Lewis C. Hullinger
October 17, 1921 — May 16, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Lewis Coulter Hullinger, 89, of Granville, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Thom Lamb officiating. After the service, a gathering will be held at Kendal at Granville, 2158 Columbus Rd., Granville.
Mr. Hullinger, a retired chemical engineer from Owens Corning Technical Center after 30 years of service, died Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Selma Markowitz Center in Newark. He was born October 17, 1921 in Newark, NJ to the late Ora M. and Dorothy (Coulter) Hullinger.
Lewis proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII. He received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State in 1948, and was a member of Theta Tau fraternity and Tau Beta Pi engineering honorary. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Granville, Land of Legend Barbershop Chorus, Granville Music Club, Licking County Bicycle Club, Newark Kiwanis Club, and Ohio State University Alumni Association. A longtime avid bicyclist, Lew was a founding member of the Licking Wheelmen.
Surviving are his wife of six years, Elizabeth "Betty" (Lovejoy) Hullinger of Granville; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Beth Ann Hullinger of Dublin; granddaughter, Heidi Hullinger Martin, M.D. and her husband, Jim Martin of New York City; step-children, James and Victoria Apollonio of Salem, Oregon, Steven and Sallie Apollonio of Wisasset, Maine, and Dr. Carol Apollonio of Durham, North Carolina; three step-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Barbara and John Wesley Wallace of Hackettstown, New Jersey, and Mary Polom of Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Marguerite (McNulty) Hullinger; and one brother, David P. Hullinger.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the McPEEK-HOEKSTRA FUNERAL HOME, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville. To ensure family receipt, please express all online condolences at www.mcpeekhoekstra.com.
Contributions in Lewis' memory may be made to Hospice of Central Ohio Foundation, P.O. Box 430, Newark, Ohio 43058 or First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, OH 43023.