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.
Donna Leslie (Lewis) Tegtmeyer
Aug 6, 2024
Donna L. Tegtmeyer, 89, of Granville, passed away August 6, 2024. She was born May 17, 1935. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, John D. Tegtmeyer.
A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Centenary United Methodist Church of Granville at 11:00 a.m. Calling hours will...
Shirley A. (Smith) Sullivan
Jul 27, 2024
Shirley A. Sullivan age 85 of Heath and formerly of Granville, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Selma Markowitz Center in Newark while surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 31, 1938, in Newark to the late Albert and Edith (Thompson) Smith.
Shirley was a former member of the Welsh Hills Baptist Church...
Becky Lolita (Reyna) Waugh
Jul 22, 2024
Becky Lolita (Reyna) Waugh, 73, of Pataskala, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents Sebastian and Elizabeth (Betty)Reyna, brother Sebastian (Boonie) Reyna, nephew, Mikey Smiley and brother-in-law Raymond Dyer. She leaves behind son, Michael Waugh (Sarah Seckel), granddaughter, Delilah Waugh, brothers, Frank Reyna, Don (Jeri) Reyna, sisters,...
Eloise G. Miller
Jul 18, 2024
Eloise Gwyneth Miller was born June 4, 1950, in Lexington, KY and died July 18, 2024, in Granville, OH. Eloise spent all but the first year of her life in Central Ohio. She graduated from Columbus North High School in 1968, earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Kent State University where she graduated Cum Laude in 1972,...
Deborah A. (Mason) Nye
Jul 18, 2024
Deborah “Debbie” A. Nye, age 69 of Newark, Ohio passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024, while surrounded by her loving family.
Debbie was born on March 4, 1955, in Fairmont, West Virginia to the late Bob and Joyce (Templin) Mason. She was a 1973 graduate of Newark High School and a 1976 graduate of The Ohio...
Robert "Bob" N. Kent Sr.
Jul 12, 2024
Robert “Bob” N. Kent Sr., age 89 of Ft. Myers, Florida and formerly of Granville, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024, while surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on December 24, 1934, in Columbus, Ohio to the late Paul F. and Audrey (Evans) Kent.
In addition to his parents, he is also preceded...
Frederica M. (Wiley) Wolfe
Jun 21, 2024
Frederica “Fritz” M. (Wiley) Wolfe, age 91, currently of Granville and formerly of Tipp City, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024, at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark after a brief illness. She was born October 3, 1932, in Byesville, Ohio to the late Parley J. and Claire I. (True) Wiley.
Fritz was the 1950 Class Valedictorian of...
Daniel M. Propster
Jun 18, 2024
A memorial service celebrating the life of Daniel Mark Propster, 46, will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM Saturday June 29, 2024, at the McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville, Ohio where a service will be held at 3:00 PM with Deacon John Barbour officiating.
Devoted son of Linda (nee Koehler) and the late...
Donald G. Tritt
Jun 12, 2024
Dr. Donald Gustav Tritt, Professor of Psychology at Denison University, died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, under the care of Hospice of Central Ohio in the Selma Markowitz Center, Newark, Ohio, surrounded by his family and close friend, at the age of 93. He was born June 2, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Gustav and Ruth Tritt. Don...
Jeffrey "Britt" Thrush
Jun 6, 2024
Jeffrey "Britt" Thrush, aged 69, departed for his final beachfront sunset on June 6, 2024. Born and raised in Granville, Ohio, Britt traded cornfields for coastlines when he moved to Florida as a teenager, and never looked back.
Britt was the proud father of Brittany and Crescent Thrush, and loving grandfather to Sienna, Simone, and Finn. Reserved...
Rose Mary (Porter) Hall
Jun 5, 2024
A funeral service celebrating the life of Rose Mary (Porter) Hall, age 92, of Granville, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, at McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral Home with Rose’s grandson, Nathan Hall, officiating. Burial will take place in Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville.
Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, at...
George Marovich
May 28, 2024
A funeral service celebrating the life of George Marovich, age 91, of Granville, will be held at 12:00 p.m. in the chapel of the McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral Home, 133 South Prospect Street in Granville with Fr. Isak Kisin officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday morning from 10 am until the time of the service. Burial with...
Betty Cartnal Watts
May 25, 2024
Betty Cartnal Watts was born June 21, 1933 in Newark, Ohio to the late Jacob Franklin and Agnes M. (Fleming) Cartnal. She passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at Altercare Newark South. She spent the evening before her passage with her family reminiscing about her.
Betty grew up on the family farm in Hanover, Ohio and...
Velma (Phillips) Kennedy
May 18, 2024
Our family mourns the loss of our beloved Mom and “Amie,” Velma Kennedy, who completed her life in the early morning of May 18, 2024 at Otterbein Senior Living in Granville, Ohio. She was 90, having celebrated her birthday on February 24.
Velma was preceded in death by her parents Sherman and Josephine Phillips, her brother Sherman...
Edward W. Smith
May 18, 2024
Edward Smith, age 84 of Granville, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024, in the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born to the late Albert and Edith (Thompson) Smith on October 7, 1939, in Granville Township.
Ed worked for over 39 years at Denison University. He worked in the Bowling Alley...
Patricia Lyons Winters
May 10, 2024
Patricia Lyons Winters, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished community member of Granville, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024. She was a beacon of love, kindness, and generosity to all who knew her.
Born in Marion, Virginia, Pat was the only child of Reverend Robert Andrew Lyons and Mary Kate Lyons...
Leroy Allen Bowman
May 7, 2024
Leroy Allen Bowman, age 86, of Granville, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center (operated by Hospice of Central Ohio). He was born February 24, 1938 in Utica, Ohio to the late Howard Leslie and Illa Flo (Dixon) Bowman.
A 1956 graduate of Granville High School, Leroy served in the Ohio...
Janet Louise (Wintermyer) Derr
May 5, 2024
Janet Louise Derr, of Granville, Ohio passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on Sunday, May 5, 2024, surrounded by her loving children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Janet was born February 4, 1934, in Harrisburg, Pa. She attended William Penn High School graduating in 1952. She worked at Thompson Products where she met the love of her...
Robert "Bob" Sherman Rush
Apr 30, 2024
Robert “Bob” Sherman Rush, 91, passed away on April 30, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on February 23, 1933, in Washington, NJ, as the oldest of 8 children. He met Barbara, his first wife of 60 years, at Washington High. After high school, he proudly served for two years aboard the USS Salem shortly after the Korean...
Eileen E. Tromp
Apr 25, 2024
Eileen E. Tromp, 95, of Boise Idaho, passed away at home on April 25, 2024. Born in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, on April 26, 1928, to Jacob and Mary (Pavola) Saari, she was a proud 1946 graduate of Harding High, where she played in the band and was a cheerleader. She served as a switchboard operator for Ohio Bell, sometimes...