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.
Jayne A. Johnston
May 30, 2019
A humble, generous, and loving woman, Jayne A. Johnston passed away May 30, 2019 at Kendal at Granville.
Raised in Newark, Jayne married her life-partner of 68 years, Dick Johnston. She was instrumental in Dick’s career as partner and confidante while remaining the center and anchor of their family of four children in Granville, Ohio. Jayne was...
Wilton C Brinkley
May 27, 2019
Wilton C. Brinkley, 84, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at his home in Granville, Ohio after a long illness.
He was born in Millboro, Virginia to the late William H. and Cathern Brinkley. Wilt served his country in the U.S. Air Force. While stationed at Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Winooski, Vermont, he met the...
Laureen "Lori" L. Keller
May 19, 2019
Laureen L. “Lori” Keller, 85, of Westerville, formerly of Granville, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio.
Lori, a retired registered nurse from White Cross Hospital and the State of Ohio, was born in Shreve, Ohio in 1933 to the late...
James A Crum
May 18, 2019
A Funeral Mass will be held for James A. Crum, 54, of Pataskala, at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will be held at a later date at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Monroe County.
Jim passed...
Frederick W. Palmer
May 16, 2019
Mr. Granville, Frederick W. Palmer, 93, passed away May 16, 2019 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was born in 1925 at 354 N. Granger Street to the late Alpha and Gertrude Palmer.
A 1944 graduate of Granville High School, Fred went to work at the Post Office then entered the Army to serve in WWII...
Jeanette P. Matheny
May 14, 2019
Jeanette P. Matheny, born in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Clarence H. and Katharine M. Platt, née Schafer, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 14, 2019 at Middleton in Granville, Ohio. She was 91.
An accomplished administrative professional, Jeanette, “Jean”, attended The Ohio State University where she met her husband of 64 years, the...
John E. Shumway
May 11, 2019
John Eric Shumway, 73, son of the late Arthur and Mildred Shumway, passed away on May 11, 2019 at St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville.
John was born in Newark, Ohio on June 26, 1945. He grew up in nearby Granville where he graduated from high school. Drafted in 1968, John served as an Army medic while stationed...
Margaret L. Woodruff
May 10, 2019
Margaret L. Woodruff, 91, of Granville passed away peacefully on Friday, May 10, 2019 at Kendal at Granville. Margaret was born in 1928 in New Bedford, MA to the late Peirce and Rachel Davis.
Margaret’s first love, after her family, was her art. Accomplished in enameling, metal working, and lapidary, she created many...
Shirley B. Funk
May 8, 2019
A funeral service will be held for Shirley B. Funk, 82, of Granville, on Monday, May 13, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Elders John Krumm and Glen Funk officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be...
Norene L. Biefeld
May 6, 2019
A memorial service celebrating the life of Norene L. Biefeld, 92, formerly of Granville, will be held at 11:00 A.M., May 20, 2019 at New Hope Lutheran Church, 1137 Sharon Valley Rd., Newark with Rev Mark Hartsough as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior the service. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
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Connie Barkume
Apr 29, 2019
Ms. Connie Barkume of Newark, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Arlington Care Center in Newark following a long illness. Connie was born in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Lenora and Phillip Barkume.
Surviving are her daughter, Ashley Blackstone and her husband Craig Parsons.
A graduate of Zanesville High School and The Ohio...
Jeffrey S. Jalbert
Apr 27, 2019
Dr. Jeffrey S. Jalbert of Kiawah Island and Charleston, South Carolina, and formerly of Granville, Ohio, died quietly on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
Born on January 9, 1940, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jeff graduated from Fairfield Prep and Fairfield University and received his doctorate in theoretical nuclear physics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
While...
Robert W. Hutchison
Apr 19, 2019
A funeral service will be held for R.W. “Bob” Hutchison, 83, of Granville, on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2486 Granville Rd, Newark with Bishop Mark Bergstrom as celebrant. A masonic service will follow at 6:30 P.M.. The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 5:30 P.M....
John "Fred" F. Johnson
Apr 18, 2019
A private graveside service for John Frederick “Fred” Johnson, 97, of Granville, will be held at Sunset Memorial Park in Cleveland.
Fred passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at SharonBrooke in Newark. He was born in 1921 to the late John A. and Elizabeth Johnson. Fred had no children nor any brothers or sisters. His wife, Mary...
Isolde R. Lebrie
Apr 17, 2019
Isolde Rose LeBrie, our angel on earth, joined the angels in heaven, April 17, 2019. She passed peacefully at her home in Granville, Ohio. Isolde was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1932 to the late Wilhelm and Anna (Pelecis) Rose.
Isolde’s life experiences would fill a best-selling novel. Displaced from her home in Riga as a teenager...
Keifer W. Boggess, Jr.
Apr 2, 2019
An outdoorsman, loving husband, father, and grandfather, Keifer W. Boggess, Jr., 73, of Hebron, formerly of Johnstown, died April 2, 2019. Keifer was born in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Keifer W. and Lillian Boggess.
A retired systems analyst with the State of Ohio, Keifer was a Vietnam Veteran who served in the U.S. Army. He...
Harold J. Greten, Jr.
Mar 24, 2019
Harold Greten, Jr., age 84, of Granville, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on March 24, 2019. He was born in 1934 in Zanesville, OH to the late Frances and Harold Greten, Sr.
In Harold’s early years, his family called him Junior. After a few years in elementary school, he became Junie. Today, he is still...
Muriel E. Beasley
Mar 20, 2019
Muriel Edith (VanVleet) Beasley, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away at the age of 96 on March 20, 2019. She had been ill only a short period.
Muriel was born and raised in Dundee, Michigan. She graduated from Dundee High School in 1940. She married Raymond Beasley on May 22, 1941. They were married...
Ben Spencer, Jr.
Mar 11, 2019
A gentleman, scholar, and kind soul, Calvin Benjamin “Ben” Spencer, Jr. passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 11, 2019 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was 87 years old and was born in Frostburg, Maryland to the late Lillian and Calvin B. Spencer, M.D..
Ben studied entomology and was graduate of the University of Maryland. He was...
Phyllis L. Shannon
Mar 2, 2019
A memorial service celebrating the life of Phyllis L. Shannon, 89, of Heath, formerly of Granville, will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, March 9, 2019 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home , 133 S. Prospect St, Granville with Rev. Jeff Smith as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
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