Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries
Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service posts local obituaries from the families that we serve in the areas of Licking County & Perry County in Ohio.
Barbara J. Watkins
Apr 7, 2021
Barbara (Glaunsinger) Watkins was born in Newark, Ohio to the late George K. and Sarah E. Glaunsinger on January 19, 1930. She came into this life a fighter and survivor, weighing a mere two pounds at birth and setting a record that stood for some time as the smallest child to survive a premature birth. Despite the difficult beginning,...
Gerald Richard "Jerry" Arnold
Apr 6, 2021
Gerald Richard “Jerry” Arnold, age 80, of Newark, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Jerry was born February 22, 1941 in Newark, Ohio to the late Richard Andrew Arnold and the late Thelma Elizabeth (Godshall) Arnold Green.
Jerry was a man who loved his family...
Megan Reese Edwards
Apr 6, 2021
Megan Reese Edwards, age 55, passed away at her home after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, surrounded by family in Mission Hills, Kansas on April 6, 2021. She was born in Newark, Ohio on January 26, 1966 to John Gilbert and Louella Hodges Reese. Megan attended Woodside School, St. Francis DeSales School, Wilson Junior High School and...
Robert "Bobby" Earl Milhoan
Apr 4, 2021
Robert "Bobby" Earl Milhoan, age 59, of Heath, was called home on April 4, 2021 at the age of 59, after 10 courageous years of fighting kidney cancer. Bobby was born in Newark, Ohio on August 3, 1961 and is survived by his parents Robert M. Milhoan and Ruth Ann Milhoan of Heath Ohio. As well as, his sisters, Dolores...
Elizabeth J. Hunley
Apr 4, 2021
A graveside funeral service celebrating the life of Elizabeth J. Hunley, 46, of Newark, will be held on Friday, April 9, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson Cemetery with Rev. Robert E. Willmann officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 8th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, 179 Granville Street, Newark. Due...
Richard F. Gallagher
Apr 4, 2021
Richard F. Gallagher, 89, of Granville, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Sibley, Iowa to the late Francis P. and Marguerite Gallagher.
A pilot in the United States Navy, Richard flew sea planes during the Korean War. He earned his bachelor’s degree in...
Virgilia Baldo "Gelie" Van Ormer
Apr 3, 2021
Virgilia Baldo “Gelie” Van Ormer, age 80, of Thornville, finished this life’s journey and moved on to her next one at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her home following a hard struggle with lung cancer.
Virgilia was born November 10, 1940 in Angola, Indiana to the late Jose Baldo and the late Agnes...
Marlene Lou Allen
Apr 3, 2021
Marlene Lou Allen, age 81, of Newark, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her home. Marlene was born October 10, 1939 in Santoy, Ohio to the late Bernard Greuey and the late Ruby (Kronenbitter) Greuey Omen.
Marlene was a graduate of McLuney High School. She was the head housekeeper at the Sheridan Inn for many...
Hubra Lee Royster
Apr 3, 2021
A graveside funeral service celebrating the life of Hubra Lee Royster, 84, of Newark, will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Newark Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 11th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, 179 Granville St., Newark. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, masks...
James Cecil "Jay" Wheeler
Apr 1, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of James Cecil “Jay” Wheeler, age 56, of Newark, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Smith officiating. Friends may call from 12-2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark. The Licking County Veterans...
Jack Dale Gorham
Apr 1, 2021
Funeral services, celebrating the life of Jack Dale Gorham, 86 of Heath, formerly of Millersport, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in the Millersport Covenant Church with Pastor Steve Bush as celebrant. The family will receive friends on Tuesday morning from 9:00 a.m. until time of the funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Due to...
Gary Lynn Lisk
Apr 1, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of Gary Lynn Lisk, age 59, of Lancaster, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, at the Thornville Chapel of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service with Pastor Daniel Fullen officiating. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, April 9, at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street in Thornville....
Diane M. Sheppard
Apr 1, 2021
Diane Marie Sheppard (Hoffman), born 1948, passed away at home on April 1, 2021, with family and friends at her side, after a brief but valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. The daughter of the late James E. Hoffman and Gloria M. Hoffman, Diane grew up in Lancaster, Ohio. She married her high school sweetheart, Edward, then lived...
Esther Louise Thompson
Mar 31, 2021
Esther L. (Shackleford) Thompson
1929 – 2021
“What God set free is free indeed.”
Esther Louise (Shackleford) Thompson was born to the late Samuel and Geneva (White) Shackleford on June 21, 1929 in Newark Ohio. She entered eternal rest to be with her Lord and Savior at...
Jan Kreager Kardatzke (Kondrath)
Mar 30, 2021
Jan Kreager Kardatzke (Kondrath)
June 13, 1949 – March 30, 2021
Jan passed away after a 5 plus year battle with cancer surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio on June 13, 1949 to Trudy Kondrath and the late John Kondrath. Jan was also preceded in death by...
Julian Ray "Soup" Dornon
Mar 29, 2021
Funeral services, celebrating the life of Julian Ray “Soup” Dornon, 94, of Thornville, will be held on Thursday April 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in the chapel of The Thornville home of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Paul Hansen as celebrant. He will be inurned with full military honors at a later date in the Fairmount Cemetery,...
Anita Clemente
Mar 28, 2021
Anita Clemente (née Lalli) was born in Carovilli, Italy on July 2, 1921, and has died after a short illness. She immigrated to the United States in 1929 with her Mom and sister. Her Dad had immigrated six years earlier, and they joined him in Akron, Ohio. She lived most of her life in Akron and her later years...
Charles Michael "Mike" Hatem
Mar 27, 2021
A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Charles Michael “Mike” Hatem, 68, of Granville, will be held at St. Rose Catholic Church, 309 N. Main St, New Lexington, OH, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. with Monsignor Anthony Missimi as celebrant. Burial will follow in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery in Thornville. Visitation will be held on Tuesday,...
Charles R. Moore
Mar 27, 2021
A memorial visitation, celebrating the life of Charles R. Moore, 83, of Newark, will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, 179 Granville Street, Newark. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, masks must be worn inside the funeral home and for your protection, a maximum of 35 guests...
Alan Eugene "Bud" Sheline, Md
Mar 26, 2021
Alan Eugene “Bud” Sheline, MD, passed away at his residence on March 26, 2021. He was born in Ft. Wayne, IN on May 26, 1933 to the late L. Herbert and Marie Amelia (Williams) Sheline. Dr. Sheline did his undergraduate work at Indiana University in three years and was a member of Beta Theta PI Fraternity. He earned his MD...