Obituaries from Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

Feb 15, 2017

Edward M. Muka, age 90 years, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at his home in Trenton NJ. He was a lifelong resident of Trenton.

Born in Trenton NJ, Edward was the son of the late John and Elizabeth (Micsko) Muka. He was a longtime member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and later at Holy Cross Church-Divine...

Feb 15, 2017

Richard Luongo, of Raritan Township NJ, age 86 years, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township, NJ.

Born May 9, 1930, in Newark NJ, Richard was the son of the late Pasquale (“Jim”) and Margaret DeCangi Luongo. He lived in Essex County NJ in his early life, when he met Helen Ruggiero...

Feb 14, 2017

Stephen Peter David Cucé, age 78, of Flemington NJ, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ.

Born in Brooklyn NY on April 26, 1938, Stephen was the son of the late Peter and Lillian (Uncino) Cucé. He moved to Somerville as a young boy and graduated from Somerville High School where...

Feb 12, 2017

Edward A. “Ted” Whitehouse of Ringoes, NJ, Owl’s Head ME, and formerly of Nantucket, MA, died February 12, 2017. He was 75.

Ted was born on November 10, 1941 in West Orange, NJ to the late Joseph H. Whitehouse and Anita F. Whitehouse. He grew up on a farm in Warren Township, NJ and graduated from Watchung...

Feb 12, 2017

John Anthony Pavlica, Owned Ever-Ready Cleaning Company, farmer, age 83 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died on Sunday, February 12, 2017 in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown, NJ.

Born in New York City, NY, September 25, 1933, he was the son of the late Anthony and Katherine Pavlica. Mr. Pavlica had resided in Hunterdon County since 1950....

Feb 7, 2017

Robert Thomas Jones, age 74, of Pittstown NJ, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Brakeley Park Center in Lopatcong Township NJ.

Born February 11, 1942, in Elizabeth NJ, Tom was the son of the late William Robert and Mary H. (McMahon) Jones. He lived in Linden for many years, moving to Berkeley Heights for 20 years and...

Feb 7, 2017

Seaton A. Anderson, age 73 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana (now Guyana), December 27, 1943, he had resided in Hunterdon County since 1986.

Seaton was an MBA graduate of NYU, and a retired CFO.

Feb 4, 2017

William G. Bahrt, Jr., age 74 years, of Upper Nazareth Township, PA, died on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at his home.

Born in Hazleton, PA, December 9, 1942, he was the son of the late William and Kathryn Breslin Bahrt. He had resided in Nazareth for the past 10 years, having previously resided in Raritan Township, NJ...

Feb 4, 2017

Beatrice Bachardy, age 93 years, of Flemington, NJ, died peacefully on Saturday, February 4, 2017 in Robert Wood Johnson-Somerset Hospital, Somerville, NJ.

Born in Yonkers, NY, March 6, 1923, Beatrice was the daughter of the late Martin F. and Anna Kachnic Waisempacher. Beatrice lived in Hunterdon County most of her life, spending the last 60 years in...

Feb 3, 2017

Andrew David Simutis, 15, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Born in Ames, IA, August 31, 2001, son of Frank and Catherine Simutis, he formerly resided in Mount Vernon, IN. Andrew was an Eagle Scout with Troop 397 in St. Philip, IN, and an active member of...

Feb 1, 2017

James L. Oelschlager, age 75 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at his home.

Born in Canonsburg, PA, he was the son of the late John Howard and Myrna Claribel Gilkeson Oelschlager.

James was a retired Technical Writer.

Surviving are his wife, Cornelia Harteveld Oelschlager; his children: James...

Jan 31, 2017

Walter E. Tinnes, age 52 years, of Whiting, NJ, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, in Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ.

Born in Flemington, NJ, January 2, 1965, son of the late Walter and Irene Whitehead Tinnes, Walter had formerly resided in Flemington, NJ.

Walter was currently a fork lift driver for Clayton Block Company...

Jan 31, 2017

John M. Oliphant, age 85 years, of Readington Township, NJ, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Iselin, NJ, December 16, 1931, son of the late Charles W. and Catherine Schluken Oliphant, he had formerly resided in North Edison, NJ.

A United States Air Force veteran, John...

Jan 29, 2017

Elizabeth “Bea” Morris Londino, age 86 years, died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Phillipsburg Center in Phillipsburg NJ. Bea had been a Flemington resident since 1941 until moving to Phillipsburg two years ago.

Born March 30, 1930, in New Brunswick NJ, Bea was the daughter of the late Robert Dayton and Evelyn Sperling (Vanmiddlesworth) Morris. She graduated...

Jan 28, 2017

Betty Ann Chiesa, age 67 years, of East Amwell Township NJ, died Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township NJ, surrounded by her family.

Born February 23, 1949, in Somerville NJ, Betty was the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred (Conover) Miller. She lived in the Hunterdon County most of her life,...

Jan 26, 2017

Kurt Otten, age 90 years, of Flemington, NJ, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Essen, Germany, November 13, 1926, son of the late William and Klara Hausmann Otten, he had formerly resided in Staten Island, NY, Greenwood Lake, NJ and Naples, FL. Kurt had resided in the Flemington...

Jan 21, 2017

Anna Louise McDade, age 80 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ. She was surrounded by her loving husband, children, grandchildren, daughter-in-law, brother, sister-in-law and the sounds of Sinatra.

Born in Shamokin, PA, February 4, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Michael and...

Jan 17, 2017

Goldie A. Scheier, age 82 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Pittstown, NJ, on February 18, 1934, on the family farm, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Jacob Hahola.

Goldie graduated from Frenchtown High School in 1952 where...

Jan 16, 2017

Charles J. Pierman, age 85 years, of Delaware Township, NJ, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in West Amwell Township, NJ, March 23, 1931, son of the late Charles S. and Edith M. Stocker Pierman, Charles had resided in Delaware Township since 1958.

He was a graduate...

Jan 14, 2017

Rosemarie Reres, age 87 years, died on Saturday, January 14, 2017 in the Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton Township, NJ.

Born in the Bronx, NY, May 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Nicoletta Salvamini DeBernardo. Rosemarie was a homemaker.

Her husband, Thomas, died in 2002. Surviving are two daughters, Marie...