All Obituaries

A celebration of life reception will be held for Brenda S. Butt, 61, of Granville, from 1:00 – 4:00 P.M. on December 8, 2018 at the Bryn Du Mansion Field House, 537 Jones Road, Granville. A private Memorial Mass will be held at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor. Brenda had a five year battle with cancer and passed away November 15, 2018 in the care of Hospice of Central Ohio in Newark. She was born in Sanford, Maine to Janet and James Shea. A passionate and gifted early...

Myra was born in Reading, Berkshire, England and first came to America in 1946 as a war bride. She earned a B.S. in Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and her MA at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. Morris taught school in Fairborn, Ohio and Fairfax, Virginia. She traveled widely as a military wife and retired to Florida in 1986 and returned to Ohio in 2008. Surviving are her children, Taylor Malishenko, Susanne Cellura, Tucker Malishenko, Carmen Johnson, and John...

Mary Cox, 88, passed away November 6, 2018 at Kendal at Granville. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Robert and Frances Jordan. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Radcliffe College. Before moving to Central Ohio in 1992, she was Vice President for Development at Radcliffe College and at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She also lived and worked in Point Hope, Alaska; Princeton, New Jersey; and Groton, Massachusetts, where her late husband, Rev. Rowland Cox, was...

             A private graveside service will be held for Patsy Moyer, 89, of Granville, at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville, Ohio.             Pat passed away November 5, 2018 at her home. She was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas to the late James T. and Pearl Medlin.             A very southern lady, Pat was known as a sweet and...

Frederick William (Bill) Englefield III passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, November 3, 2018. Bill was born March 20, 1930 in Springfield, Ohio. He was the oldest son of three born to Rupert Englefield from England and Carolyn Garver Englefield. He was loved and appreciated by his brothers Richard Englefield (Pat) and Robert Englefield (deceased) (Ruth). He was the soul mate to his wife Janet Barton Englefield of Massillon, Ohio, and the love of her life from the time they first met...

A private graveside with full military honors will be held for Stanley Petryk, 90, of Granville, formerly of Cleveland, at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville, Ohio. A retired pharmaceutical representative with Parke Davis, Stanley passed away October 31, 2018 at Flint Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newark. He was born at Mine 48, West Virginia to the late Zigmont and Caroline Pietryczk. After graduating from Brookville High School in 1946, Stanley served in...

A funeral service for Darlene “Darby” Marie McDougal of Newark, Ohio, originally from Greenwich and Granville, will be held at the McPeek- Hoekstra Funeral Home 133 S. Prospect St., Granville, Ohio on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 10:30 A.M.  with Pastor Anthony Payton as celebrant. Interment will follow at Wilson Cemetery, Newark. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home. Darlene passed away October 17, 2018 at Flint Ridge Nursing Center...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Kathy A. Thompson will be held at 3:00 P.M. on October 27, 2018 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant. Private interment will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Kathy died Oct. 15, 2018 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Franklin R. and Emily J. Vandenbark. She...

A funeral service celebrating the life of John S. Thomas, 79, of Delaware, formerly of Canal Winchester, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Rev. Catherine Hill as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with full military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. The family will receive friends Monday from 4-7 P.M. at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 110 W....

Walter, loving husband, father and friend, was taken by cancer on October 9, 2018 at the age of 85. Walter is missed by his devoted wife Margaret of 55 years; daughter Karol; grandchildren Will, Evan and Charlie; siblings Hermann and Edith; daughter-in-law Susan Maltbie, and his kitty cats. His death was preceded by his son Gordon and sister Hildegard. In 1933 he was born of German heritage in Neutitschein, Czechoslovakia. At the age of 20 he immigrated to Canada and soon graduated from...