Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home

01/12/2026

Robert F. Astringer

With great sadness, we announce that Robert F. Astringer passed away peacefully on January 9, 2026, following a long illness. Bob was born on November 11, 1952, in East Orange, NJ, to Robert F. Astringer and Catherine Astringer (née Flannigan).

He is survived by his beloved wife of many years, Lynne “Cookie” Astringer; his stepson Dean Hamilton and his life partner Vicki Trickett; his son-in-law Sergio Peguero; Sapana Peguero and her children, Airlia and Augustine; and especially his much-loved grandsons, Julian and Justin, who were his pride and joy.

He was predeceased by his brother, Arthur Astringer, and is reunited in Heaven with his cherished daughter, Casey, to whom he was deeply devoted.

After a long career in banking and finance, Bob retired and spent the remainder of his life in Flemington. He was a loving father and grandfather, a man of great integrity, and known for his kindness and generosity. He will be deeply missed by all who were privileged to know and love him.

A memorial mass will be held on Friday, January 16th at 10AM at St Magdalen de Pazzi Roman Catholic Church, 105 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church in his honor.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822. For further information or to send an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.

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01/12/2026

01/12/2026

Dawn Rebecca Cullaton

Dawn Rebecca Caris Cullaton, a beloved daughter, mother, partner, sister and friend, left this world on December 21, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA. Born on September 21, 1970, in Plainfield, NJ, daughter of Robert Caris and the late Lorraine (Rosengarten) Caris, Dawn filled her world with gratitude, humor, grace, and a remarkable zest for life. Dawn grew up in Toms River, NJ, and built a life with her family in Ringoes, NJ.

Dawn’s vibrant spirit shone through in every aspect of her life. A proud graduate of Toms River High School South, she continued her education at Ocean County College before earning her Bachelor's Degree in Education of the Hearing Impaired from Kean College. Her career was marked by a deep commitment to service, working with the NJ Association for the Deaf and the ARC of Union County. She was a dedicated Human Resources Business Partner at Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson, and for the last decade at Verizon, where she brought her unique sense of humor and unsurpassable humanity to the workplace, positively influencing the lives of countless colleagues. She loved her work and cared deeply about the colleagues she supported every day.

An actress at heart, Dawn showcased her talents in numerous musicals and drama productions, and carried her love of theater throughout her life, thrilled when her daughters shared her love. She also had a remarkable talent for quoting facets of pop culture - movies, songs, and TV shows, always managing to elicit laughter and delight from those around her. She loved spending time outdoors with her chickens, cats, and dog, cultivating a backyard garden oasis filled with vegetables, fruits, herbs, and flowers - a reflection of her deep love for the beauty of nature.

Above all, being with her family was most important in Dawn’s life. She cherished time with the loves of her life, her treasured daughters Caris and Caleigh of Ringoes, NJ, and was so very proud of them. She shared many memorable moments, special vacations and everyday joys with her devoted partner, Michael Horowitz. Drawing strength from her connections with her family, she is also survived by her father, Bob Caris (Manchester, NJ), her steadfast pillar in life whom she loved dearly. She shared a special bond and a lifetime of memories and inside jokes with her sisters, Jessica (and brother-in-law, Jeremy Lincoln of Maple Glen, PA) and Ariel (and brother-in-law, Michael Silver of Haddonfield, NJ). She was the world’s most loving aunt to her nieces Aviva, Angie, Meghan, and Erin and nephews Jacob and Alex who will forever remember her humor and playfulness. Always surrounded by love, her cousins Julie and Jen and their families, sister-in-law Traci and her family and the entire Cullaton family, who adopted Dawn as their own, held a special place in her heart along with with so many happy memories.

In every way that mattered Dawn lived with courage and kindness, authenticity and passion. Dawn’s nurturing spirit extended to all those she loved, both people and animals who will miss her long conversations and hugs. She loved to travel, seeking new experiences both near and far, never missing an opportunity to discover or learn. Whether regaling with stories, taking long walks on the beach, tending her garden, seeing a show, savoring her love of cooking and good food, or listening with love to her daughters’ every triumph and challenge, every melody and harmony, Dawn truly treasured each moment.

