All Obituaries

L. James (Jim) Gordon died June 17, 2021.  He was born March 17, 1927, the son of Dr. Leland J. and Doris Gilbert Gordon. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. Jim was a 1945 graduate of Granville High School, a 1950 graduate of Denison University and a 1953 graduate of Yale Law School. He was a member of the scholastic honoraries Phi Beta Kappa at Denison and Order of the Coif at Yale. He was a founding partner of the firm of Morrow, Gordon & Byrd, retiring after...

A Funeral Mass will be held for June E. Plute, 94, of Granville, at 10:00 A.M. June 29, 2021 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville. June passed away, Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Middleton in Granville. She was born in Shalersville, Ohio to the late George and Myra Gill. After graduating from Shalersville High School, June earned an Associate degree from Kent...

David Benjamin Pratt, Vietnam veteran, plumber, and life-time resident of Granville passed away June 12, 2021 at his home surrounded by family at the age of 75. He was born in Columbus to the late David Edward and Louise Christine (Oatman) Pratt. After graduating from Granville High School, David served in the U.S. Army from 1964 -1967 in both Germany and Vietnam as a SP4 (T). Traveling remained a constant throughout his life whether attending Philmont Scout Ranch with his son, fishing with...

A funeral service celebrating the life of Michael R. Westbrook, 59, of Newark, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson and Rev. Bob Long as celebrants. Burial will follow at Fredonia Cemetery. Mike passed away at home on June 12, 2021. He was born in Newark to Connie S. Westbrook and the late Robert T. Westbrook. A graduate of Heath High School, Mike also attended Granville Schools for the...

Timothy Riley Sawyer, an outdoorsman and the proprietor of T.R Sawyer Tree Company, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 7, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was 57 years old. Tim was born in Newark, Ohio to the late Thomas R. and Nancy L. Hunt Sawyer. He graduated from Granville High School, and went on to study chemistry and arbor science at Miami University and The Ohio State University. He eventually became a certified arborist and operated his own business for 20...

William Leachman “Pete” Ullman left this world for his eternal home, after his final “Happy Hour” and being surrounded by family, on March 19, 2021 at his home in Granville. He was 93 and a much loved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend to many. Pete was born in Granville to the late Kenneth L. and Ruby Alice Ullman. Granville was important to Pete and he graduated from Granville High School and Denison University. A Navy veteran, during World...

A private funeral service will be held for Patricia J. Nigg, 92, of Granville, at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, Granville with Rev. Bob Long, as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Pat passed away May 27, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. She was born in Pine Village, Indiana to the late Charles and Mary Comer. A 50+ year member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Granville, Pat will be remembered for her care of others and love of family. She...

Edgar A. Sheffler, D.D.S., LT J.G. Navy veteran and graduate of Wooster College and Case Western Reserve passed away May 25, 2021 at his home in Fredonia surrounded by family. He was 92. Born in Canton, Ohio to the late Arvine and Maizie Vickers Sheffler, Ed arrived in Granville in 1955 after discharge from the Navy. Dr. Sheffler practiced dentistry for 40 years and was a member of the American Dental Association, 20/30 Club, and Granville Tennis Club. Ed was also an ardent birder earning...

  Dr. Andrew Sterrett, World War II Army veteran and Professor of Mathematics at Denison University passed away May 22, 2021 at Middleton Senior Living in Granville at the age of 97. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Andrew and Bernice (Myers) Sterrett. Andy graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with an undergraduate degree in mathematics and earned his Master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in mathematics. He was a member of Sigma Xi. During...

Owen H. (Herb) Dysart passed away peacefully at his home on Friday May 21st, 2021, surrounded by his devoted family and friends. He had been sick a very long time, battling the effects of Agent Orange, and his final days were lived out exactly as he wished with the tireless help of his caregivers and family. The family will receive visitors at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville, Ohio on Tuesday May 25th from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M.. The final farewell service will be on...