All Obituaries

Funeral service arrangements are incomplete for Barbara J. Watkins, 91, formerly of Granville. Barbara died Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at her home surrounded by family.                

Megan Reese Edwards, age 55, passed away at her home after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by family in Mission Hills, Kansas on April 6, 2021.  She was born in Newark, Ohio on January 26, 1966 to John Gilbert and Louella Hodges Reese.  Megan attended Woodside School, St. Francis DeSales School, Wilson Junior High School and Newark Senior High School in Newark, Ohio before graduating from the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut in 1984.  She...

Funeral services are incomplete for Richard F. Gallagher, 89, of Granville. Richard died Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his home.                  

Diane Marie Sheppard (Hoffman), born 1948, passed away at home on April 1, 2021, with family and friends at her side, after a brief but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.  The daughter of the late James E. Hoffman and Gloria M. Hoffman, Diane grew up in Lancaster, Ohio.  She married her high school sweetheart, Edward, then lived and worked in Columbus for many years before settling in her beloved Granville in 1984. Diane pursued several passions through the course of her...

Anita Clemente (née Lalli) was born in Carovilli, Italy on July 2, 1921, and has died after a short illness. She immigrated to the United States in 1929 with her Mom and sister. Her Dad had immigrated six years earlier, and they joined him in Akron, Ohio. She lived most of her life in Akron and her later years in Granville, Ohio. Anita graduated from North High School and the University of Akron. Before her children were born, she worked as a social worker for the Family Services in...

Charlene Yates, 76, of Granville Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2021 surrounded by her family.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 to Edward and Florence Lechtanski.  When she was a teenager, her parents and sister, Arlene, moved to Ohio after her father took a job at Western Electric in Reynoldsburg.   She attended Bishop Hartley High School and, despite cutting class on at least one occasion to dance in the gym, she graduated in 1962 and began...

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...

Richard Lyle Bline, age 70, of Howard, OH formerly of Granville, OH, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at his home under the care of hospice after a battle with cancer. He was born on August 31, 1950 to the late Lyle G. and Etta (Richards) Bline. Calling hours for Rick will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 South Prospect Street, Granville, OH. There will be a graveside service following at 5:30 p.m. at Welsh Hills Cemetery, 1548...

A private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held for John R. Grayson, 94, of Granville, formerly of New Kensington, PA, at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Granville, Ohio with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Private interment will be held at Greenwood Memorial Park in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, John passed away March 1, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Arnold, Pennsylvania to the late John...

A private graveside service will be held for David L. Gosnell, 68, formerly of Granville, at Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant. David passed away February 27, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark. He was born in Newark to Richard and the late Rose Marie Gosnell. A graduate of Granville High School, David played both baseball and basketball. His passion for sports kept him well versed on everything Cincinnati Reds and other sports trivia. He...