Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries

Sep 23, 2016

Robert “Bob” Cotsamire, 80, of Granville, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at Riverside Hospital with his loving family at his side. He was born in 1936 to the late Roy and Garnetta Cotsamire in Bucyrus, Ohio. Bob retired from pharmaceutical sales with Rhone-Poulenc Rorer in 1991 after a 38 year career.

Bob was fascinated with all...

Sep 10, 2016

Harald Früchtnicht, age 74, of Granville, formerly of Columbus, died peacefully at home on Saturday, September 10, 2016.  He was born in Kiel, Germany on March 3, 1942 to Peter Johann Früchtnicht and Alma Früchtnicht.

After completing a butcher’s apprenticeship, at age 19 he immigrated to New York where he became a German...

Sep 8, 2016

Duty, Honor, and Country are three words that best describe Colonel William W. Gray, USAF (Ret.), 91, of Granville. Colonel Gray passed away September 8, 2016 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born in Ishpeming, Michigan to the late William A. and Mary Bilkey Gray.

A 1947 graduate of...

Aug 24, 2016

A memorial service celebrating the life of Beverly R. Harris, 77, of Granville will be held Friday, August 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 107 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Applegate as celebrant.

Beverly, a retired deputy auditor from the City of Newark, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Middleton...

Jul 30, 2016

Joyce Munro, age 94, of Granville, passed away on July 30, 2016.  Joyce was born and raised in Suffern, NY, daughter of the late Basil M. and Mildred Hall.  She graduated from Tusculum College with a B.A. in economics and sociology after which she began an intensive course in structural design and engineering at Columbia University, followed by six...

Jul 29, 2016

Ross Frank Jones, of Cincinnati, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016 surrounded by family in the comfort of his home, following a valiant, eight-year battle with cancer. He was 45 days shy of his 70th birthday.

Ross was born on September 13, 1946 in Newark, Ohio. Following college at Muskingum ​University ​(‘68), he married Rebecca (Becky)...

Jul 26, 2016

Rose-Ann Brauner, 88, of Granville passed away July 26, 2016 at Kendal at Granville.  She was born in Columbus to the late Fred and Ernestine (Wirthwein) Frank.

Rose-Ann was smart, fun-loving, a great conversationalist, and a woman of strong faith.  She was raised in German Village and graduated from South High School.  She met her husband of...

Jul 20, 2016

Margaret Wharton Foster passed away at the age of 72 in her Heath, Ohio home on July 20 as a result of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.  She was born in Neffs, Ohio to W. G. “Mike” and Mary Wood Wharton on November 19, 1943.  Shortly thereafter, the family moved to the Hillsboro area, where they became successful in farming and farm-related...

Jul 13, 2016

A funeral service celebrating the life of Gordon David Fink, 50, of Granville will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, in Granville with Rev. Kevin Koske as celebrant.

Gordon passed away unexpectedly due to deep vein thrombosis that caused a pulmonary embolism while on business...

Jul 2, 2016

A funeral service celebrating the life of Kenneth B. Maxwell, 95, of Granville will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 11, 2016 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Pastor Bob Long as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Alexandria with military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. The family...

Jun 16, 2016

A private family service will be held for Joan E. Hauenstein, 83, of Granville.

Joan passed away Thursday, June 16, 2106 at Kendal at Granville. She was born in New York in 1932 to the late Robert and Helen (Kraus) Morgan.

Surviving are her children and their spouses, Peter and Kae Hauenstein, Susan and David...

Jun 15, 2016

A Mass of Christian Burial for Peter A. Jiran, 72, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, June 18, 2016 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Monsignor Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.

A broker in the transportation business,...

Jun 14, 2016

A memorial service celebrating the life of Connie J. Westbrook, 74, of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, in Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer and Rev. Bob Long as co-celebrants.  The family will receive friends on Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8...

Jun 5, 2016

Rodger W. Asmus, 88, passed away on June 5, 2016 in Granville, Ohio.  Rodger was born in Haskins, Ohio on September 23, 1927, to Frank F. Asmus and Nellie Browne Asmus.  Part of the fourth generation of Asmuses in the Haskins area, Rodger grew up on the family farm and joined the Navy at the end of WWII following...

May 30, 2016

Dr. Maria Regina Figueiredo-Brown, 55, passed away on May 30th.

Originally from São Paulo Brazil, Regina immigrated to the United States as a child. Over her career she earned five degrees, including a PhD in Educational Policy from the University of Wisconsin, all after having three children, whom she raised in Granville.

Regina was an...

May 24, 2016

A funeral service for Alden E. Stilson, Jr., Major General USAR (Retired) will be held at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Alden E....