Dawn is preceded in death by her dearly loved and missed mother Lorraine (Rosengarten) Caris in 2015 and her former husband Jeff Cullaton in 2018, along with her beloved aunt Arleen Shapow who passed in 2004. The love they shared continues to live on in the memories of family and friends.

In honor of Dawn’s legacy, we remember her as an outspoken, fiercely brave, and loving individual who painted the world with her colorful personality and kept everyone on their toes with her quick wit. She will be profoundly missed by all whose lives she touched, leaving an indelible mark on our hearts that will carry on through the laughter and memories we cherish. May we each dream and little longer, smile a little brighter, and hold our loved ones a little tighter in her memory and by her example.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dawn's memory may be made to the United Porphyrias Association, 7315 Wisconsin Ave STE 400W, Bethesda MD 20814-3224 (www.porphyria.org).

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main St, Flemington NJ 08822. For further information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.

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01/12/2026

John Jeffrey Goodwin

John Jeffrey “Jeff” Goodwin passed away at home in the early morning of January 9, 2026 after a battle with lung cancer.

Born in 1949, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Jeff was fiercely committed to justice and standing up for his neighbors. He spoke often of the trials he endured in the South–including beatings–for being an uncompromising advocate of civil rights in the 1950s and 60s. His parents, artist and writer Ruth “Rickie” Van Gaasbeek Goodwin and “Noble Jack” Hunter Goodwin, an engineer for the Manhattan project, were outspoken community leaders who helped found the Oak Ridge Unitarian Church.

After his dad’s work at Union Carbide took the family to Europe, Jeff graduated from his beloved Ecolint International School of Geneva, in Switzerland, in 1967. That the school was a United Nations of sorts, with students from all over the globe, is something Jeff proudly explained to many an oncology nurse in his last few months.

After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Princeton in 1971 and 1973, Jeff went to work for the New York City Bureau of the Budget during the budget crisis under Mayor John Lindsay, then as a special assistant to Mayors Abe Beame and Ed Koch, directing a Medicaid task force. The so-called “Dirty Goodwin” system he created ultimately became the most successful payment processing system of its time, and reduced average time of payment from six months to a few days. He also cut costs by $300 million in one year.

Jeff then became the Director of Management and Budget at New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation until 1980 when he joined Arthur Young and Company (which later became Ernst & Young). He became a partner in 1984, in recognition of his pioneering work establishing an information systems practice. He would ultimately start InSys Technology, an IT systems consultancy.

He married Kimberlee A. Larson in 1972. After living in Brooklyn they moved to Bucks County in 1984 and divorced in 1989. Jeff and Kim had two children, Jessica G. Abbott and John J. Goodwin, but Jeff routinely asserted that he actually had four children, as he considered Jessica and John’s spouses, Henry T. Abbott and Judy P. Goodwin, to be his kids. Jeff had four grandchildren, Molly G. Abbott, Duncan W. Abbott, Charles “Charlie” M.J. Goodwin, and Betty M.S. Goodwin. He is also survived by his sister, Linda Goodwin Fei, her husband Jack Fei, their daughter Elzabeth and grandson Callum.

“There is always joy to be found,” Jeff remembered his mom saying often, “but only if you look for it.”

Anyone who would like to honor Jeff’s memory is encouraged to make a donation to HomeFront (homefrontnj.org), an organization that strives to end homelessness in Central New Jersey by harnessing community resources and expertise. Jeff dedicated countless hours over decades to tutoring children of housing-insecure families, and promoting HomeFront’s mission, which was close to his heart.

Funeral arrangements and cremation services are under the direction of Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main St. Flemington NJ 08822. For additional information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.holcombefisher.com.

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01/12/2026

01/11/2026

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01/11/2026

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01/10/2026

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01/09/2026

Marian Tokach

Marian Tokach, age 67 years, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born on December 3, 1958, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Alicia (Lodesky) Tokach.

Marian was a long-time resident of the Hunterdon Developmental Center, Clinton, NJ.

Among her survivors are two brothers, David Tokach of Delta, PA and Mark Tokach of New Braunfels, TX.

Initial services and cremation were under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822.

Final arrangements and interment in the family plot at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Dallas, PA are under the direction of the Yeosock Funeral Home, Inc., Plains, PA.

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01/08/2026

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