All Obituaries

“Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who are the most interesting are a bit wilder.” This was Diane Preston’s favorite saying. She grew older with immense vitality. A month before her cancer diagnosis, she was hiking mountains in Sedona, Arizona and over the past year and a half she continued being active and kayaked, hiked in a forest and searched for shells along the ocean with her family. She passed away at the age of 77 on March 26,...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Richard E. “Pete” Felumlee, 86, of Granville, will be held Monday, March 16, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, in Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant.  The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 to 5 P.M. at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., in Granville. Pete died March 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.  He was born in Newark, OH to the late Vern...

Elaine Marie Johnson was born on February 7th, 1922 in Essexville Michigan to Frank A. and Alma Rose Krause Johnson. Premature and weighing less than 3 pounds, she was not expected to survive the night. The doctor said “keep that comfortable and I will pick it up in the morning.” 98 years and one month later, she passed in the loving arms of her children. Elaine attended North Eastern Michigan School of Commerce and worked as a secretary for several years before marrying Robert...

Observing Nona’s wishes, a private graveside service will be held for Nona F. Nutter, 85, of Newark, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Tim Carr as celebrant. Nona was born in Knoxville, TN on July 13, 1934 as the ninth child of fourteen to the late Lee Jarat and Cora Mae Ford. She passed away on February 28, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio in Newark. Retired from Denison University in 1994 where she had worked in an administrative...

A graveside service celebrating the life of Glenn A. “Terry” White, 76, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 A.M.  March 9, 2020 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Rev. John Girard as celebrant. Terry passed away February 24, 2020 at his home. He was born in Newark, Ohio to the late Elizabeth and Lieutenant Glenn A. White, who died serving his country in World War II. A 1962 graduate of Granville High School, Terry graduated from DePauw University where he was a...

CANCELLATION:   NO SERVICES this Saturday for Joan M. Smith, 90, of Granville.  The Funeral Mass at St. Edward Church will be rescheduled.  Joan passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio, in Newark. She was born in Plainfield, NJ to the late Gustave and Edna Muller. Joan was a long term (50 years) and valued member of the Granville Community.  On the Granville School system administrative staff...

Douglas E. Plunkett, 75, retired Village Manager of Granville and consultant, passed away February 18, 2020 at his home. He was born in Jamaica, New York to the late George and Florence Plunkett. A Vietnam Veteran, Doug served in the U.S. Army. He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and received his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University. He was Village Manager in Granville from 1980 until his retirement in 1997 when he started Circuit Rider...

            Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Henry, 65, of Heath, formerly of New Jersey, passed away January 31, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark, Ohio after a twelve year battle with cancer. She was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to the late Donald and Eileen Ahern.         A retired software programmer for Bell Labs and IBM, Liz was voracious reader and fan of science fiction, a passion she shared with...

A graveside service celebrating the life of Patricia A. Mills, 60, of Heath, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Fredonia Cemetery in Newark, Ohio with Pastor Mark Falls as celebrant. A graduate of Utica High School, Patty passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home. She was born in Newark to William T. Mills, and the late Rosemary (Blevins) Mills. She was a member of Newark Baptist Temple. After studying clerical work at the Vocational School, Patty held...

Teresa E. Smith, 88, of Canal Winchester formerly of DeSantis Drive in Columbus, Musselman Drive in Zanesville, passed away January 23, 2020 at AlterCare in Newark Ohio.  The daughter of the late Howard J. and Grace M. (Vogt) Carpenter. A graduate of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Teresa was a nurse with Dr. Max Reed in Columbus. She enjoyed vacations in Gatlinburg TN, and Myrtle Beach S.C.  She will be remembered by her family for her cooking, especially her apple...