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.
Corinne B Ailes
Aug 6, 2021
A memorial service celebrating the life of Corinne Bacon Ailes, 90, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 11, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Liz Tietz as celebrant. Private interment will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Corinne passed away Friday, August...
Rosalie Duque
Aug 3, 2021
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Rosalie Duque at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville.
A true Jersey Girl, Rosalie passed away August 3, 2021...
Donald G Lewis
Aug 2, 2021
A memorial service celebrating the life of Donald G. Lewis, 73, of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 9, 2021 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson and Rev. John Girard as celebrants. Private interment will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Don passed away peacefully...
Albert "Al" J Pyzik
Jul 31, 2021
A Mass of Christian Burial for Albert J. Pyzik will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 6, 2021 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant.
Al was born in Lansford, PA to the late Albert S. and Sophie Pyzik. He passed away unexpectedly...
Sidney G Dunbar
Jul 28, 2021
Sidney Gray Dunbar was born in 1933 and passed away July 28, 2021.
Sidney was born in Stamford, Connecticut to Hilda Harter and Erving Walker Dunbar.
Sidney grew up in White Plains, New York. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York with a degree in Chemistry in 1955. He was a member of...
Walter E Kropf
Jul 24, 2021
Walter Elton Kropf passed away in Bloomington, Illinois on July 24, 2021 of complications from a long illness. He was born in Canton, Ohio to the late Walter and Onilette Kropf in 1941 and grew up on a Canton farm.
After graduation from Perry High School in Massillon he entered The Ohio State University in 1959 to...
William F. Doran, M.D.
Jul 24, 2021
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for William F. Doran, M.D. at 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 30, 2021 at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. The family will receive friends from 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. at the church.
A graveside service will...
Donald L. Levine
Jul 20, 2021
Donald L. LeVine, always known as "Red", auto mechanic, car enthusiast, patriotic American, and beloved Grandfather passed away July 20, 2021 surrounded by his family at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Florida, at the age of 82. Born in Wheeling, Illinois to the late Wilbur and Ruth LeVine.
The love of cars was both Red's passion and...
Clodagh H Grayson
Jul 17, 2021
A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Clodagh H. Grayson, 95, of Granville, formerly of New Kensington, PA, at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Granville, Ohio with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Private interment will be held at Greenwood Memorial Park in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
A beloved mother, grandmother, and...
Gerald E. Storer
Jul 7, 2021
Gerald (Jerry) Eugene Storer was born on 8 Jul 1943 in Newark, Ohio, to Harry and Genevieve (Allen) Storer. Jerry graduated from Newark High School, served in the Army as a military policeman, and returned to work at Newark Air Force Base until it closed.
Jerry was a superior golfer and enjoyed league golf with his friends. ...
Dorothea L. Thompson
Jun 29, 2021
Dorothea “Dot” Lee Thompson, beloved daughter of the late Methodist Reverend A. Irwin Orndoff and Edith “Mimi” Lewis Orndoff of Virginia, passed away on June 29, 2021 at the age of 89 years. She was preceded by her husband of 39 years, Robert Thompson, and is survived by 3 children, 4 stepchildren, and many grandchildren.
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L. James Gordon
Jun 17, 2021
A memorial service celebrating the life of L. James (Jim) Gordon will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 9, 2021 at the United Church of Granville, 115 W. Broadway, Granville. Private interment with military honors will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville.
L. James (Jim) Gordon died June 17, 2021. He was born March...
June E. Plute
Jun 15, 2021
A Funeral Mass will be held for June E. Plute, 94, of Granville, at 10:00 A.M. June 29, 2021 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville.
June passed away, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Middleton in...
Michael R. Westbrook
Jun 12, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of Michael R. Westbrook, 59, of Newark, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson and Rev. Bob Long as celebrants. Burial will follow at Fredonia Cemetery.
Mike passed away at home...
David B Pratt
Jun 12, 2021
David Benjamin Pratt, Vietnam veteran, plumber, and life-time resident of Granville passed away June 12, 2021 at his home surrounded by family at the age of 75. He was born in Columbus to the late David Edward and Louise Christine (Oatman) Pratt.
After graduating from Granville High School, David served in the U.S. Army from 1964 -1967...
Tim R. Sawyer
Jun 7, 2021
Timothy Riley Sawyer, an outdoorsman and the proprietor of T.R Sawyer Tree Company, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 7, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was 57 years old.
Tim was born in Newark, Ohio to the late Thomas R. and Nancy L. Hunt Sawyer. He graduated from Granville High...
Patricia J Nigg
May 27, 2021
A private funeral service will be held for Patricia J. Nigg, 92, of Granville, at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, Granville with Rev. Bob Long, as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Pat passed away May 27, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. She was born in Pine Village, Indiana to the late Charles...
Edgar A. Sheffler
May 25, 2021
Edgar A. Sheffler, D.D.S., LT J.G. Navy veteran and graduate of Wooster College and Case Western Reserve passed away May 25, 2021 at his home in Fredonia surrounded by family. He was 92.
Born in Canton, Ohio to the late Arvine and Maizie Vickers Sheffler, Ed arrived in Granville in 1955 after discharge from the Navy.
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Andrew Sterrett
May 22, 2021
Dr. Andrew Sterrett, World War II Army veteran and Professor of Mathematics at Denison University passed away May 22, 2021 at Middleton Senior Living in Granville at the age of 97. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Bernice (Myers) Sterrett. Andy graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with an undergraduate degree in mathematics...
Owen Herbert Dysart, Ii
May 21, 2021
Owen H. (Herb) Dysart passed away peacefully at his home on Friday May 21st, 2021, surrounded by his devoted family and friends. He had been sick a very long time, battling the effects of Agent Orange, and his final days were lived out exactly as he wished with the tireless help of his caregivers and family.
The...