All Obituaries

Susan Stinson Peters, age 77, formerly of Granville, Ohio passed away July 28, 2020 at The Groves in Goodyear, AZ after a 5 year battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert and Dorothy Overly Stinson. A 1961 graduate of Granville HS, Susan went on to seek her lifelong dream of being an early elementary teacher. She earned a Bachelors in Education at Bowling Green State University in 1965 and later a Master's Degree...

  Mary Elizabeth Walker Niday, formerly of Gallipolis, died July 28, 2020, in Granville, Ohio, following a diagnosis of COVID-19.  The daughter of Jackson Tandy and Zelma Phillips Walker, Mary was born in Cora, Ohio on November 26, 1935.  Her loving parents and her supportive community remained a source of pride throughout her life.  Mary met her husband, Victor Joe Niday, when they were both 4-H advisors.  They were married April 22, 1962, and they enjoyed 58...

William (Bill) was born in Alexandria, Ohio to the late Thomas J. Mills and Edna B. Clupper Mills.  He was a former resident of Newark Care and Rehabilitation, Newark, and passed away in the care of Hospice of Central Ohio at Licking Memorial Hospital of pneumonia and COVID-19 complications. Surviving are his children Mary Mills, Bobbie Fowler, Nancy Long, Susan West and Thomas Mills; 13 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death...

On July 17, 2020 our beloved husband and father, Keith W. Rainey, passed away after to succumbing to complications from COPD.  Keith was an experienced mountain hiker, who for many years enjoyed summer vacation trips to the high country of Montana.  Some of the peaks he climbed were in the Beartooth Wilderness, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Bitterroot Mountains, Scapegoat Wilderness and many other wilderness sites. Keith was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on September 16, 1947. ...

A graveside service celebrating the life of Lyle E. King, 91, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville with Rev. Bob Long as celebrant. Military Honors will be rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Social distancing will be observed, masks are appreciated, and attendees are welcome to bring a chair. A 1948 graduate of Granville High School, Lyle passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Middleton. He was born in New...

A graveside service celebrating the life of Susan B. Kundrat, 75, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 17, 2020 at Welsh Hills Cemetery, Granville with Rev. John Girard as celebrant. A retired PICC and Nutritional Support nurse with The Ohio State University Medical Center, Susan passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She was born in New Castle, PA to the late Joseph and Eleanor Bowman. Susan earned her R.N. from...

Vernette Nord Morrice was born June 11th, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to the Late Rev. Edward and Anna Nord. She returned to Sweden until age 19, and remained a proud Swede her entire life. She later moved to England, and eventually back to America, where she was educated in California at Pacific Union College and completed nursing training in Hinsdale, Illinois. She was a registered nurse and later was married on September 28th, 1944 to George Morrice M.D. Together they raised four children,...

John Joseph Bodine Sr. (Joe) of Granville, Ohio passed away on July 8, 2020 at the age of 83.   Joe was born on March 10, 1937 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph F. and Margaretta Bodine.   He will forever be remembered by the love of his life and wife of 58 years, Cecilia, his son John Jr., son Albert and his fiance Jill, daughter Maria Desautelle and her husband Pete, three grandsons, Joe, Will and Nick, granddaughter Lia, his sister Margie and her late...

David J. Tibone, 77, of Granville, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Tuscany Gardens in Pataskala, Ohio. Friends may call from 5 to 7 P.M. on Friday, July 10, at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., in Granville. Face masks are appreciated.  A graveside service with military honors will be held Saturday, July 11, at 10:30 A.M. at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. David was born in Benton Harbor, MI on Jan. 24, 1943 to Arthur and Marie...

  A private graveside service will be held on Friday, July 3, 2020 for Esther W. Coffey, 90, of Centerville, formerly of Granville, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Friday would have been her 66th wedding anniversary to her late husband Jim, who died May 8, 2020. Esther was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late William F. and Winnie H. Thielking. She passed away June 30, 2020 in Centerville, Ohio at St. Leonard, Franciscan Senior...