattan NY, she was the daughter of the late Emil and Bertha Badke Schmidt.

Ida worked at Ethicon, Inc. where she manufactured suture needles and ligature for the...

Aug 19, 2019

Ralph “Bill” Sharer, age 74 years, of Lambertville, NJ, formerly of Flemington, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home.

Born in Philadelphia, PA, September 5, 1944, he was the son of the late Ralph Boyd and Miriam Margaret Cherry Sharer.

Bill was a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA and received...

Aug 19, 2019

Bill Nemec, age 72 years, of Ringoes, NJ, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 at his home.

Born in Binghamton, NY, July 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Susan Sedor Nemec. He had resided in Ringoes for the past 50 years.

Bill was a Commercial Artist for fifty...

Aug 19, 2019

Sandra L. Trstensky, age 45, died peacefully Monday, August 19, 2019 under the care of St. Luke’s Hospice in Bethlehem PA after a battle with ovarian cancer.

Born August 28, 1973 in Raritan Township NJ, Sandy was the daughter of Michael and Linda (Verse) McCusker of Flemington NJ. She lived in Hunterdon County until moving to Easton...

Aug 17, 2019

Frank J. Taranto, age 90 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at his home.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, September 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank and Phyllis Fiore Taranto. He had resided in Raritan Township since 1972.

Mr. Taranto was a graduate of Purdue University...