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.
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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Ruth Durwin
Feb 22, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ruth C. Durwin, 83, formerly of Lawrenceburg, Indiana at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 28, 2019 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 in Granville.
A retired real estate...
Norma Annarino
Feb 21, 2019
A Funeral Mass will be held for Norma M. Annarino, 95, of Heath, at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at St. Leonard Catholic Church, 57 Dorsey Mill Rd E., Heath with Rev. William Hritsko and Rev. G. Michael Gribble concelebrating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Norma was...
Elizabeth D. Reilley
Feb 19, 2019
A Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth “Betty” Reilley will be held Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark-Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Private burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. The family will receive friends Friday, February 22,...
Sylvia M. Yaekle
Feb 13, 2019
A graveside service celebrating the life of Sylvia M. Yaekle, 94, formerly of Lorain, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 18, 2019 at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus with Rev. Mark Katrick as celebrant.
Sylvia passed away Wednesday at Chapel Grove Inn. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Edward and...
H. Scott Harmon
Feb 11, 2019
A funeral service for Harlan Scott Harmon, 51, of Newark, formerly of Granville, will be held 6:00 P.M. Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway in Granville with Rev. Cindy Riggs as celebrant. Family will receive friends two hours prior the service beginning with a Masonic Service at 4:00 P.M. at the...
Ruth Seils
Feb 10, 2019
Ruth Seils, 105, formerly of Granville, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark. She retired from James A. Madison Schools in Garrettsville, Ohio where she taught home economics.
No services are planned at this time.
Marian Tabolt Agan
Jan 25, 2019
Marian passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at her home. She was born in New York City to Charles and Susanna Tabolt on April 24, 1929. She graduated from Aquinas Hall, Bronx, NY and attended Good Counsel College, White Plains, NY.
Married to Lt. Eugene F. Agan, Jr. on August 16, 1952; they...
Deloris Ann Collins
Jan 22, 2019
A graveside service will be held for Deloris A. Collins, 84, of Granville, at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 28, 2019 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant.
Deloris died January 22, 2019 a Newark Care and Rehabilitation. She was born in Marion, Ohio to the late Delwin and...
Joyce M. Fleitz
Jan 20, 2019
A loving, caring, and faithful woman, Joyce M. Skinner Fleitz, 86, of Granville, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Brookdale Senior Living in Newark. She was born in Springfield, Illinois to the late Fred and Neva Skinner.
A 1950 graduate of Rochester High School, Joyce attended Millikin University and was formerly employed as facilities coordinator at...
David E. Bowling, Jr.
Jan 13, 2019
David E. Bowling, Jr., Ph.D. a retired educator of 40 years, died Sunday January 13, 2019 in Lebanon, Ohio at the age of 85. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late David E. and Helen L. Bowling and was an Army veteran who served during the Korean War.
A graduate of...
Roy O. Wellington, Jr.
Jan 13, 2019
A funeral service celebrating the life of Roy O. Wellington, Jr., 88, of Granville, will be held Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, in Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant. Burial will follow to Maple Grove Cemetery with military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance...
Ellen R. Miller
Dec 27, 2018
Heaven just got kinder and gentler with the death of Ellen R. Miller a spiritual counselor, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend who left this world a better place through her dedication and friendship.
Ellen was born in Kenton, Ohio in 1936 to the late Louis and Marjorie Reeder. She grew up in Granville, graduated from Granville High...
Johnnie Valdes
Dec 25, 2018
Johnnie Marie Hardiman Valdes, 93, of Granville passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio, in Newark. She was born to John Edward and Nora Rowe Hardiman on July 27, 1925 in Madison Alabama. Through her parents’ lineage, she traced her heritage to the...