Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries
McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service posts local obituaries from the families that we serve in the areas around Licking County in Ohio.
Norma Jean (Lesley) Jordan
Oct 14, 2024
Norma Jean (Lesley) Jordan, age 94, a Granville resident for many years, passed away on Tuesday, October 14, 2024 at the Inn at SharonBrooke. Norma was born December 31, 1929 in Wichita Falls, Texas to the late Renfro and Edythe Leatrice (Hildreth) Lesley.
A proud graduate of the University of Texas where she received a Bachelor of...
Jeannette Krieg Drake
Oct 13, 2024
Jeannette Krieg Drake was born to Laurence and Helen Krieg on September 10, 1918, in Newark, Ohio. She graduated from Newark High School in 1936 and from Denison University in 1940. She and Norman K. Drake (deceased) met when he was in officer’s training at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and she was attending Traphagan School of Design in New...
Brendan Edward Bittel
Oct 8, 2024
A memorial service honoring the life of Brendan Edward Bittel, age 25, of Groveport, formerly of Granville, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 18, at the Centenary United Methodist Church with Pastor Casey Wilson and Pastor Jeff Gill officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:30-5:30 p.m. prior to the service at the church, 102 East...
Rhea D. (Braun) Philipps
Oct 4, 2024
A funeral service celebrating the life of Rhea D. Philipps, 96, of Granville, will be held on Monday, October 14, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville, with Pastor Casey Wilson and Pastor Cory Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Welsh Hills Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson...
Norma Allene (Elder) Blackstone
Sep 26, 2024
A funeral service celebrating the life of Norma “Allene” Blackstone, age 93, of Granville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, at Centenary United Methodist Church with Pastor Casey Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Granville.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, September 30, at Centenary Church, 102 East...
Jerome "Jerry" P. Klink Sr.
Sep 21, 2024
Jerome Paul Klink Sr. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 in Columbus. Born in Canonsburg, PA, Jerry was the son of Helen and Fred Klink, and the second of six children. He is survived by his wife of sixty-two years, Gail Bossert Klink; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Terry Mandel; daughter and son-in-law; Tracy and Scott Hill;...
Christopher Innis
Aug 29, 2024
Christopher Innis, age 73, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at his residence.
Born July 26, 1951, in Newark, Ohio, he was the son of the late John Alden and Dorothy Joan (Edwards) Innis. He retired from Athens County Human Services in 1998 as the Assistant Director where he had been employed since July...
Robert Morris Parsley
Aug 18, 2024
Robert (Bob) Morris Parsley, age 85, of Granville, Ohio, husband of Ruth Ann (Bostic) Parsley, passed away on August 18, 2024, at Licking Memorial Hospital, Hospice of Central Ohio. Bob was born to Ida Irene (Spaulding) Parsley and Leland Morris Parsley in Holden, WV on November 8, 1938.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, his...
Gary E. Ellis
Aug 11, 2024
A graveside service celebrating the life of Gary E. Ellis, age 74, of Granville, will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, August 19, 2024, at Maple Grove Cemetery, 350 East Maple Street, Granville. Military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, at McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson...
Frank John Chester
Aug 11, 2024
A Funeral Mass celebrating the life of Frank John “Superman” Chester, age 91, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17, at the Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Road in Granville. Military Honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Inurnment will take place at a later date in...
Stephen Vandyke Crume
Aug 9, 2024
Stephen V. Crume, 83, of Newark, Ohio, passed away on August 9, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on April 23, 1941, in Dayton, Ohio, Stephen grew up in humble circumstances. He graduated from Randolph High School in 1959, and his intellectual curiosity led him to academics. He earned a Bachelor of Science from the...
Donna Leslie (Lewis) Tegtmeyer
Aug 6, 2024
Donna L. Tegtmeyer, 89, of Granville, passed away August 6, 2024. She was born May 17, 1935. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, John D. Tegtmeyer.
A celebration of life service will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Centenary United Methodist Church of Granville at 11:00 a.m. Calling hours will...
Shirley A. (Smith) Sullivan
Jul 27, 2024
Shirley A. Sullivan age 85 of Heath and formerly of Granville, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the Selma Markowitz Center in Newark while surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 31, 1938, in Newark to the late Albert and Edith (Thompson) Smith.
Shirley was a former member of the Welsh Hills Baptist Church...
Becky Lolita (Reyna) Waugh
Jul 22, 2024
Becky Lolita (Reyna) Waugh, 73, of Pataskala, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents Sebastian and Elizabeth (Betty)Reyna, brother Sebastian (Boonie) Reyna, nephew, Mikey Smiley and brother-in-law Raymond Dyer. She leaves behind son, Michael Waugh (Sarah Seckel), granddaughter, Delilah Waugh, brothers, Frank Reyna, Don (Jeri) Reyna, sisters,...
Eloise G. Miller
Jul 18, 2024
Eloise Gwyneth Miller was born June 4, 1950, in Lexington, KY and died July 18, 2024, in Granville, OH. Eloise spent all but the first year of her life in Central Ohio. She graduated from Columbus North High School in 1968, earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Kent State University where she graduated Cum Laude in 1972,...
Deborah A. (Mason) Nye
Jul 18, 2024
Deborah “Debbie” A. Nye, age 69 of Newark, Ohio passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024, while surrounded by her loving family.
Debbie was born on March 4, 1955, in Fairmont, West Virginia to the late Bob and Joyce (Templin) Mason. She was a 1973 graduate of Newark High School and a 1976 graduate of The Ohio...
Robert "Bob" N. Kent Sr.
Jul 12, 2024
Robert “Bob” N. Kent Sr., age 89 of Ft. Myers, Florida and formerly of Granville, passed away Friday, July 12, 2024, while surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on December 24, 1934, in Columbus, Ohio to the late Paul F. and Audrey (Evans) Kent.
In addition to his parents, he is also preceded...
Frederica M. (Wiley) Wolfe
Jun 21, 2024
Frederica “Fritz” M. (Wiley) Wolfe, age 91, currently of Granville and formerly of Tipp City, passed away Friday, June 21, 2024, at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark after a brief illness. She was born October 3, 1932, in Byesville, Ohio to the late Parley J. and Claire I. (True) Wiley.
Fritz was the 1950 Class Valedictorian of...
Daniel M. Propster
Jun 18, 2024
A memorial service celebrating the life of Daniel Mark Propster, 46, will be held from 1:00-3:00 PM Saturday June 29, 2024, at the McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville, Ohio where a service will be held at 3:00 PM with Deacon John Barbour officiating.
Devoted son of Linda (nee Koehler) and the late...
Donald G. Tritt
Jun 12, 2024
Dr. Donald Gustav Tritt, Professor of Psychology at Denison University, died Wednesday, June 12, 2024, under the care of Hospice of Central Ohio in the Selma Markowitz Center, Newark, Ohio, surrounded by his family and close friend, at the age of 93. He was born June 2, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Gustav and Ruth Tritt. Don...