All Obituaries

A private service celebrating the life of Thomas E. Rawdon, 85, of Granville, will be held at Worthington Christian Church. A retired telecommunications researcher, Tom passed away August 4, 2022 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Edwin and Beatrice Rawdon. A graduate of Hiram College, Tom did his graduate studies at George Washington University. He enjoyed piloting aircraft, was a HAM radio operator, and loved to study physics and astronomy....

A private graveside service will be held for Karen L. Collins, 75, of Marysville, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Karen passed away August 4, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Marysville. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late John Maramon McFarland and Eleanor (Merriman) McFarland.  A 1976 graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Karen enjoyed a 33-year career as a registered nurse in Wilmington, NC, Columbus, and Akron covering many different specialties within...

A memorial service celebrating the life of John F. West, 66, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 A.M. August 20, 2022 at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 285 W. National Drive, Newark, Ohio 43055 with Rev. Mark Katrick as celebrant.  The family will receive friends one hour prior the service at the church from 10 to 11:00 am.  Private burial will be held. John was called to new life on August 3, 2022 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus after a brief illness. He was born in...

Susan Cramer of Granville died Monday, August 1, 2022, of kidney and liver cancer. She was 67. Born Susan Levinson in New Jersey in 1954, she was educated in the Bergenfield public schools and graduated from the University of Cincinnati School of Design, Art and Architecture in 1979. Susan was a strong backer of environmental and social activism and a passionate believer in the power of good design, the ability of treasured objects to tell a personal story. As such, she was an inveterate...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Jane E. Hinterschied, age 89, of Columbus, at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 4, 2022 at St. Pius X Church, 1051 Waggoner Rd., Reynoldsburg, OH with Rev. Michael Hinterschied as celebrant. Entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Etna. A graduate of Holy Rosary High School (1951), Jane passed away July 31 at her son’s home in Granville. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late Joseph and Josephine Boland. She was employed at St. Pius...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Robert P. Raker, M.D., of Granville, will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson and Rev. Bob Long as celebrants. Military Honors will follow at the church rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service at the church. Dr. Raker passed away July 29, 2022 at the age of 88. He...

A graveside service will be held for Timothy D. Spray, 65, of Columbus, at 11:00 A.M. Monday, August 1, 2022 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Following the graveside service a lunch & memories will be shared at Spring Valley Nature Preserve, 1539 Columbus Rd., Granville. The family will receive friends Sunday, July 31st from 2:00-4:00 P.M. at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mcpeekhoekstra.com. Tim passed away...

Lois Ann (James) (Jenkins) Cujas, age 93, went home to be with the Lord on July 13, 2022.  She was born in Granville, Ohio to the late O. Frank and Mabel E. James. A 1945 Union High School graduate, Lois continued her education attending Newark Hospital School of Nursing until she married in 1947.  After which, she was a dedicated homemaker and part-time bookkeeper for the office of Dr. Wells in Newark.  Later in life, she worked for the Licking County Clerk of Courts and...

Ella S. Bennington, 97, of Newark OH, died July 10, 2022 at Otterbein Senior Life Granville. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Peggy L. Bennington (Annette Friskopp) of Fountain Hills, AZ, Barbara J. Hinterschied (Gregg) of Granville, and Carol L. Zimmerman (Steve) of Columbus. In addition to her parents, Virgil Franklin and Alberta Virginia (Kight) Swisher, Ella was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Howard McRae Bennington, daughter Marsha J. Bennington, 3...

Alexander McNicol Galbraith, age 93, died peacefully at home on Thursday, July 7, 2022 after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. Alex was born in 1929 to Victor A. Galbraith and Maxine MacHatton Galbraith in Chicago. He grew up in its western suburbs in the 1930’s and 1940’s, deciding while in high school to prepare for a career in college teaching. He majored in history at Amherst College in Massachusetts. To assist in his first post-graduate studies, Amherst appointed...