Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries

Jul 18, 2014

A graveside service will be held for Patricia White Brieck, 94, formerly of Cleveland, at 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 25, 2014 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Pastor Mark Pierce officiating. Patricia passed away Friday, July 18, 2014 at Autumn at the Lake in Thornville. She was born November 11, 1919 in Cleveland, OH to the late Rose...

Jul 17, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of James R. Hand, 66, of Zanesville, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, July 21, 2014 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer and Rev. Steve Rath as co-celebrants. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in Shepherd Hall at the...

Jul 9, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Mary Jane Dennison, 74, of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 14, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Janice Hilkerbaumer officiating. A private graveside service will be held at Loudonville Cemetery.

Mary Jane died Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Flint Ridge...

Jun 27, 2014

A funeral service celebrating the life of Doris Jessie Perry Stewart, 92, of Granville, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Stephen J. Cramer as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.

Doris passed away June 27, 2014 at Kendal...

Jun 19, 2014

A funeral service celebrating the life of Charles William Watts, 86, of Granville will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, June 23, 2014 at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with the Rev. Stephen J. Cramer as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with full military honors rendered by American Legion Post...

Jun 15, 2014

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Anthony F. "Tony" Castro, 70, of Granville at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 20, 2014 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Columbus with military honors.

Tony passed...

Jun 4, 2014

Donald D. Young, 85, a lifelong resident of Granville passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at The Ohio State University Medical Center.

Don was born October 5, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Donald W. and Margaret E. (Davis) Young. A 1946 graduate of Granville High School, Don graduated from DePauw University in 1950 and then...

Jun 1, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Colton Lance Angus, 4, of Utica, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday June 6, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway in Granville with Rev. Janice Hilkerbaumer as celebrant. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.

Colton died June 1, 2014 from...

May 25, 2014

A funeral service celebrating the life of Dorothy I. "Dottie" Sheets, 59, of Newark, will be held Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Pastor Cory Campbell as celebrant. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service.

A former aide at Heath Nursing...

May 19, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Gail L. Anderson, 65, of Granville will be held Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church, 88 N. Fifth St., Newark with Pastor Seth Oiler as celebrant.

Gail died Monday, May 19, 2014 at the O.S.U. Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus. She was born...

May 14, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Charles "Chip" R. Penn, 51, of Granville will be held Monday, May 19, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 309 W. Broadway, Granville with Pastor Jim Gau officiating. The committal will be held prior the memorial service at 9:00 A.M. inside the chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 5600 E. Broad...

May 7, 2014

A memorial service for Paul E. Swenson, 92, of Granville, will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, with the Rev. Karen J. Chakoian officiating.

Mr. Swenson died May 7, 2014 at Kendal at Granville. He was born June 25, 1921 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. to the...

May 3, 2014

A Mass of Christian Burial for Michael J. Smiley, 41, of Newark will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark-Granville Road in Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Pataskala. Michael, a former LICCO...

Apr 29, 2014

Herbert C. Kraning, 83, of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. He moved to Newark, Ohio, in 1955 from Detroit, Mich., and then moved to Punta Gorda in 1987. Herbert worked as Master Mechanic for Rockwell International in Detroit and Newark; he retired in 1985 after 32 years of service.

Herbert was baptized and...

Apr 25, 2014

A private graveside service for Brenda Moore, 73, of Florida, will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Brenda passed away after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Newark, Ohio, to the late James and Frances McPeek. She lived life to the fullest, enjoying not just her travels, but every moment with her husband, family...

Apr 5, 2014

Margaret Bear Eakin, a retired house manager for Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority at Denison University, died Saturday, April 05, 2014 at her home at the age of 95. She was born in Weldon, IL on Nov. 17, 1918 to the late Lloyd and Bonnie (Miller) Bear.

Surviving are her sons, Lloyd Eakin and...

Mar 28, 2014

A funeral service celebrating the life of James A. Lehnert, 72, of Alexandria will be held at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Alexandria United Methodist Church, 72 Church St., Alexandria with Pastor Megan R. Croy officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will...

Mar 17, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Tyler C. Grossett, 27, of Granville will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Swasey Chapel on the campus of Dension University with Rev. Jeff Smith as celebrant. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville, with military honors rendered...

Feb 27, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of Frederick N. Karaffa, M.D., 81, of Granville will be held Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 107 E. Broadway, Granville with the Rev. Stephen H. Applegate as celebrant. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with full military honors rendered...

Feb 14, 2014

A private family memorial service will be held for Floyd R. Moyer, 88, of Granville. Floyd passed away unexpectedly at his home on February 14, 2014. He was born in Searcy, Arkansas on June 18, 1925 to the late Hobson and Florence Cunningham Moyer.

A WWII veteran, Floyd served his country in the Army Air Corps. He...