Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries
McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service posts local obituaries from the families that we serve in the areas around Licking County in Ohio.
Jane E. Hinterschied
Jul 31, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Jane E. Hinterschied, age 89, of Columbus, at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 4, 2022 at St. Pius X Church, 1051 Waggoner Rd., Reynoldsburg, OH with Rev. Michael Hinterschied as celebrant. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Etna.
A graduate of Holy Rosary...
Robert P. Raker, M.D.
Jul 29, 2022
A memorial service celebrating the life of Robert P. Raker, M.D., of Granville, will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson and Rev. Bob Long as celebrants. Military Honors will follow at the church rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. The family will...
Timothy Spray
Jul 23, 2022
A graveside service will be held for Timothy D. Spray, 65, of Columbus, at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 1, 2022 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Following the graveside service a lunch & memories will be shared at Spring Valley Nature Preserve, 1539 Columbus Rd., Granville.
The family will receive friends Sunday, July 31st from 2:00-4:00 P.M....
Lois A. Cujas
Jul 13, 2022
Lois Ann (James) (Jenkins) Cujas, age 93, went home to be with the Lord on July 13, 2022. She was born in Granville, Ohio to the late O. Frank and Mabel E. James.
A 1945 Union High School graduate, Lois continued her education attending Newark Hospital School of Nursing until she married in 1947. After which, she...
Ella S. Bennington
Jul 10, 2022
Ella S. Bennington, 97, of Newark OH, died July 10, 2022 at Otterbein Senior Life Granville. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Peggy L. Bennington (Annette Friskopp) of Fountain Hills, AZ, Barbara J. Hinterschied (Gregg) of Granville, and Carol L. Zimmerman (Steve) of Columbus. In addition to her parents, Virgil Franklin and Alberta Virginia...
Alexander M. Galbraith
Jul 7, 2022
Alexander McNicol Galbraith, age 93, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 7, 2022 after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma.
Alex was born in 1929 to Victor A. Galbraith and Maxine MacHatton Galbraith in Chicago. He grew up in its western suburbs in the 1930’s and 1940’s, deciding while in high school...
Jeffrey A. Wright
Jul 4, 2022
A memorial service celebrating the life of Jeffrey A. Wright, 65, of Newark, will be held at Noon on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Rev. Andrew Hottinger as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service at the funeral home. Private interment will be held...
Michael D. Turner
Jun 30, 2022
Michael D. Turner, husband, son, brother, and lover of music, passed away June 30, 2022, at his home in Alexandria surrounded by family. He was 51, loved to tell a good story and could talk to anyone he met, loved to sing and jam with his band, and would drop everything to help a friend in need.
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Glenn J Lindner
Jun 28, 2022
Glenn J. Lindner, a medical physicist with Ohio Health, passed away on June 28, 2022 at his home in Newark, surrounded by family, at the age of 71. He was born in Carrick, Pennsylvania to the late Albert and Marie Lindner.
Glenn earned both his Master’s Degree in Health and Medical Physics and his undergraduate in Chemistry...
Douglas P. Boldon, M.D.
Jun 16, 2022
From the Boldon Family...
Please join us for a Celebration of Life in honor of Doug Boldon on September 18, 2022 from 1-4 PM at the Granville Inn in Granville, Ohio. Light food & drink will be served. At 2pm Marilyn and the daughters will speak; then it will be open for anyone who...
Emma Lou Wygle
Jun 9, 2022
Emma Lou Wygle, 86, of Newark, formerly of Granville, passed away June 9, 2022 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. She was born in Granville, Ohio to the late Wayne and Bright Lantz.
A 1953 graduate of Granville High School, Emma Lou retired from Denison University where she was a secretary in the Alumni Office. She enjoyed...
Joseph E. Prusaczyk
Jun 8, 2022
A Funeral Mass will be held for Joseph E. Prusaczyk, Ph.D., of Newark, at 10:00 A.M. June 22, 2022 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Inurnment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville.
A senior research chemist, Joe passed away at the age...
M. Jane King
Jun 6, 2022
Mary Jane King, 79, of Granville, passed away June 6, 2022 at Otterbein Senior Living, Granville.
Jane was born in Lakewood, Ohio on August 9, 1942 to the late Arthur and Margaret (Condon) Zammikiel. A 1960 graduate of Magnificat High School in Rocky River and the University of Dayton class of 1966, Jane began her career as...
Marilyn E. Keeler
May 18, 2022
The world has lost an angel. Marilyn E. Keeler (nee Erdman) passed away on May 18, 2022 in Dublin, Ohio at the age of 89. Midge, as she was known, was born in Middletown, Connecticut. She attended the University of Connecticut where she received her nursing degree, and while there, met her soulmate, our father Dr. William...
Frank G. White, Iii
May 17, 2022
A memorial service celebrating the life of Frank Gregory White, III will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, May 27th, 2022, in Swasey Chapel on the campus of Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Due to construction and no parking at Swasey Chapel, please utilize the parking garage.
Frank passed away on May 17, 2022, at his...
W. Harold Parker, Jr.
May 15, 2022
A private graveside service with military honors will be held for W. Harold Parker, Jr., 76, of Granville, at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark with Pastor Mark Hartsough as celebrant.
Surrounded by his children, Harold passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was born on February 14, 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia,...
Theron Rogerson
May 13, 2022
A bright and easy smile would greet you, shortly followed with a reason to laugh. That is how Theron Eli Rogerson will be remembered. Theron passed away May 13, 2022, at the age of 19, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Columbus to Jamie and Chrisi Rogerson.
A member of St....
James P Lukens
May 8, 2022
A memorial service celebrating the life of James P. Lukens, 80, of Newark, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Bob Long and Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrants. The family will receive friends following the service in Shepherd Hall at the church.
Throughout...
Mary Alice Nairn Hardison
May 6, 2022
Mary Alice Nairn Hardison, 75, of Lakewood, formerly of Granville, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center in Akron, Ohio. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late John C. and Dorothy J. Nairn.
Always smiling, Mary will be remembered for her prodigious sense of humor, ability to tell...
Tara Davis
Apr 28, 2022
Tara Lindsey (Row) Davis passed away April 28, 2022 at her parents’ home in Granville after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Newark, Ohio to Martin and Patricia (Burke) Row.
She is survived by her parents, husband Roger Davis and son Mason (10), parents-in-law Frank and Becky Davis, brother-in-law Andrew Davis (Valerie), and nieces...