Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Thomas Allen Burry
Sep 29, 2017
Thomas Allen Burry, age 85 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Friday, September 29, 2017 in Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ. Born in Toronto, Canada, December 28, 1931, he was the son of the late Allen and Kathleen Higley Burry. Allen was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. In 1961, he founded The Fudge Shoppe...
Lee Bernhart Blehl
Sep 28, 2017
Lee Bernhart Blehl, age 95 years, of High Bridge, NJ, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017 in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ. Born on February 2, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Walter H. and Anna Harvey Blehl and step-son of Abigail Lee Barnes Blehl. The family moved to New York City when...
Dorothy Kennedy Snyder
Sep 27, 2017
Dorothy Kennedy Snyder, age 97 years, of Leesburg, VA, died on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 in Spring Arbor of Leesburg. Born September 2. 1920, she was the daughter of the late Charles Frederick and Hannah Wainwright Kennedy. She was predeceased by her husband, Roger P. Snyder, and her son, Barry. Surviving are her son, Brian Snyder; a daughter, Bonnie...
Barbara J. Miller
Sep 27, 2017
Barbara J. Miller, age 78 years, of West Amwell Township, NJ, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Ewing Township, NJ, January 22, 1939, daughter of the late Michael and Gladys Preston Spinelli, she had resided at the Miller family farm in Lambertville, NJ for the past fifty years. Barbara held...
Gregory Christopher Fisher
Sep 26, 2017
Gregory C. Fisher, age 53 years, of Morristown NJ, passed away suddenly on September 26th. Greg was born in Bricktown NJ and was a lifelong resident of NJ. He was self-employed as a plumber and enjoyed many sports, his first love being the New York Mets. Greg also enjoyed writing short stories and poetry. Greg was welcomed into heaven...
Martha O. Pillsbury
Sep 25, 2017
Martha O. Pillsbury, age 94 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, formerly of Manville, NJ, died on Monday, September 25, 2017 in Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Hillsborough, NJ. Born in Danville, PA, May 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Helen Werley Orphan. Martha excelled in school and was a 1945 graduate of Bucknell...
Litizia Agliata
Sep 20, 2017
Litizia Agliata, age 92 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ died peacefully and with family on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ. Born in Italy, July 11, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Emily Fusco Caruso. Married to the late Paul. L. Agliata Sr. since June 2, 1946,...
Ellen Shea Justice
Sep 20, 2017
Ellen Shea Justice, age 61 years, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia PA, surrounded by her family. Born July 16, 1956 in Brooklyn NY, Ellen was the daughter of the late Robert John and Rita (Gregory) Shea. She was a resident of Belle Mead NJ for 5 years, and has lived in East...
Jean C. Freund
Sep 20, 2017
Jean C. Freund, age 101 years, of Clover Hill, NJ, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at her home. A lifelong resident of Clover Hill, she was born June 20, 1916, and was the daughter of the late John Fenwick, Sr. and Alice Packer Fenwick. Jean was formerly employed by Neshanic Printing, Neshanic, NJ. An avid quilter, she was a...
Eric J. Hineline
Sep 19, 2017
Eric J. Hineline, age 63 years, of Flemington, NJ, died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at his home. Born in Raritan Township, NJ, April 17, 1954, he was the son of the late Earl and Rose Iatesta Hineline. Eric was a longtime mechanic in the Flemington area and the former owner of Hineline’s Garage. Surviving are his wife of...
Mary Claire Maher
Sep 17, 2017
Mary Claire Maher, age 69 years, of Flemington, NJ, died September 17, 2017 at her home. Born June 27, 1948 in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Leo and Virginia (Bresnan) Maher. Mary was a homemaker, who loved her family more than anything. She enjoyed learning about her family lineage, drawing, writing poems, and celebrating...
E. Brenda Savidge
Sep 17, 2017
E. Brenda Savidge, age 91 years, of Bridgewater Township, NJ, died Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Avalon Assisted Living at Bridgewater. Born in Ruabon, Wales, September 27, 1925, daughter of the late Reginald and Mary Jones, she had formerly resided in Belle Mead, NJ. Brenda was a longtime owner and operator of the Somerville Pet Store, Somerville, NJ. She...
Nicole Briana Peake
Sep 15, 2017
Nicole Briana Peake, age 23 years, passed away quietly on September 15, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born February 10, 1994 in Bellevue, Washington to Frank and Lisa (Bontempo) Peake. Nicole touched many lives in her own special way. She was incredibly artistic, enjoyed playing the piano, and loved her family deeply. She was a...
Joseph Mark Defilippis
Sep 14, 2017
Joseph Mark DeFilippis, age 24 years old, of Flemington NJ, passed away on September 14, 2017 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township. Joe was the loving son of Mark R. DeFilippis and Kathleen (nee Lamb) DeFilippis of Flemington NJ. He was also survived by his two younger sisters, Jenna and Julia, his two grandmothers, Margaret Lamb of Lady...
Jeanette Pegg Smith
Sep 14, 2017
Jeanette Pegg Smith, age 92 years, died Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Country Arch Care Center in Union Township, NJ. Born to Edward and Edna (Hewitt) Pegg on April 28, 1925 at their home near Sergeantsville, NJ, Jeanette lived in that house her entire life. Jeanette was predeceased by her husband, Stanley Leavitt Smith in 2000. Jeanette is survived...
Michael F. Carpenter
Sep 13, 2017
Michael F. Carpenter, age 39 years, of Flemington Borough, NJ, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at his home. Born in Red Bank, NJ, October 15, 1977. Michael grew up working alongside his father at Roberto’s where he developed his love for cooking. He also enjoyed being outdoors and had a desire for landscape design. Surviving are his parents,...
James W. Bartles
Sep 11, 2017
James W. Bartles, age 72 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Monday, September 11, 2017, in Kindred Hospital, Dover, NJ. Born in Princeton, NJ, January 13, 1945, son of the late Stanley H. and Evelyn Fisher Bartles, he was a lifelong Hunterdon County resident. Jim was a 1964 graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High School. After high school Jim...
Janet F. Fenwick
Sep 7, 2017
Janet F. Fenwick, age 57 years, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at her home in Hillsborough Township NJ. Born April 24, 1960, in Somerville NJ, Janet was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Zelehoski) McMullen. She lived in Somerset County all of her life. Janet received an Associates Degree in Restaurant Management from Raritan Valley Community College...
John A. Reiling, Jr.
Sep 7, 2017
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to John Andrew Reiling, Jr. who passed away early Thursday morning, September 7, 2017, at the age of 73 at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ. John was raised in Dayton, OH as the second oldest of six brothers and sisters. He met the love of his life,...
William Robert Reading, Sr.
Sep 7, 2017
William Robert Reading, Sr., age 91 years, of Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, died on Thursday, September 7, 2017 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Flemington, NJ, January 12, 1926, he was the son of the late Harry and Ruth Bacorn Reading. Mr. Reading was an installer with Suburban Propane, retiring with over forty years...
