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.
Diane H Roley
May 13, 2021
Diane H. Roley, a caring and strong-willed wife, mother, and daughter passed away May 13, 2021 at her home in Alexandria at the age of 59. She was born in Newark, Ohio to the late Glenn W. Roley and Lola E. Roley.
A graduate of Granville High School and Denison University, Diane grew up in Granville and...
Virginia S King
May 9, 2021
A private graveside service will be held for Virginia S. King, 98, of Granville, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Virginia passed away May 9, 2021 at Kendal at Granville. She was born in Geneva, Illinois to the late Julius and Esther Sackrison.
Virginia grew up in Batavia, Illinois and attended Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where...
Patricia S. Cavanaugh
May 7, 2021
Patricia Stambaugh Cavanaugh, a fine artist, trained vocalist, and skilled horsewoman and mariner, passed away May 7, 2021, in Newark, Ohio, at the age of 96. She was born in Fulton, Kentucky, to the late Clem and Beulah Stambaugh.
Pat attended Stephens College and the Cleveland Institute of Art. After she married her childhood sweetheart, John Cavanaugh,...
Rodney L. Butt
May 6, 2021
A graveside service celebrating the life of Rodney L. Butt, 59, of Granville, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant.
Rodney passed away May 6, 2021 at his home in Newark. He was born in Granville to Evelyn Foster Butt and...
Jean Fisher Jarosz
May 4, 2021
C. Jean Fisher Jarosz, 80, of Ravenna, died Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Akron, OH. She was born May 6, 1940 in Detroit, MI to Margaret (Thomas) and Edgar Hamilton Fisher. Jean received her BA in English at the University of Akron and her Master's in Library Science at Case Western Reserve University. Jean worked at the...
Mary Patricia Young
Apr 22, 2021
Mary Patricia C Young (94), passed away April 22, 2021. Pat was born and raised in Galesburg, IL, the only child of George H and Mary G Foley Campbell.
After graduating from Clarke University, Dubuque IA, Pat moved to Chicago to pursue her career in dietetics. There she met and married her husband, Beman. Moving briefly to...
Richard A. Myers
Apr 15, 2021
Richard Allen Myers, 91, formerly of Grandview Heights, passed away April 15, 2021 at his home in Granville. He was born in Grandview to the late Paul L. and Lydia Myers.
A graduate of Grandview Heights High School, Richard was a member of the Brotherhood of Rooks and was honorable mention, All-State for...
Herbert B Ailes
Apr 12, 2021
Herbert Byron Ailes, of Granville, passed away April 12, 2021 at Smith’s Mill in New Albany at the age of 90. He was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to the late Herbert Leo and Dorothy Pauline Milliken Ailes.
A chemical engineer, Herb began his career with Standard Oil in Philadelphia and relocated to Granville in 1961. He was...
Sara Marie Frye
Apr 10, 2021
Sara Marie Frye, a sweet, beautiful, and good humored young woman, passed away much too soon on April 10, 2021 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus at the age of 31. She was born in Westerville, Ohio to Richard and Cynthia Frye. She was a graduate of Westerville Central and attended Sinclair Community College.
Sara Marie...
Barbara J. Watkins
Apr 7, 2021
Barbara (Glaunsinger) Watkins was born in Newark, Ohio to the late George K. and Sarah E. Glaunsinger on January 19, 1930. She came into this life a fighter and survivor, weighing a mere two pounds at birth and setting a record that stood for some time as the smallest child to survive a premature birth. Despite the difficult beginning,...
Megan Reese Edwards
Apr 6, 2021
Megan Reese Edwards, age 55, passed away at her home after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by family in Mission Hills, Kansas on April 6, 2021. She was born in Newark, Ohio on January 26, 1966 to John Gilbert and Louella Hodges Reese. Megan attended Woodside School, St. Francis DeSales School, Wilson Junior High School and...
Richard F. Gallagher
Apr 4, 2021
Richard F. Gallagher, 89, of Granville, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Sibley, Iowa to the late Francis P. and Marguerite Gallagher.
A pilot in the United States Navy, Richard flew sea planes during the Korean War. He earned his bachelor’s degree in...
Diane M. Sheppard
Apr 1, 2021
Diane Marie Sheppard (Hoffman), born 1948, passed away at home on April 1, 2021, with family and friends at her side, after a brief but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. The daughter of the late James E. Hoffman and Gloria M. Hoffman, Diane grew up in Lancaster, Ohio. She married her high school sweetheart, Edward, then lived...
Anita Clemente
Mar 28, 2021
Anita Clemente (née Lalli) was born in Carovilli, Italy on July 2, 1921, and has died after a short illness. She immigrated to the United States in 1929 with her Mom and sister. Her Dad had immigrated six years earlier, and they joined him in Akron, Ohio. She lived most of her life in Akron and her later years...
William "Pete" L. Ullman
Mar 19, 2021
William Leachman “Pete” Ullman left this world for his eternal home, after his final “Happy Hour” and being surrounded by family, on March 19, 2021 at his home in Granville. He was 93 and a much loved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend to many.
Pete was born in Granville to the late Kenneth L. and...
Charlene Yates
Mar 19, 2021
Charlene Yates, 76, of Granville Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 to Edward and Florence Lechtanski. When she was a teenager, her parents and sister, Arlene, moved to Ohio after her father took a job at Western Electric in Reynoldsburg. She...
Richard L. Bline
Mar 17, 2021
Richard Lyle Bline, age 70, of Howard, OH formerly of Granville, OH, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home under the care of hospice after a battle with cancer. He was born on August 31, 1950 to the late Lyle G. and Etta (Richards) Bline.
Calling hours for Rick will be held from 2-5...
John R Grayson
Mar 1, 2021
A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held for John R. Grayson, 94, 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 husband, father, grandfather,...
David L. Gosnell
Feb 27, 2021
A private graveside service will be held for David L. Gosnell, 68, formerly of Granville, at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant.
David passed away February 27, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark. He was born in Newark to Richard and the late Rose Marie Gosnell.
A graduate of...
Deborah L. Martin
Feb 25, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of Deborah L. Martin, 61, formerly of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Second Baptist Church, 19 W. National Drive, Newark, with Pastor Bob Davidson as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Social distancing and masks will be...