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.
Theodore "Ted" Koetz
Dec 11, 2011
A funeral service celebrating the life of Theodore "Ted" Koetz, 86, of Hilliard, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 15, 2011 at McPeek Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Pastor Fenton McDonald as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. A WWII Air Force veteran, Ted died December 11, 2011 at...
J. Craig "Copey" Copenhefer
Dec 2, 2011
A funeral service celebrating the life of J. Craig Copenhefer, 60, of Granville will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
After a courageous year long battle with pancreatic cancer,...
Rick Burgoon
Nov 25, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Rick Burgoon, 58, of Granville will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Thom Lamb as celebrant. Private interment will be held at Green Hill Cemetery in Johnstown.
A truck driver for Gummer Wholesale, Rick died Friday, November...
Gloria Heath Johnston Kidder
Nov 24, 2011
Gloria Heath Johnston Kidder, a resident of Kendal at Granville, died at her residence November 24, 2011. She was the daughter of the late John William Johnston II and the late Alice Heath Enslow Johnston.
Gloria, a noted portrait artist, was born in Duncan, Oklahoma while her parents were traveling to Dallas, Texas where her father was...
Ruth Geiger-Farr
Nov 11, 2011
A private graveside service for Ruth Geiger-Farr, 92, of Newark, Ohio will be held at Bellevue Cemetery. Ruth died Friday, November 11, 2011 at SharonBrooke. She was born February 9, 1919 in Kinsman, Ohio to the late Rev. Charles R. and Mary (Stemm) McMeeken. The youngest of three children, she attended high school in Bellevue, Ohio and graduated in...
Stanley Jarosz
Oct 17, 2011
A graveside service will be held for Stanley R. Jarosz, 71, of Akron, at 1:00 P.M. June 30, 2012 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Rev. Stephen H. Applegate officiating. Following there will be a gathering at the College Town House, 334 East Broadway, Granville.
Stan died October 17, 2011 in Akron. He was born in...
Marguerite Galano
Oct 7, 2011
A Mass of Christian Burial for Marguerite Galano, 96, of Granville will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, October 10, 2011 at the Church of St. Edward The Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Monsignor Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will be held at Calverton National Cemetery in New York.
Marguerite died Friday, October 7,...
James E Carr
Oct 1, 2011
A graveside service for James E. Carr, 81, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville with Pastor James Dennis officiating.
James, a loving father devoted to the Lord and his family, died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at his home in Pataskala. He was born August 26, 1930 in...
Polly Elam Kozacka
Sep 17, 2011
A celebration of life for Polly Elam Raith Kozacka, of Granville, will be held October 8, 2011 at 2pm at Kendal, 2158 Columbus Road, Granville, Ohio with Rev. Karen Chakoian officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following.
Polly passed away peacefully September 17, 2011 at Kendal in Granville, Ohio. She was born in Greenfield, Tennessee on...
Frances "Fran" Kelly
Sep 17, 2011
A Liturgy of the Word for Frances "Fran" Kelly, 56, of Granville will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2011 at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with the Rev. Mr. Michael Hinterschied as the celebrant.
Fran died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated...
James L Martin
Sep 16, 2011
A memorial service for Dr. James Luther Martin, Professor Emeritus of Religion at Denison University, will be held at 2:00 p.m. October 1, 2011 at the United Church of Granville, 115 W. Broadway, Granville, with Rev. Dwight Davidson officiating. A private graveside service was held at College Cemetery at Denison University.
Dr. Martin died Friday, September 16,...
Dan A. Cordray
Sep 12, 2011
A funeral service celebrating the life of Dan A. Cordray, 76, of Heath will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 16, 2011 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect Street, Granville with Rev. Jeff Gill officiating. Burial will follow at Licking Cemetery in Hebron.
Dan died Monday, September 12, 2011 at Arlington Care Center in Newark....
Henry N. Marsh
Sep 11, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Henry N. "Hank" Marsh, 82, of Granville will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Karen J. Chakoian officiating.
Hank died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Kendal at Granville. He was born May 6, 1929 in Wilmington,...
Virginia M Nessley
Sep 8, 2011
Virginia M. (Millar) Nessley, 87, passed away peacefully at The Woodlands of Columbus on Thursday, September 8, 2011. She was born January 27, 1924 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio to the late Agnes (Pickering) and Jacob Wason Millar.
Surviving are her husband, David M. Nessley, Sr; daughter, Sharon (Craig Copenhefer) Sellitto; step-children, David M. Nessley, Jr., Jan (George) Tully;...
Ellen Graham Judge
Sep 5, 2011
A graveside service will be held at a later date for Ellen Graham Judge, 93, of Newark, formerly of Granville. She died peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2011, in the care of Hospice of Central Ohio in Newark.
Ellen was born December 2, 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Bernard D. and Zoa C. (Colville) Graham....
Jefferson Davis Robinson Iii
Aug 26, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Jefferson Davis Robinson, III, will be held at The Church of The Holy Spirit, Harcourt Parish, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio on Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at 11:00 am. The Rev. Helen Svoboda-Barber and The Rev. Stephen Applegate (rector of St. Luke's, Granville) will officiate. Burial will follow at the College Cemetery. Mr....
G. Wallace Chessman
Aug 23, 2011
G. Wallace Chessman of Granville, Professor Emeritus of History at Denison University and Harvard Ph.D., died peacefully August 23, 2011, at Kendal at Granville. He was a loving, intelligent, vivid, and wonderful father and friend, a dedicated and brilliant teacher and scholar of American history, who contributed insight and joy to the world around him.
Born March...
David A Sutton
Aug 20, 2011
A graveside service will be held for David A. Sutton, 73, of Columbus at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Newark Memorial Gardens with Pastor Alan Pratt officiating.
Dave died August 20, 2011 at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus. He was born September 7, 1937 in Newark to the late John Earl and Sylvia Edris (Lamson)...
William "Bill" R. O'Morrow
Aug 20, 2011
William R. O'Morrow died August 20, 2011 at home with his family by his side. He was born March 30, 1929 in Buffalo, Ohio to the late Harry and Vesta (LaFollette) O'Morrow.
A retired customer service supervisor for the City of Columbus Division of Electric, Bill served in the Army during WWII in Japan. He was a...