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.

Edward W. Lahmon
Aug 13, 2009
A funeral service for Edward W. Lahmon, 92, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with the Rev. Walter Bruah officiating. Burial will follow at Fredonia Cemetery.
Edward died Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated...
Rev. Kenneth E Wrightsel
Aug 13, 2009
A funeral service for the Rev. Kenneth E. Wrightsel, 84, of Thornville, formerly Lancaster, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect Street, Granville with Mark Pierce, Chaplain Hospice of Central Ohio, officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lancaster.
Kenneth passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Autumn...
Lenora E Mccomas
Aug 9, 2009
A funeral service celebrating the life of Lenora E. McComas, 66, Johnstown will be held Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Pastor Bryan K. Grove officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Langdon Cemetery in Getaway, Ohio. Lenora, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on August...
Richard O. James
Aug 6, 2009
A funeral service celebrating the life of Richard O. James, 81, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Spring Hills Baptist Church, 1820 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with the Rev. Jeffrey J. Pound officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Dick passed away...

Robert L Jobe
Aug 1, 2009
Robert Lee Jobe (Bobby Brooks), 29, of Pataskala, left us unexpectedly on Saturday, August 1, 2009. He was born February 8, 1980 to Judy and Robert Brooks. He was preceded in death by his beloved grandma, Joann Leonard.
Bobby was previously employed as an auto mechanic. He greatly enjoyed building cars and NASCAR. He will be fondly...

Louis Edward Wensloff
Jul 29, 2009
A graveside service for Louis Edward Wensloff, 84, of Granville, will be held at a later date at Grace Lawn Cemetery in Middlebury, Indiana with the Rev. Linford Martin officiating.
Louis passed away peacefully in his sleep, Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at the Heath Nursing and Convalescent Center. He was born July 9, 1925 in Long Praire,...
James J. Shea
Jul 28, 2009
James J. Shea died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, surrounded by his loving family at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, in Newark, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born October 5, 1932 in South Hadley, Mass. to the late Mabel (Favreau) and James R. Shea.
Jim graduated from Tabor Academy and attended Fordham University. He worked...

Linda S. Engle
Jul 5, 2009
A funeral service for Linda Sue Engle, 58, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Karen Chakoian and Rev. Tim Sowards officiating. Interment will follow at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville.
Linda died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the Selma...
Wilma R. Philipps Hughes
Jul 4, 2009
A funeral service for Wilma R. Philipps-Hughes, 79, of Heath, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2009, at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville, with the Rev. Leon Forte officiating. Burial will follow at Newark Memorial Gardens.
Wilma left this world as she lived it, going out with...

Blanche V. Hampton Wheeler
Jul 2, 2009
A memorial service for Blanche Hampton Wheeler, 91, a Granville resident since 1948, will occur at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, at the First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, with the Rev. Karen Chakoian officiating. Private graveside services will take place at the College Cemetery at Denison University. Mrs. Wheeler died in her sleep on July 2, 2009,...

Patricia L. Ducharme
Jun 20, 2009
The family of Patti DuCharme (Swaney) would like to share the passing of their loved one born Dec. 20, 1932 in Uniontown, PA and died June 20, 2009 in Granville, OH. She was preceded in death by her parents, and the "love of her life", Jack DuCharme. Her sadness was the loss of two sons, Paige and Pete Gordon....
Donald F. Messick
Jun 14, 2009
A memorial service for Donald F. Messick, 79, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating.
A private family graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery with military honors provided by the Licking County Veteran's Alliance....
Lillian Y. Sanislo
Jun 6, 2009
Lillian Yolanda Sanislo, 95, of Heath, formerly of Newark, passed away peacefully to be with her Lord, June 6, 2009. Lillian, daughter of Marian Tikos Nagy was born January 29, 1914 in Budapest, Hungary. At the age of eight she traveled to America to live with her adoptive parents, Rudolph and Ann Tikos, who were members of her extended...
Mary Lisa Thomas
May 30, 2009
A funeral service for Mary Lisa Thomas, 53, of Granville, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 5, 2009, at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen J. Cramer officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Cemetery in Hudson, Ohio.
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Ruth Hayes Elliott
May 4, 2009
A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville for Ruth Hayes Elliott, 94, of Hilliard, formerly of Granville.
Ruth died May 4, 2009 at Glenmont in Hilliard, Ohio. She was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey May 26, 1914 to the late Roswell Farnum Hayes and Clarice Jeffrey. Following...

Karl L. Moss
Apr 30, 2009
A memorial service for Karl L. Moss, 52, of Granville, will be held at 12 Noon on Monday, May 4, 2009, at Swasey Chapel on the campus of Denison University in Granville. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service.
Karl died Thursday, April 30,...

Gordon Kildow Bolon, Ii
Apr 26, 2009
A celebration of life service for Gordon Kildow Bolon, II, 81, of Granville, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Swasey Chapel on the campus of Denison University in Granville, Ohio. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Gordon passed away peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2009, at his home....

Daniel A Neel, Jr
Apr 23, 2009
A memorial service for Daniel A. "Drew" Neel, Jr., 57, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2009, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 107 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen H. Applegate officiating. A private graveside service will be held at Cedar Hill Cemetery prior to the service.
Drew died at Licking...
Rudolph R. French
Apr 12, 2009
A funeral service celebrating the life of Rudy French, 67, of Newark, formerly of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at McPEEK-HOEKSTRA FUNERAL HOME, 133 S. Prospect Street in Granville with Pastor Tom Myers officiating. A private graveside service will be held in Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Rudy died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at...

Elizabeth "Libbie" (Smythe) Smith
Apr 1, 2009
A memorial service for Libbie Smith, 89, of Granville, will be held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Karen Chakoian officiating. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
Libbie passed away April 1, 2009 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by...
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