Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Nov 27, 2018

Denis G.T. Hagios, age 53 years, of Alexandria Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, August 8, 1965, he was the son of the late Edria G.T. Hagios and Theodore A. Hagios. He attended special education classes in the Hunterdon County school system. Denis...

Nov 27, 2018

Lloyd Howard Wismer, age 88 years, of Quakertown, NJ, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Trenton, NJ, November 8, 1930, he was the son of the late Rev. Wilson G. and Mildred Arietta Ray Wismer. He had formerly resided in Ewing, NJ.

The former owner...

Nov 24, 2018

Donald Meredith Kurth, 85, of West Hartford, CT, died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends, at Hartford Hospital on November 24, 2018, after a lengthy and courageous battle with prostate cancer. His family is grateful for the extraordinary care provided by Hartford Hospital, especially by W. Jeffrey Baker, MD.

Born in Greensburg, PA, on March 19, 1933,...

Nov 21, 2018

Raphael A. “Ralph” Bengivenga, age 77 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ.

Born in Plainfield, NJ, January 11, 1941, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Antoinette Muglia Bengivenga. He had resided in Delaware Township for the past forty years.

A former steel...

Nov 21, 2018

Dorothea Elizabeth Bisher, age 86 years, of Raritan Township, died on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Dorothea Whitnall Michell.

She was a homemaker.

Her son, Lee Russell Bisher, Jr. died in 2003....

Nov 20, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Emma Roethel, age 98, announces her passing at home on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. She was a longtime resident and active member of the Delaware Township, NJ community.

Born June 11, 1920 in Lichtenbaugh, Austria, daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Stonich Marinzel, Emma came to the...

Nov 19, 2018

Odette Bartholomew, age 86 years, formerly of Allentown, PA, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018 in Brookdale Assisted Living, Hillsborough Township, NJ.

Born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada, February 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Conrad and Rachel Boyer Cardinal.

Mrs. Bartholomew was a former bookkeeper and homemaker.

She was...

Nov 18, 2018

Marion Leaver, age 95 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died Sunday, November 18, 2018, at Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.

Born in Everittstown, NJ, May 12, 1923, daughter of the late J. Arthur and Frances Meyers Wilson, she had resided in Hunterdon County all her life.

She was a farmer’s wife for many years and...

Nov 16, 2018

Patricia Marie Klemchalk, age 66 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 16, 2018 at her home surrounded by family.

Born in Jersey City, June 3, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Connell Baffuto. She had formerly resided in the Township of Washington, Bergen County, NJ, before...

Nov 16, 2018

Mildred F. Tirpok, age 91 years, formerly of Flemington, NJ, died on Friday, November 16, 2018 in Silver Care Center, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Born in Ringoes, NJ, May 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Dominick

and Blanche Elliott Cesta.

She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Frank Tirpok, died...

Nov 13, 2018

James H. Kintzel, age 70 years, of Frenchtown, NJ, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Doylestown, PA, September 26, 1948, son of the late James and Thelma Everett Kintzel, he had formerly resided in Lambertville, NJ.

A Hunterdon Central High School graduate, James worked as a...

Nov 12, 2018

*Graveside services, under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, for the late Peter E. Shrope took place on Sunday, June 20, 2021 in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ. Toale Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, Gulf Gate Chapel, Sarasota, FL was entrusted with the original arrangements back in 2018.*

Peter Edgar Shrope, age 87, died November 12,...

Nov 11, 2018

James Thomas Brown, Jr., age 57 years, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his home in Clearwater FL.

Born May 24, 1961 in Newark NJ, Jim was the son of James T. and Patricia M. (Fredricks) Brown of Kingwood Township NJ. Jim grew up in Whitehouse NJ and graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School in the...

Nov 11, 2018

Frank Emil Arthur Schneider, Jr., age 92 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his daughter Darlene’s home in Hellertown, PA.

Born in Maplewood, NJ, August 11, 1926, he was the son of the late Frank and Ida Smeltzer Schneider, Sr. He had resided in Delaware Township since 1954.

Mr....

Nov 11, 2018

Cristofforus J.M. Gerards, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 with his loving family by his side.

Born June 30, 1934 in The Netherlands, he was the son of the late Johannes and Wilhelmina Kellenaers Gerards.

Cris was an avid student of history and possessed the ability to...

Nov 8, 2018

DANIEL JOHN BATORY, age 92, departed this life Thursday morning, November 8, 2018. A resident of Honey Brook, PA the past 10 years (and Harvey’s Lake the previous 30 years), Danny passed away at the home of his daughter in New Jersey.

Danny was a graduate of Kings College in Wilkes Barre, PA, and a Veteran of...

Nov 8, 2018

Betty Jane Soriero, 79, of Stockton, NJ, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 peacefully in her home.

Born in Mineola, New York, she moved to the Frenchtown area in the early fifties. She graduated in 1957. After marriage, she moved to Stockton, NJ. She has resided on Woolverton Road for over 50 years surrounded by her...

Nov 6, 2018

Harold A. Barber, age 93 years, of Palmer Township, PA, died Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at his home.

Born in Jersey City, NJ, July 16, 1925, son of the late Harold and Edna Youngblood Barber, he formerly resided in Croton, NJ over twenty years and had resided in Palmer Township five years.

Harold was a...

Nov 2, 2018

Claudia Kaminski, age 66 years, of Holland Township, NJ, died on Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home.

Born in Trenton, NJ, October 31, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Earl Francis and Elizabeth Trunko Kaminski.

Claudia was retired from Johnson & Johnson, where she worked as a Principal Scientist.

Surviving...

Nov 1, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" Bevis, daughter of Elsie Boehme and Ludwig Boehme, wife of the late Denmon F. Bevis, passed away November 1st, 2018. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, December 27th, 1923 and moved to Ringoes, NJ in 1953 and then to Pennington in 1997.

Betty graduated from the C.F. Young Business School in NYC. Formerly employed as...