Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries

Apr 29, 2013

A memorial service celebrating the life of Gregory W. Miller of Pataskala will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 4, 2013 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Rev. Larry R. Kudart as celebrant. The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. prior to the memorial service. Greg, a chemical engineer for...

Apr 11, 2013

Grant William Willis, age 22, of Granville, Ohio died Thursday, April 11, 2013. He was born April 22, 1990 in Columbus, Ohio.

Grant graduated from Granville High School in 2008. While in high school, Grant played football and lacrosse earning numerous honors and served as team captain. Grant received his B.A. from the University of Idaho in...

Apr 5, 2013

A memorial service celebrating the life of Merry May Rogers, 89, of Granville, will be held at 2:30 P.M. Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Spring Hills Baptist Church, 1820 Newark-Granville Rd., Granville with Pastor Jeff Smith as celebrant.

Surrounded by her loving family, Merry May went home to be with the Lord, Friday, April 5, 2013. She...

Mar 27, 2013

A graveside service will be held for N. Jean Hartsock, 83, of Granville, at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Pastor Bob Long officiating.

Jean died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at her home surrounded by family. She was born October 30, 1929 in Lancaster, Ohio to the late Wilbert F....

Mar 21, 2013

Mary Genevieve Hauser Bingham born September 18, 1938), a proud, laughing and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and cousin, died peacefully on March 21, 2013, in the company of her family.

Daughter of Eunice and Charles Hauser, MD, Mary grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her siblings, Eunice Abel and Craig Hauser. Hillsdale High School...

Mar 16, 2013

A graveside service for Suzanne Lorena Philipps Wiget, 70, of Newark will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating.

A direct descendant of Thomas Philipps and Theophilus Rees who settled the Welsh Hills in 1803, Suzanne passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at...

Mar 15, 2013

A funeral service will be held for Betty Jane Helling, 98, of Newark and formerly of Granville, at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 P.M. at South Lawn Cemetery in Coshocton, Ohio.

Betty was...

Feb 19, 2013

A memorial gathering was held at Kendal at Granville for Shirley S. Menard, 91, of Granville.

Shirley died Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Kendal at Granville surrounded by family. She was born March 1, 1921 in Maplewood, NJ to the late Lody S. and Dorothy (Meeker) Smith.

A member of the Granville Twig, Shirley volunteered...

Feb 12, 2013

A funeral service celebrating the life of Hilda L. "June" Bush, 89, of Newark, will be held at 7:00 P.M. Friday, February 15, 2013 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 9:00 A.M. at Green Hill Cemetery in Johnstown.

Hilda passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at...

Feb 6, 2013

Margaret ("Peg") Titus Dekker passed away on February 6, 2013, in Granville, Ohio. She is survived by a younger sister, Louise Titus Berry; two sons and daughters-in-law, David Titus and Page Dekker and Robert Olney and Barrie Dekker; six grandchildren, Nick, Mason, Connor, Reese, Tommy and Olivia and two great grandchildren, Jacob and Blake.

Peg was born...

Jan 4, 2013

Funeral services for Rosalie Elizabeth Pisano, 92, of Heath, formerly of Camp Hill and the Shipoke neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania will be conducted by the Gilbert L. Dailey Funeral Home in Harrisburg. There will be no local services.

Rosalie passed away Friday morning, January 4, 2013 at Chapel Grove Inn, Heath. She was born in Mammola, Italy...

Dec 18, 2012

A private graveside service will be held for Virginia Andrew Rappold who passed away December 18, 2012, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.

Virginia was born October 11, 1916 in Columbus to the late Margaret Lewis and James MacFarlane Andrew.

Virginia was a Granville High School graduate and attended Hollins University in Roanoke, VA for...

Dec 14, 2012

Michael Thomas Reitz, 48, of Alexandria, Ohio, beloved son of Thomas and Angela (Incorvia) Reitz of Warren, PA, and formerly of Huron, Ohio, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 14, 2012. He was born in Sandusky on July 19, 1964.

A graduate of Huron High School Class of 1982, Michael enlisted in the United States Air Force immediately...

Dec 12, 2012

A memorial gathering for Lisa M. Kelleher, 40, of Granville will be held Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at 5:30 P.M. at the Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Road, Granville.

Lisa died early Wednesday morning, following injuries she sustained in an automobile accident in Licking County. She was born Jan. 20, 1972 on Long Island, NY to Dennis...

Nov 23, 2012

Judith B. Feid, 81, of Granville, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at her home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. Judy, a devoted wife and beloved mother, was born August 22, 1931 in St. Louis, MO to the late Myrtle (Williams) and Fred Berthold.

A 1953 graduate of Denison University, Judy was a...

Nov 15, 2012

A memorial service for Laura Warnock Miley, 89, of Pataskala, formerly of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen H. Applegate officiating.

Mrs. Miley, a retired antique dealer, died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Mount Carmel Medical Center in Columbus....

Oct 21, 2012

A memorial gathering will be held for Maxmillian P. Rogers, Jr., 49, formerly of Erie, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, November 1, 2012 from 5 to 8 P.M. at the Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Rd., Granville with special remembrances hosted by Tom Myers at 7:30 P.M.

Max died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his home in Muskingum County...

Oct 8, 2012

A funeral service celebrating the life of Harriett Ann Yates, 81, of Newark, formerly of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 12, 2012 at the McPEEK-HOEKSTRA FUNERAL HOME, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Rev. Scott Murphy as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Alexandria.

Harriett died Monday, October 8, 2012...

Oct 1, 2012

A funeral service celebrating the life of Dorotha A. Hartsough, 99, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, October 4, 2012 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with the Rev. Tom Myers as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Newark...

Sep 30, 2012

A funeral service celebrating the life of Ruth Valentine Sipe, 96, of Granville, will be held at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating. Burial will follow in Welsh Hills Cemetery, Granville.

Miss Sipe, who retired in 1973 as a secretary at the...