Feb 1, 2024

A funeral service celebrating the life of Gilbert A. Kokensparger, 89, of Mt. Perry, will be held on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, with Pastor Cory Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Newark Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, two hours prior to the...

Jan 30, 2024

A funeral service celebrating the life of Michael Everett, Sr., age 69, of Newark, will be held on Monday, February 5, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, with Pastor Mark Hartsough officiating. Burial will follow in Wilson Cemetery. Born in Modesto California, Michael Everett Sr became the chosen son of Lester and...

Jan 29, 2024

Funeral Services, celebrating the life of Orville Hall, 92, of Heath, will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024, in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral Home, 285 East Main Street in Kirkersville. Burial with full military honors by the Licking Co. Veterans Alliance will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery, Jacksontown, where Orville will...

Jan 29, 2024

A funeral service celebrating the life of Janet Kay (Whiteside) Whittington, age 62, of Heath, will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, with Pastor Stephen Hughes officiating. Private entombment will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home, 179...

Jan 29, 2024

Graveside services for Darrell Byron Keller, 88, of Millersport, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2024, in the Kirkersville Cemetery.

Darrell was born March 11, 1935, in Walnut Township, Fairfield County to the late Sylvia Belle (Hall) and Perry O. Keller. He passed away January 30, 2024, at his residence in Millersport. He...

Jan 28, 2024

A memorial service celebrating the life of Dorothy Jane Dawson, age 86, of Granville, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Jim Welsh, Dorothy’s son-in-law, as celebrant.

Friends may call from 5-6:30 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark.

Jan 27, 2024

Clinton Eugene Fox III, age 66, fondly known as “Clint” or “Fox”, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at his home. Clint was born May 16, 1957 in Okinawa, Japan, where his father was stationed in the military.

Clint was the owner of Fox, Inc. and was a dealer in gold and silver. He enjoyed fishing,...

Jan 27, 2024

A memorial service for Gladys Edna Schoffner, age 89, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 67 North Fifth Street in Newark with Rev. Martin P. Gehring officiating. Inurnment will take place in the summer at Poplar Fork Cemetery in Gratiot where Gladys will be laid to rest...

Jan 26, 2024

Charles "Bill" Elk, Jr., of Somerset died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 26, 2024 at the age of 84 with his wife, daughter, and beloved dog, Sheba, by his side. He was born August 15, 1939, in Columbus, Ohio.

Bill proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard, “When the men were made of steel and...

Jan 26, 2024

A funeral service honoring the life of Donna Grace Stratford, age 89, of Mount Vernon, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 31, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Darren Shafer officiating. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. prior to the service at the...

Jan 25, 2024

Graveside funeral services for Rick Allen Mowbray, 66, of Columbus will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 3, 2024, in the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, where full military honors will be observed by the honor guard at the Reynoldsburg Post of the V.F.W. Rick passed away early January 25, 2024, in Heath, following a five-month illness. He...

Jan 24, 2024

A funeral service honoring the life of Levi Alexander Newman, age 12, of Buckeye Lake, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 29, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Wes Humble officiating.

Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark.

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Jan 23, 2024

A funeral service celebrating the life of Mary Lillian Layman, age 96, of Newark, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 29, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Clifford Mason as Celebrant.

Friends may call from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark.

Mary...

Jan 20, 2024

A funeral service celebrating the life of Marie Frances Litsch, age 80, of Heath, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Clifford Mason as Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Newark.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, at the funeral home,...

Jan 19, 2024

Norman Leroy Meckling, Sr., age 61, of Newark, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at his home. Norman was born November 7, 1962 in Newark, Ohio to the late Thomas Edward Meckling, Sr. and the late Norma Jean (Fadley) Meckling.

An avid fan of the OSU Buckeyes and the San Francisco 49ers, Norman enjoyed riding his...

Jan 19, 2024

Evelyn J. Glotfelter, age 95, of Pataskala, formerly of Xenia, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at her home. She was born July 15, 1928 in Xenia, Ohio to Jesse Ellsworth and Matilda J. (Willett) Gilbert.

Evelyn was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening and painting ceramics.

She is survived by three children, Thomas Glotfelter...

Jan 19, 2024

A memorial service celebrating the life of Becky S. Sarbach, age 70, of Newark, will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Dave Mason officiating. Friends may call from 6-7 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark.

Becky was born March...

Jan 17, 2024

A funeral service celebrating the life of Judy A. Fry, age 78, of Sycamore, Ohio, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Chelsea Schweizer officiating. Friends may call from 12-2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark.

Judy was...

Jan 16, 2024

Patricia Smith passed away peacefully at the Selma Markowitz Care Center (operated by Hospice of Central Ohio) on Tuesday, January 16, 2023 after an unexpected injury. She was predeceased by her father Frederick Kiefer and mother Ethel Shellaby.

Patricia is survived by her husband Raymond “Joe” Smith; daughter, Julie Whitney; sons, James “Jimmy” (Kelly) Smith and Raymond...

Jan 16, 2024

Pamela Sue Olney passed away suddenly on January 16, 2024 in Columbus. Pam is survived by her only son WIlliam Wesley Rozell and her loving sisters Sherrie Taylor, Brenda Rehl, Kathy Derexson Craft and Jackie Strange. She will be loved and missed forever.

Pam was preceded in death by the love of her life John Cooper Jr.,...