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.
Evelyn Emily Bussey
May 16, 2020
A graveside service honoring the life of Evelyn Emily Bussey, age 92, of Heath, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at Fairmount Cemetery near Jacksontown with Pastor Bob Beyer officiating. The family will receive friends from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street in Newark. A social...
Leelda F. Heater
May 15, 2020
Combined Graveside Inurnment Services for Joseph C. “Joe” Heater and Leelda F. Heater, will be held at 11am, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Newark Memorial Gardens. Pastor Wes Humble will officiate. The Licking County Veterans Alliance will render Military Funeral Honors for Joseph for service to his country in the US Army. Joseph, 83, of Newark, passed away May...
William Richard Lavery
May 15, 2020
William Richard Lavery, 72, of Newark, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020. He was born in Newark, on April 28, 1948, a son of the late William R. and Helen Louise (Hoffer) Lavery. He was a Vietnam Era US Navy veteran and had tended many bars in the Newark area. Many around town will remember him as “The Candle Man”....
Helen Reding
May 15, 2020
Helen Rose (Klein) Reding, 93, born in Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully at her home in Granville, OH while surrounded by her adoring family. Helen was welcomed into heaven on May 15, 2020 to be reunited with her husband, John Reding, a reunion that she has awaited patiently for 33 years. She has also been reunited with...
Ruth Arlene Wilson
May 13, 2020
Ruth Arlene Wilson, age 83, of Thornville, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Newark Care and Rehabilitation. Ruth was born December 11, 1936 in Marietta, Ohio to the late Howard and Thelma Rebecca (Yanelly) Holland.
Ruth was a member of the Jacksontown United Methodist Church where she worked in the food pantry and started the...
Betty Amanda Sendykar
May 12, 2020
A Graveside Service for Betty Amanda Sendykar will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Noon, at Licking Cemetery, 1609 Beaver Run Road, Hebron. The family will receive friends from 4-8pm on Friday, May 22, 2020, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street in Newark. A social distancing visitation (by automobile) will be held. Please enter via...
Michael Richard Brooker
May 10, 2020
Michael Richard Brooker, 77, of Pataskala, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020, following an extended illness. He was born January 20, 1943, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Floyd R. and Margaret (Nagel) Brooker. Graduate of Lakewood High School, class of 1961, worked as a landscaper. Survived by his daughter Shelly Bricker and her children Brandon, Robert and...
David H. Bayley
May 10, 2020
On May 10, 2020 David Bayley’s life came full circle: he died near Granville close to where he was born 87 years earlier. He lived a full meaningful life that led him far and wide before retiring several years ago at Kendal at Granville. He attended Denison University in Granville where he met Anita “Chris” Ellis, his wife of...
Nancy Dean Beumel
May 9, 2020
Nancy Dean Beumel, age 58, of Newark, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center (operated by Hospice of Central Ohio).
Nancy was born December 14, 1961 in Newark, Ohio. She was an LPN and worked with MRDD patients for ten years. Nancy was a former member of the Hanover Volunteer Fire...
John Theodore Allen
May 9, 2020
John Theodore Allen, 89, of Maryville, Tennessee, formerly of Hebron, passed away Saturday evening, May 9, 2020, in Maryville, Tennessee, following a brief illness. John was born April 18, 1931, in Columbus, the son of the late George Clement and Mary Margaret (Miller) Allen.
He graduated from Hebron H.S., class of 1949, served honorably in the United...
Donald A. Thompson
May 8, 2020
Donald A. Thompson, age 82, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020, at Licking Memorial Hospital. He was born in Centerburg, Ohio, to the late George N. and Neva M. (Arbaugh) Thompson. Donald was an Army National Guard veteran. He retired after over 35 years at Rockwell Arvin Meritor. In his free time, he enjoyed working on lawn mowers and tractors...
Brenda Kay Meckley
May 8, 2020
Brenda Kay Meckley, age 66, of Coshocton, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Signature Healthcare of Coshocton. Brenda was born April 29, 1954 in Newark, Ohio to the late Donald Thomas and Barbara Jean (Pettibone) Worth.
Brenda was primarily a homemaker but had also been employed at Newlon’s Restaurant in Newark. She resided in Arizona...
Lee Arthur Pletcher
May 8, 2020
Lee Arthur Pletcher, 76, of Pataskala, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at home with his family after a battle with cancer. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, September 21, 1943, the son of Dale and Ethel (Campbell) Pletcher. He was a graduate of Crooksville High School and Ohio University. Lee began his career as a teacher...
Eileen Louise Taylor
May 8, 2020
Eileen Louise Taylor (nee Weldon), 93, of Millersport, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 8, 2020, following an extended illness at Worthington Christian Village Columbus, Ohio. She was born August 2, 1926, in Millersport, the daughter of the late Isaac Edward and Nellie (Reedy) Weldon. She was an employee of Lazarus as a store detective,...
Barbara Jean Beeson
May 8, 2020
A private graveside service will be held for Barbara Jean Beeson, 82, of Newport, Oregon.
Barbara passed away in Salem, Oregon after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, John Beeson.
A complete obituary will be available at a later date.
James F Coffey
May 8, 2020
A private graveside service will be held for James F. Coffey, 94, of Centerville, formerly of Granville, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant.
Jim was born in Brockton, Massachusetts to the late J. Frank and Martha Coffey. He passed away May 8, 2020 in Centerville, Ohio at St. Leonard, Franciscan...
Joseph C. Heater
May 7, 2020
Combined Graveside Inurnment Services for Joseph C. “Joe” Heater and Leelda F. Heater, will be held at 11am, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Newark Memorial Gardens. Pastor Wes Humble will officiate. The Licking County Veterans Alliance will render Military Funeral Honors for Joseph for service to his country in the US Army. Joseph, 83, of Newark, passed away May...
Diana Troianova
May 6, 2020
A private graveside service will be held for Diana Troianova, 95, of Columbus, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville.
A retired physician, Diana passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Wexner Heritage Village in Columbus. She was born to the late Dmitry and Lydia Burschtein in Russia.
Surviving are her husband, George and daughter and...
Patsy Kim Kraft
May 5, 2020
Patsy Kim Kraft, 56, of Pataskala passed away on May 5, 2020, following a brief illness. She was born May 6, 1963, in Buffalo, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Herbert Cochran and Mildred (Tucker) Cochran of Leon, West Virginia.
Patsy worked for the Basement Doctor in Columbus, and enjoyed counted cross stitching.
In...
Patricia Ann Cunningham
May 4, 2020
Patricia Ann Cunningham, 79, of Hebron, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020, at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Outville, April 30, 1941, the daughter of the late Howard and Rachel (Hughes) Darkes. She was a graduate of Granville H.S., class of 1959, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed all things related to her...