Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries

Apr 3, 2017

A funeral service celebrating the life of Robert D. Rob West, age 56, of Newark, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, at the Church of God of Licking County, with Pastor C. Casey Ingram Fenn officiating. Burial will take place in Wilson Cemetery where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends...

Apr 2, 2017

A memorial service celebrating the life of Ruth “Georgia” McKee, 79, of Granville, will be held at Noon Friday, April 7, 2017 at Jersey Baptist Church, 13260 Morse Rd, Pataskala with Pastor Phil Duncan as celebrant. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the church. A private family graveside will be held at Mt...

Apr 1, 2017

A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville for Robert L. Thompson, 90, of Hebron.  Robert passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 1, 2017.  He was born in Granville to the late George and Helen (Vogel) Thompson.

A retired electrical engineer from North American Aviation, Robert honorably served his...

Mar 31, 2017

A graveside funeral service for Marilyn D. Smith, age 69, of Newark will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. at Smith Chapel Cemetery, with Pastor Marvin Carver, Pastor Kelly Carver and Pastor Charles Montgomery officiating. Friends may call on Wednesday, April 5th, prior to the graveside service, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Criss Wagner...

Mar 30, 2017

Funeral Services celebrating the life of Arnold Johnson, 82, of Hebron, will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. in the Hall & Jones Funeral Home, Virgie, Kentucky. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Davidson Memorial Gardens in Floyd County, Kentucky. Arnold passed away at his home, on Thursday evening, March 30, 2017. He...

Mar 30, 2017

Paul Addison Goodridge, 91, of Granville passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Newark at the Selma Markowitz Care Center operated by Hospice of Central Ohio.  He was born in Newfane, NY to the late George Edwin.Goodridge and Rena Clay Goodridge.

A U.S. Army veteran, Paul proudly served his country during WWII, 97th Infantry...

Mar 29, 2017

A memorial service celebrating the life of Robert W. Stoltz, Bob, age 90, of Granville, will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at New Albany Methodist Church, 20 Third Street, New Albany, with Pastor Frank Luchsinger officiating. A private burial will be held at Zion Ridge Cemetery in Thornville at a later date. Bob was born...

Mar 28, 2017

A funeral service celebrating the life of John J. Jack Garber, age 85, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Smith. Burial will follow in Newark Memorial Gardens where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends may call from 2-4 &...

Mar 24, 2017

A graveside inurnment service celebrating the life of Cecil H. Nelson, age 74, of Canal Winchester, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, 351 Coonpath Road NE, Lancaster, with Pastor Rusty Foley officiating. Military honors will be observed. Cecil was born October 12, 1942 in Langsville, Ohio to the late Herbert and...

Mar 22, 2017

Jim, a lifelong resident of Granville, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at his home.  He was born November 12, 1942 in Newark to the late Carl W. and Martha E. (Forsythe) Welsh, the owners and operators of Welsh’s Grocery of Granville.

He graduated from Granville High School in 1961.   Jim worked for many years at...

Mar 21, 2017

Dianna Rene Mugrage, age 67, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at her home. Rene was born August 26, 1949 in Pomeroy, Ohio. She retired from the Orient Correctional Facility where she had been a corrections officer and in charge of medical records. Rene was a member of the Lancaster Moose Lodge Chapter 955 and the...

Mar 18, 2017

Larry Gene Koontz, age 64, of Pataskala, passed away peacefully at his home on March 18, 2017 after a battle with cancer. Larry was born on November 7, 1952 to the late Frank Dee Koontz and Mary Emileen (Whitehead) Koontz.Prior to retirement, Larry worked at Worthington Steel and he lived on the family farm all of his life. He loved...

Mar 17, 2017

A funeral service celebrating the life of Virginia R. Bailey, age 66, of Heath, will be held on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, with Pastor Rusty Foley officiating. Interment will follow at Newark Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home, 179 Granville St., Newark, one hour prior to the funeral...

Mar 16, 2017

Private family arrangements have been completed for the family of Kathleen L. Paduch.The Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation service, is honored to care for Kathleen and her family.

Mar 14, 2017

After living an uneventful life, Beth Pearthree Albertson, 66, reached her expiration date on March 14, 2017, dying as she lived, uneventfully, of diffuse adenocarcinoma – stomach cancer.  As she explained it, she ended up at the pass of Thermopylae but wasn’t Persian.

She was born in St. Paul, MN, graduated from HS in Pine City, MN...

Mar 13, 2017

Edward C. Grover, 86 of Hebron (Harbor Hills) and Melbourne, Florida, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 in Melbourne, Florida with his loving family by his side. He was born on August 14, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of the late Edward Walther and Elizabeth (Arnold) Grover. He married the love of his life, his wife of 62...

Mar 12, 2017

A memorial service celebrating the life of Marcia Ann Sims, age 78, of Newark, will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home withDeacon Patrick Wilsonas celebrant. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, OH. Marcia passed away on Sunday, March 12,...

Mar 11, 2017

Bruce Duane Hosack, age 78, of Thornville, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Licking Memorial Hospital. Bruce was born September 15, 1938 in Greenville, Pennsylvania to the late Harold Norman and Pearl Alberta (Fritz) Hosack. He was a 1956 graduate of Commodore Perry High School.Bruce began his career as maintenance supervisor at a water treatment plant followed by...

Mar 11, 2017

A funeral service celebrating the life of Joseph Peter Lofink, Sr., age 84, of Harbor Hills, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, at the Hebron New Life United Methodist Church, 925 West Main Street, Hebron, with Pastor Jeff Gill officiating. Military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends may call from 5-8...

Mar 9, 2017

A funeral service celebrating the life of Emma Jane Bowen, age 90, of Glenford, will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 13, at the Kirkersville home of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service with Pastor Tim Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home,...