McPeek Hoekstra Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service
Our team has years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. We are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.
Lisa is a licensed funeral director and embalmer with over 25 years of experience in family-owned funeral service.
A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, she also holds a master’s degree in public administration from Ohio University. Following Hurricane Katrina, Lisa volunteered for the National Funeral Directors Association in New Orleans at the FEMA Family Assistance Center. She helped reunite displaced family members following the disaster.
Lisa made history as the first female Inspector/Investigator for the Ohio State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors and has earned certifications as a Preplanning Consultant, Insurance Agent, and Celebrant.
Deeply committed to her community, she volunteers with various Humane Societies, pet rescues, and civic organizations including the Granville Kiwanis and Granville Historical Society.
Greta Blegvad has been a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in Licking County for 36 years. Greta grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and later Northern Wisconsin. She and her husband, Jens, a native of the country of Denmark, married in 1988. Greta is a graduate of Xavier University and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. She is an active member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newark where she serves on the church council and in many other capacities. She is also Regent for the Granville Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, America 250-Granville committee, is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, and the National Funeral Directors Association. Greta is also a member of the Granville Historical Society and serves as a trustee on the board of Welsh Hills Cemetery in Granville. Greta and her husband are the proud parents of a daughter, Emily, and her husband, Heath.
Jon Wagner has been a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer for nearly 36 years. A graduate of Galion High School and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he has lived in Newark and has worked at the funeral home since 1995. He is an active member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Newark, where he serves on the cemetery board. Jon is a school board member of Par Excellence Academy; volunteer at the Midland Theatre; past-president and member of the Newark Lion’s Club; member of Newark-Heath Rotary Club; Knights of Columbus, Father Bill Johnson Council; Ohio Funeral Directors Association; and the National Funeral Directors Association. Jon and his wife, Lynda, have been married since 1984 and are the proud parents of four children, Devin (Lane), Jonathan (Jennifer), Madison (Hunter) and Gretchen, and five grandchildren, Rylie, Noah, Cecilia, Stella and Henry. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, motorcycling, working in his yard and snow skiing.
Ethan McKee has been a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in Licking County for over 25 years. A native of Hanover, Ethan is a 1991 graduate of Licking Valley High School, attended The Ohio State University and is a 1995 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He is an active member of Hanover Presbyterian Church where he serves as the Director of Music and Financial Secretary. He is also a member of the Licking Valley Lions Club. Ethan lives in Heath with his wife, Jennifer.
Dana is from Shadyside, Ohio and is a 2006 graduate of Shadyside High School. She has her Associate of Applied Science in Community Services Technology-Addiction Services, from The University of Akron. She attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, receiving her Bachelor of Mortuary Science in 2012.
Dana has been serving families since 2024 and is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, National Funeral Directors Association and the Hebron Lions Club.
Dana moved to Pataskala in January of 2025 and has been with the Hoskinson team since February 2025. She previously worked for Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes in Bellaire, Ohio.
She and her husband Mike are avid Ohio State fans and enjoy attending as many games as possible. She has a Yorkie, Blaze, who is her little sidekick.
Matt is a 2005 graduate of Marion Harding High School, and received his Bachelors of Science from Wilmington College in 2009. He later went onto the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and graduated in 2013. He is a member of the Ohio and National Funeral Directors Association and has been serving families since 2014. He and his wife, Shelby, have a daughter, Emersyn, along with three dogs, Milo, Hazel, and Luna. He and his family enjoy the outdoors and traveling.
Rick Hoskinson is a native of Licking County, a graduate of West Muskingum High School, Ohio State University, Capital University and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He is a member of St James Episcopal Church, Zanesville, and supports Kirkersville United Methodist Church. He is a member and Past Master (1996) of Jackson Lodge #85, F.& A.M. at Brownsville, where he is a third generation member. He is a dual member and Past Master (2011) of Hebron Masonic Lodge #116. Rick has been active in the Order of Eastern Star, where he has served as Worthy Patron for several Chapters beginning in 1989 at Bucyrus #3, then again at his home chapter at Brownsville (#486) five times. He is also a dual member in Eastern Star at Thornville Chapter #176. He is a former Trustee of the Ohio Eastern Star Home 2008-2011, and currently serves as a trustee of the Charitable foundation of the Grand Chapter of Ohio. Rick is also an active breeder and exhibitor of pedigreed cats: and serves as a International Allbreed judge of cat shows for the International Cat Association (TICA). He also belongs to the Hebron Lions club, has served the club as Treasurer and Vice President and enjoys spending time every August Frying French Fries at the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival! Rick is a former member of the Eagles at Buckeye Lake, where he served as conductor for several years. He is a past president of the Buckeye Lake area Chamber of Commerce, and the Hebron Business Association. Rick has also served his profession as a committee member for the Ohio Funeral Directors association, Education committee 2007-2012. He served as the President of District #13, Ohio Funeral Directors Association in 2013-2015.
Mark W. Pinnick, is from the Detroit area and moved to Columbus after high school to attend Capital University where he studied Church Music/Organ and German. He also studied abroad in Heidelberg, Germany. He attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary earning his Master of Arts Degree in Church Music and Theology.
He has been a Lutheran church musician for over 36 years. He served as chapel organist at Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary for 16 years. He is currently the Cantor (Director of Music) at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Zanesville, Ohio. He has performed many concerts in Central Ohio through the years. He was President of Cantor Connection, a local chapter of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, where he has been a presenter/speaker at workshops on the local and national level.
Mark is a member and Past Master of Jackson Lodge #85 F. & A.M. and the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #486 at Brownsville, Ohio.
He is the Past-President of the Germania Singing and Sport Society in Columbus, the Choral Director of the Männerchor and Damenchor and the Director of the Mendelssohn Liedertafel in Columbus. He has served on the board of the Zentral Ohio Sängerbezirk and the United German Singing Societies of Central Ohio. Mark loves to travel to Germany and Europe exploring the cultures and fine wines of the world.
Mark has worked with the Hoskinson Funeral Homes since 2006 as a licensed Funeral Director. He primarily focuses on Advance Funeral Planning for our families, giving families peace of mind and comfort that their funerals are planned and funded and relieving their families of anxiety and stress at the time of their death.
He also is the crematory manager at West Licking Crematory, which is owned and operated by Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, located at our Kirkersville Chapel.
William E. Hoekstra, CFSP, has earned this designation of Certified Funeral Service Practioner from the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. This is noted by the CFSP acronym, and this licensed funeral director must meet or exceed defined criteria annually to continue use of this prestigious designation.
A select few, have distinguished themselves among their peers within the funeral service profession as they continue their education to exceed the highest standards of care. This achievement is especially notable because Bill has voluntarily elected to participate in quality educational and service opportunities that far surpass what the funeral service licensing board in Ohio requires. Bill has committed to a program of lifelong learning to serve you and families in your community with the level of excellence expected of a CFSP.