All Obituaries

A funeral service celebrating the life of John N. Watkins, 91, of Granville, will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, July 16, 2018 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Bob Long as celebrant. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 P.M. prior to the service at the church. John passed away July 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Granville to the late Earl and Naomi Watkins. A former Licking County Engineer for 25 years, John also...

A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville for Nicholas A. Zaras, 76, of Newark. Nick passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born in 1942 in Newark to the late Anthony (Tony) and Mary Zaras. Nick was a 1959 graduate of Newark High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Otterbein University where he was a member of Zeta Phi fraternity. He...

Edward “Jake” O. Floering, 97, of Granville, formerly of Estes Park, CO, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at his residence at Middleton Assisted Living.  He was born in Toledo, OH in 1920 to the late Edward and Gertrude Floering.   Edward was a 1939 graduate of Libbey High School.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army, 719th Railway Operating Battalion, proudly serving his country during WWII stationed in N. Africa and Italy. He came close to death in Italy after...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Herman R. Leo, 81, of Johnstown, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Church of the Ascension, 555 S. Main St., Johnstown, OH with Rev. Mark Ghiloni as celebrant. A private graveside service will be held at St. Mary’s Assumption Cemetery in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania. As a retired aircraft mechanic with Delta Airlines, Herman passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Inn at Summit Trail in Reynoldsburg. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA to...

Kirk Darryl Buckham, 69, of Westerville, Ohio entered eternal rest on June 20, 2018 after bravely battling cancer for many years.  Kirk was born in 1949 in Erie, PA to the late Kenneth and Lillian Buckham. He graduated from Denison University where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.  Kirk received his MBA from the University of Missouri.  He served in the United States Air Force as a Missile Launch Officer at Whiteman Airforce Base, Missouri.  He married his...

Stanley John Gilkes, 91, of Granville, died Friday, June 15, 2018 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark operated by Hospice of Central Ohio.  Stan was born November 7, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late John and Josephine (Kotodzris ) Gilkes.  He attended Immaculate Conception School and was a 1945 graduate of East High School in Youngstown.   Stan became a certified watchmaker by the Horological Institute of America, Washington, D.C. in 1949 and was an accomplished...

Dr. Judith Wayne Thomas passed away peacefully on June 5, 2018 in her home at the age of 79. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Griffin, her children, Elizabeth Wayne Thornberry Maher, Richard Lancaster Thornberry, Katy Thornberry McNulty, her grandchildren Sean Milo Maher and Cassidy Wayne Maher, her brother BC Thomas, her stepchildren Nicholas Griffin, Rachel Griffin and Catherine Griffin, and her cousin Carla Beckerly. Judith was born July 1, 1938 in Denison, Texas and attended...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Mark B. Evans, 86, of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, June 9, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with the Reverend Karen Chakoian as celebrant. The family will receive friends in Heritage Hall, at the church, following the service. Mark passed away Sunday, June 3, 2018 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Marion OH to the late T.R. and Grace Evans. An Army veteran, Mark graduated from Lakewood,...

Dorothy Ellen (D. Ellen) Gorrell, 95, of Granville, passed away on May 31, 2018. She was born in Vandalia, IL, to Agnes E. (Kaley) Brown, a teacher, and Otis A. Brown, a school principal. An only child, D. Ellen was reared by parents who valued education at a time when many women did not attend college. Her mother, an accomplished organist, also passed on to D. Ellen a passion for music that came to define her entire life. D. Ellen majored in music with a focus on voice at Eastern Illinois...

Adriaan “Arie” (born Adrianus) Janssens, resident of Kendal at Granville, Ohio, died peacefully in Newark, Ohio, on May 20, 2018. Arie was born August 19, 1933, in Ginneken, the Netherlands, the second child of Anna J. Timmermans (1905 – 1995) and Hendrikus A.C.J. Janssens (1904 – 1936). Arie grew up in Eindhoven, from where he emigrated to the United States in 1956 after a brief stint in automotive school in Driebergen and compulsory service in the Royal Netherlands...