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.

Lyman "Bill" P. Collins
Aug 13, 2011
A private graveside service will be held for Lyman P. "Bill" Collins, Jr., 92, of Granville.
Mr. Collins, partner of Madison-Collins Insurance Company, died Saturday, August 13, 2011, at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark. He was born July 27, 1919 in Garden City, NY to the late Marion Roberts and Lyman P. Collins, Sr.
...M. Maxine Wells Wright
Aug 11, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of M. Maxine Wells Wright, 89, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2011 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. at Kirkersville Cemetery.
Maxine died Thursday, August...
Howard K. Norris, Sr
Aug 10, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Howard K. Norris, Sr., 95, of Granville, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Karen J. Chakoian officiating.
Howard died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the Kendal at Granville. He was born August 9, 1916 in Peoria,...

Robert James Thomas
Jul 24, 2011
A memorial service for Robert James Thomas, 67, of Newark, formerly of Granville, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on August 24, 2011 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating. A graveside service will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville where a masonic service will be held.
Bob...
B. Dale Wood
Jul 24, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of B. Dale Wood, 86, of Newark will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect Street, Granville with Pastor Tom Myers as celebrant. A graveside service will follow at Otterbein Cemetery in Westerville.
Dale died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at home...

Elizabeth Marie Mcdonald
Jul 21, 2011
A private Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth Marie McDonald of Granville, will be held at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Granville, with Monsignor Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Elizabeth was born in Columbus on Sunday, July 10, 2011 to Craig A. and Dianne R. (Milanovich)...
Barbara Hughes
Jul 16, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Barbara Lantz Yokoyama Hughes, 72, of Granville will be held Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Pastor Bob Long officiating. Private burial will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Daughter of the late Drexel and Frances (VanHorn)...

Pauline E. Fitch
Jul 13, 2011
A graveside service for Pauline E. Fitch, 85, of Circle Pines, MN, formerly of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Pastor Bob Long officiating. Pauline died Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Unity Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born in Granville to the late Clyde E. and Bertha...
Harry J Bendick
Jul 4, 2011
Harry J. Bendick, Jr. died suddenly on July 4, despite heroic efforts by the Newark Fire Department's EMS unit and Licking Memorial Hospital's staff.
Harry was born November 22, 1944 in Cleveland to Lt. Col. Harry J. Bendick and Mildred Schaubert Bendick. His family moved to Newark when he was six years old, and he graduated in...

Russell James Bostian
Jul 4, 2011
A private memorial service will be held for Russell J. Bostian, 54, of Reynoldsburg, formerly of Newark.
Russell, a talented and meticulous craftsman, died unexpectedly Monday, July 4, 2011 at his home in Reynoldsburg. He was born in Chapel Hill, NC to the late Richard L. and Barbara (Bunai) Bostian.
Russell loved the outdoors, fishing...
Helen Marie Morriss
Jun 17, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Helen Marie Morriss, 90, of Newark, will be held Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Vineyard of Licking County, 7602 Stewart Road N.E., Newark, Ohio with Pastor Steven Osborne officiating. A private burial will be held at Newark Memorial Gardens.
Helen passed away peacefully Friday, June 17, 2011...

Robert K. Loftin
Jun 15, 2011
A private graveside service for Robert K. Loftin, 65, of Newark will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark.
Mr. Loftin died Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark.
Stella Vivian Hicks
Jun 14, 2011
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 17, 2011 for Stella Vivian Hicks, 82, of Granville, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Chaplain Mark Pierce officiating.
A retired secretary at Denison University, Vivian died Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Chapel Grove Inn, Heath. She was born January 18, 1929 in Pembroke, NC...

Edna Eileen Skivington
Jun 12, 2011
A private graveside service was held for Edna Eileen Skivington, 90, of Granville, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Eileen died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Odyssey Hopsice in Columbus. She was born January 28, 1921 in Athens to the late Howard and Ardith Hendershot Byerly.
A member of First Presbyterian Church in Granville, Eileen...
Arthur B. Lowell
May 30, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Arthur B. Lowell, 51, of Granville will be held 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Thom Lamb officiating. Entombment will be at St. Charles Memorial Gardens in Missouri. There will be an additional memorial service at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 9, 2011...
Nellene Isabelle Legg
May 29, 2011
Nellene Isabelle (Staub) Legg was born October 26, 1921 in Inwood, West Virginia, and passed away May 29, 2011 at her home surrounded by family. She was the youngest daughter of Charles H. and Love Lee (Bender) Staub, and a direct descendant of the founder of the first West Virginia settlement- Colonel Morgan Morgan. She married James H. Legg,...
John R. Dickinson Iii
May 19, 2011
A memorial service for John R. Dickinson, III, 55, of Heath will be held Monday, May 23, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home in Granville, 133 S. Prospect Street, Granville with Pastor Bob Long officiating. Inurnment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
John died Thursday, May 19, 2011 at his home. He...
Lewis C. Hullinger
May 16, 2011
A memorial service celebrating the life of Lewis Coulter Hullinger, 89, of Granville, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Thom Lamb officiating. After the service, a gathering will be held at Kendal at Granville, 2158 Columbus Rd., Granville.
Mr. Hullinger, a retired chemical...

Barbara Nell Canter
May 16, 2011
A funeral service celebrating the life of Barbara N. (Barber) Vaia Canter, age 76, of Alexandria, will be held at 10:30 a.m.Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Pastor Bob Long officiating. Burial will follow at the Fredonia Cemetery.
Barb passed away Monday, May 16th, 2011. She was born April...
Marjorie "Marge" Russell
May 15, 2011
A funeral service for Marjorie "Marge" L. Russell, 77, of Granville will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2011 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen Cramer officiating. Private burial will be held at Welsh Hills Cemetery.
Marge, a former elementary school teacher for Columbus and Newark City Schools, died Sunday,...
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