Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home
Betty H. Mehrlust
Mar 15, 2017
Betty H. Mehrlust, age 92 years, of Winter Haven FL, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Independence Manor in Raritan Township NJ, surrounded by her family. Born August 8, 1924 in New York, NY, Betty was the only child of the late Walter and Gladys (Marx) Lowy. She lived in Manhattan, Sidney NY, and Chicago, before moving to Winter...
Eva Hoff Tharp
Mar 14, 2017
Eva Hoff Tharp, age 89 years, of Pittstown, NJ, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ. Eva was born in Pittstown, NJ, daughter of the late H. Russell and Sarah Pegg Hoff, and resided there all her life. A 1946 graduate of Flemington High School, she was a secretary/bookkeeper for Nemeth Motors, Flemington,...
Thomas Kirby
Mar 14, 2017
Thomas Kirby, age 89 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Staten Island, NY, March 22, 1927, son of the late George and Alice Lush Kirby, he had formerly resided in Hemlock Farms, PA and Staten Island, NY. Thomas was a United States Navy veteran serving...
Eleanor "Millie" Bill
Mar 11, 2017
Eleanor Mildred Bill, age 83 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Saturday, March 11,2017, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Millie was born in Passaic, NJ, January 20, 1934, daughter of the late John Patrick and Eleanor Mildred McGrath Hagerty, and had resided in the Flemington area since 1975. She had formerly resided in Nutley, NJ. A registered nurse,...
Carolyn W. Titus
Mar 11, 2017
Carolyn W. Titus, nee Williams, 78, died in her home in Whitehouse Station, NJ on March 11, 2017 after a lengthy battle with colon cancer and its after affects. She was surrounded by her husband, sister and her husband, step-daughter, a brother-in- law and his partner, and close friends at the time of her passing. Carolyn was born in...
Melvin Dvoor
Mar 6, 2017
Melvin Dvoor, age 88 years, of Independence Manor, Raritan Township, NJ, died there Monday, March 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Haven, Ct., April 23, 1928, son of the late Jacob and Ida Savellewitz Dvoor, he had resided in the Flemington area most of his life. He was a lifelong farmer with his family farms,...
Leny P. Leendertse
Mar 6, 2017
Leuntje P. (“Leny”) Leendertse, age 90 years, died Monday March 6, 2017, at Rolling Hills Care Center in Clinton Township NJ. She has been a resident of Hunterdon County most of her life. Born March 26, 1926 in Wissenkerke Netherlands, Leny was the daughter of the late Pieter and Jacoba Blommaard Bak. She was married to the late Hendrik...
Lucy Harris
Mar 6, 2017
Lucy Salamone Harris, age 60 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Monday, March 6, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born April 19, 1956, in Newark, NJ, daughter of the late Jerome and Carmen Diaz Salamone, she grew up in Bellville, NJ and had resided in Hunterdon County for over twenty years. Lucy was a medical...
Winston B. Peters
Mar 3, 2017
Winston B. Peters, age 58 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Somerville, NJ, August 30, 1958, he was the son of the late Arie and Paula Geers Peters. Winston was a Computer Database Engineer. Surviving are his sister and brother-in-law, Irene and Robert Harrison,...
Vojo Sekulovski
Mar 3, 2017
Vojo Sekulovski, age 77 years, formerly of Readington Township, NJ, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Vojo was born in Macedonia on October 20, 1939. He was a High Voltage Electrician. Private burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Flemington, NJ under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main...
John R. Kuster, Sr.
Mar 1, 2017
John Robert Kuster, Sr., age 80 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at his home. Born in Somerville, NJ, November 19, 1936, he was the son of the late Ernest and Bertha Betchart Kuster. He was a lifelong resident of Hunterdon County. Mr. Kuster was a farmer and was retired from the Thomas J....
Ella Margaret Haver
Mar 1, 2017
Ella Margaret Haver, age 104 years, of Franklin Lakes, NJ, passed from this life into eternity on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at home. Born in Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, NJ, February 21, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Bonnell Haver and Elizabeth Fox Haver. An educator and civic leader, Ella, played many roles in the life...
Jean F. Scott
Feb 28, 2017
Jean F. Scott, of Hillsborough Township NJ, age 78 years, died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township NJ. Born November 7, 1938, in Newark NJ, Jean was the daughter of the late Rolland and Cathryn (Hall) Hill. Jean was raised in Maplewood, NJ and has lived in Hillsborough, NJ since 1964. She was...
Adel Ahmed, Jd, Ph.D.
Feb 27, 2017
Adel Ahmed, JD, Ph.D., age 84 years, of Princeton Township, NJ, died on Monday, February 27, 2017 in Compassionate Care Hospice at Robert Wood Johnson-Hamilton Township, NJ. Born in Cairo, Egypt, September 25, 1932, he was the son of the late Dr. Abdel- Aziz Ahmed and Ikbal(Bella) Abou-Seif Radi. He had resided in Princeton for the past twenty-five years....
Michael D. James
Feb 26, 2017
Michael D. James, age 35 years, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at his home in West Amwell Township NJ. He had been a resident of West Amwell for the past six years. Born September 8, 1981, in Panama City FL, Michael was the son of Dennis James of Panama City FL, and Maura (Leavy) James of West Amwell Township...
James E. Beherrell
Feb 23, 2017
James E. Beherrell, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Lynn, MA, May 2, 1934, son of the late Samuel and Eva Larkin Beherrell, he had formerly resided in Massachusetts before moving to the Flemington area. James was an engineer for David Sarnoff Research...
Kenneth Edward Mcfaden
Feb 23, 2017
Kenneth Edward McFaden, age 77 years, of Whitehouse Station, NJ, died Thursday, February 23, 2017 in Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. Born in Lynchburg, VA, February 24, 1939, he was the son of the late Mott and Maudell McFaden. He resided in Hunterdon County for the past 36 years and NJ for 49 years. Kenneth was a retired...
Elizabeth E. Barton Patrylo
Feb 22, 2017
Elizabeth E. Barton Patrylo, age 79, of Raritan Township, NJ, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Plainfield, NJ, September 16, 1937. She loved gardening, enjoyed her home and visiting her grandchildren. Her quick wit, her sense of humor and strong independent character will be missed. She is pre-deceased by...
Sarah E. Perkovich
Feb 21, 2017
Sarah E. Perkovich, age 76 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Robert Wood Johnson-Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ. Born in Trenton, NJ, July 1, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marion Hunt Clawson. She was a lifelong resident of the Rocktown and Ringoes area. Sarah was a 1958 graduate...
Hartwig H. Kahlke
Feb 18, 2017
Hartwig H. "Hart" Kahlke, age 90, passed away peacefully on February 18th, 2017 at Bridgeway Care Center, Bridgewater, NJ. He was born in Ladelund, Germany, October 5, 1926, to the late Dr. Simon and Friederika (Ketels) Kahlke. Following World War II, he came to the United States where he worked for American Express and met his future bride, Caroline...
