Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
William K. Griesinger, Jr.
Feb 21, 2018
William K. Griesinger Jr., age 76, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, New Jersey. Born in 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to William and Margaret (Fenninger) Griesinger, Bill was a graduate of Penn State University (Engineering), and subsequently worked for Johnson & Johnson, Ciba-Geigy, Alza Pharmaceuticals, and Multiforce Systems Corporation. Bill married...
Robert Glenn Russell
Feb 19, 2018
Robert Glenn Russell, age 85 years, of Hackettstown, NJ, formerly of Flemington, NJ died on Monday, February 19, 2018 in Hackettstown Regional Medical Center. Born in Ewing, NJ, February 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Sonafrank Russell. He had resided in Flemington, NJ most of his life. An avid bowler, Mr. Russell worked...
Salvatore Billera
Feb 18, 2018
Salvatore Billera, age 86 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Sunday, February 18, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Brooklyn, NY, May 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Ignatius and Nettie Bonaventura Billera. Mr. Billera had resided in the Flemington area for the past 71 years, and was a Communicant...
Alice K. Mannon
Feb 14, 2018
Alice K. Mannon, age 100 years, of Indianapolis, IN departed this life February 14, 2018 at her home. She was born December 19, 1917 in Elizabeth, NJ to Nicholas C. and Rose J. (Shopp) Krautwurst. She grew up on her family's farm and attended schools in Sidney and Clinton, NJ. Alice worked as a legal secretary and deputy surrogate...
Donn Brown
Feb 10, 2018
Donn Brown, age 50 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away on February 10, 2018 at his home. Born in Somerville, NJ, January 31, 1968, he was the son of Donald Brown of South Carolina and Karen Rodamer Brown of Easton, PA. Donn had previously worked for the County of Hunterdon and the Township of Raritan Department of Public...
Pearl S. Mcpherson
Feb 9, 2018
Pearl S. McPherson, age 93 years, died Friday, February 9, 2018 at Lehigh Center in Macungie PA, where she lived since 2003. Born August 4, 1924 in Doylestown PA, Pearl was the daughter of the late Mahlon and Anna (Strouse) Swartley. She lived in the Hunterdon County area much of her life, in Allerton NJ for more than 40...
George Russell Whitehead
Feb 5, 2018
G. Russell Whitehead, age 94 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Monday, February 5, 2018 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in New Bedford, MA, December 6, 1923, he was the son of the late Trevling and Ethel Neagus Whitehead. He had resided in East Amwell Township since 1972. Mr. Whitehead was a retired...
William M. Reed
Feb 5, 2018
William M. Reed, age 75 years, former longtime resident of Flemington, NJ, died on Monday, February 5, 2018 at his home in Lopatcong Township, NJ. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, February 27, 1942, son of the late George H. and Virginia Morris Reed, Bill had resided in Lopatcong Township since 2016, having lived in Flemington for the prior 45...
Margaret Y. Snear
Jan 28, 2018
Margaret Y. Snear, age 105 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Sunday, January 28, 2018, at Bridgeway Care and Senior Living at Hillsborough, NJ. Born in Chester, PA, November 8, 1912, daughter of the late Albert Hatch Yarnall and Helen Booth Yarnall, she had resided in Media, PA most of her life. A registered nurse, Margaret was employed by Carl...
Rita Viola (Buonassisi) Garcia
Jan 26, 2018
Rita Viola (Buonassisi) Garcia, age 85 years, of Clinton Township, NJ, died on Friday, January 26, 2018 at her residence. Born in Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY, May 25, 1932, she was the wife of the late Joseph Garcia of Mariner’s Harbor, Staten Island, the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Conchetta Pompa Buonassisi (Giaco) and Great-grandmother of the...
Stephen J. Lucas
Jan 25, 2018
Stephen J. Lucas, age 68 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Thursday, January 25, 2018, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Somerville, NJ, July 2, 1949, son of the late Stephen and Rita Muller Lucas, he had resided in Hunterdon County most of his life. Steve was a 1967 graduate of Hunterdon Central High School...
Nancy D. Brown
Jan 24, 2018
Nancy D. Brown, age 78 years, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at her home in Raritan Township NJ. Born April 20, 1939, in Brooklyn NY, Nancy was the daughter of the late Benett G. and Dorothy (Westervelt) Davenport. She lived her early years in Caldwell NJ, later moving to East Orange NJ, and then to Hunterdon County in 1969,...
Robert E. Bublitz
Jan 24, 2018
Robert E. Bublitz, CDR, USN (Ret.), age 90 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his home. Born in Chicago, IL, April 19, 1927, he was the son of the late Enright and Alberta Minks Bublitz. Commander Bublitz honorably served in the United States Navy from 1946 – 1968. He received his B.A. from...
Padma Irudayasamy
Jan 22, 2018
Padma Irudayasamy, age 89 years, of Somerset, NJ, died Monday, January 22, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Madurai, India, September 10, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Rathnavathy Periaiah. She is pre-deceased by her husband, Dhanaraj Irudayasamy. Surviving are her daughter Jeyabarathy Durai; two grandchildren, Sophia Durai and Suresh...
Irene Dale Malwitz
Jan 22, 2018
Irene “Renee” Dale Malwitz, age 77 years, of Newton, NJ, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 22, 2018, in the Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on July 8, 1940; daughter of the late Charles Holland and the late Irene (Koehler) Holland. She resided in Newton for the past two years...
Richard Patrick Mcgough, Iii
Jan 20, 2018
Richard Patrick McGough III, age 63 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his residence. Born in Philadelphia, PA, January 23, 1954, he was the son of the late Richard P. McGough Jr. and Norma Jean Dillon McGough. Rick graduated from Cherry Hill High School West in 1972. After training horses for several years at Garden...
Shirley E. Toka
Jan 19, 2018
Shirley E. Toka, age 65 years, died Friday, January 19, 2018 in Deltona FL. She lived in Burlington County NJ most of her life before moving to Florida seven years ago. Born September 15, 1952 in Somerville NJ, Shirley was the daughter of the late Clarence Bishop and the late Marion Phillips. Proud of her service to her country,...
Mario Grande
Jan 19, 2018
Mario Grande, age 48 years, of Perkasie, Pennsylvania, died January 19, 2018 in his home. Born July 8, 1969 in Huntington, New York, son of the late Joseph G. and Marie Antoinette (DiPaolo) Grande, Mario was a 1987 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. He had resided in Perkasie for the past 12 years. Mario was a Road...
Evelyn M. Reed
Jan 19, 2018
Evelyn M. Reed, age 87 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Friday, January 19, 2018, at her home. Born in Somerville, NJ, May 19, 1930, daughter of the late Frank and Catherine McCaffrey Berstler, Evelyn was a 1949 graduate of Somerville High School. Evelyn was employed in retail stores at Turntable Junction and Liberty Village, Flemington, NJ for twenty-eight years....
Carmela Lanzano
Jan 18, 2018
Raritan Township, NJ - Carmela Lanzano, age 86 years, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township NJ. Born January 9, 1932, in the Bronx NY, Carmela was the daughter of the late Mario and Margaret (DePaolo) Ruggieri. She lived most of her life in New York until moving to Flemington NJ seventeen years...
