Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries

May 14, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Charles "Chip" R. Penn, 51, of Granville will be held Monday, May 19, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 309 W. Broadway, Granville with Pastor Jim Gau officiating. The committal will be held prior the memorial service at 9:00 A.M. inside the chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 5600 E. Broad...

May 7, 2014

A memorial service for Paul E. Swenson, 92, of Granville, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, with the Rev. Karen J. Chakoian officiating.

Mr. Swenson died May 7, 2014 at Kendal at Granville. He was born June 25, 1921 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. to the...

May 3, 2014

A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael J. Smiley, 41, of Newark will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark-Granville Road in Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Pataskala. Michael, a former LICCO...

Apr 29, 2014

Herbert C. Kraning, 83, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. He moved to Newark, Ohio, in 1955 from Detroit, Mich., and then moved to Punta Gorda in 1987. Herbert worked as Master Mechanic for Rockwell International in Detroit and Newark; he retired in 1985 after 32 years of service.

Herbert was baptized and...

Apr 25, 2014

A private graveside service for Brenda Moore, 73, of Florida, will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Brenda passed away after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Newark, Ohio, to the late James and Frances McPeek. She lived life to the fullest, enjoying not just her travels, but every moment with her husband, family...

Apr 5, 2014

Margaret Bear Eakin, a retired house manager for Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority at Denison University, died Saturday, April 05, 2014 at her home at the age of 95. She was born in Weldon, IL on Nov. 17, 1918 to the late Lloyd and Bonnie (Miller) Bear.

Surviving are her sons, Lloyd Eakin and...

Mar 28, 2014

A funeral service celebrating the life of James A. Lehnert, 72, of Alexandria will be held at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Alexandria United Methodist Church, 72 Church St., Alexandria with Pastor Megan R. Croy officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will...

Mar 17, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Tyler C. Grossett, 27, of Granville will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Swasey Chapel on the campus of Dension University with Rev. Jeff Smith as celebrant. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville, with military honors rendered...

Feb 27, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Frederick N. Karaffa, M.D., 81, of Granville will be held Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 107 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen H. Applegate as celebrant. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with full military honors rendered...

Feb 14, 2014

A private family memorial service will be held for Floyd R. Moyer, 88, of Granville. Floyd passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 14, 2014. He was born in Searcy, Arkansas on June 18, 1925 to the late Hobson and Florence Cunningham Moyer.

A WWII veteran, Floyd served his country in the Army Air Corps. He...

Feb 13, 2014

A private graveside service will be conducted at Arlington National Cemetery, with full military honors, for Lieutenant Commander James H. Morey, U.S. Navy, Retired. LT. CMDR. Morey died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Chapel Grove Inn, Heath, Ohio. He was born April 1, 1921 in Brockton, Massachusetts to the late Pearly L. and Noreen (Cash) Morey.

A...

Feb 9, 2014

Wilfred G. "Glyn" Thomas ended his earthly journey on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio after a courageous battle with cancer. The love of his life, Joni, was by his side.

Glyn was born March 1, 1946 in Stockport, England to Jessie (Campion) and Wilfred B. Thomas, III. Glyn gained a Higher National...

Feb 9, 2014

A celebration of life visitation will be held for Arthur R. "Marty" Martin, 79, of Heath, from 4 to 6 P.M. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., in Granville.

Marty, owner of Martin Trucking, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was born Dec....

Feb 4, 2014

Margaret A. Horning (95) born April 13, 1918 of Mohnton, PA, died February 4, 2014 in Newark, OH.

She was a homemaker, hosiery mill worker and an avid and accomplished gardener and loved all of Nature.

She was preceded in death by her husband Paul E. Horning, parents Edwin and Annie Mayer, brother Paul Mayer...

Feb 3, 2014

Jill Harms Griesse passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, February 3, 2014 "after the most magnificent 16 months with her husband, Paul", a time that she considered a gift despite her courageous battle with cancer. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey on May 26, 1939 to the late Arthur G. and Helene (Kyle) Harms.

Jan 31, 2014

Theodore Howard "Ted" Barclay, 83, of Granville died Friday, January 31, 2014 at Kendal at Granville. He was born April 22, 1930 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late James and Esther (Young) Barclay.

A 1952 graduate of Ohio State University, Ted participated on the swimming team, the soccer and lacrosse clubs, and other activities, and was a...

Jan 24, 2014

A private service was held for Thomas Hardison, 64, of Granville.

Tom died Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark. He was born November 1, 1949 in Dallas, Texas and was the son of Eldora (Ochsner) and Harold Lamb.

Known as "Fatman" by his friends and co-workers at Owens Corning,...

Jan 24, 2014

A graveside service will be held at a later date for Hazel E. Ballard, 92, of Granville, formerly of Chicago, Illinois.

Mrs. Ballard died Friday, January 24, 2014 at SharonBrooke in Newark. She was born December 31, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Carl H. and Frieda (Schuster) Ekloff.

A homemaker, Hazel loved flowers...

Jan 17, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Mary Louise Bradley, 79, of Granville will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Christ Lutheran Church, 732 Hebron Road, Heath, Ohio with Pastor Kristin Santiago officiating. Burial will be prior to the service at 10:00 A.M. at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.

Former proprietor of Granville...

Jan 14, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of June T. Mentzer, 93, of Granville, will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, January 18, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Karen J. Chakoian, the Rev. Trip Porch and Chaplain Mark Pierce as celebrants.

June died peacefully January 14, 2014, at the Selma Markowitz...