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.
Effie Jean Gregg
Apr 27, 2023
Effie Jean Wright (Bernard) Gregg, age 88, of Newark, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the Inn at SharonBrooke. The daughter of the late Russell W. and Merle (Zellers) Wright, Jean was born April 17, 1935 in Casey, Illinois. She was a 1954 graduate of Newark High School.
Jean married Charles W. Gregg, Sr. in...
Frederick L. Kinser, Sr.
Apr 24, 2023
A funeral service celebrating the life of Frederick L. Kinser, Sr., 70 of Newark, will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Ethan Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Jacksontown Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, on Friday, April 28th,...
Paul R. Treece, Ph.D.
Apr 24, 2023
Lifelong historian Paul Robert Treece, Ph.D., died at the age of 85 on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Otterbein Granville (Kendal). He was born in 1938 in Champagne, IL, to the late William and Marguerite Treece. Paul grew up in Illinois, Denver and Casper, Wyoming, before the family settled in Worthington, Ohio.
A...
Russell Lee Bowlby
Apr 20, 2023
A memorial service celebrating the life of Russell Lee Bowlby, age 58, of Newark, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, at the Newark Nazarene Church, 200 South Williams Street, Newark, with Pastor Cheryl Simpson officiating.
Russell was born September 7, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Joseph Russell and Nancy...
Bryan Thomas Cleghon
Apr 20, 2023
A funeral service celebrating the life of Bryan Thomas “Tom” Cleghon, age 83, of Thornville, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, at the Thornville Chapel of Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Evan Saunders officiating. Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street in...
Norma Jean Holman
Apr 20, 2023
Norma Jean Kent Holman, age 90, of Alexandria peacefully passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at her home.
Norma was born August 17, 1932 in Newark, Ohio to the late Frank E. and Marie G. (Pierson) Smith.
Norma retired from the Owens Corning Tech Center where she had been an executive secretary. Throughout her...
Judith Diane Phelps
Apr 18, 2023
A celebration of the life of Judith Diane Phelps, age 75, of Newark, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 24, at the Southgate Church of Christ, 1075 South 30th Street in Heath with Pastor Rob Hartman officiating.
Judith was born October 22, 1947 in Newark, Ohio to the late James Howard and...
Ronald Edward Justice
Apr 18, 2023
A funeral service celebrating the life of Ronald Edward Justice, age 64, of Newark, will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Smith officiating. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark.
Ronald was born June...
Pamela Sue Thompson
Apr 18, 2023
Pamela Sue Thompson, 64 of Newark, passed away on April 18, 2023 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. She was born in Newark, Ohio on June 1, 1958 to the late Paul and Betty (Brown) Lybarger. Prior to retirement, Pamela was a truck driver for many years. She enjoyed working cross stitch, doing puzzles, solving Sudoku and spending time with family...
Sharon L Lieb
Apr 17, 2023
A Funeral Mass for Sharon L. Lieb, 76, of Thornville will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 21, 2023, in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. William Hritsko as celebrant. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON...
Scot Joseph Brown
Apr 17, 2023
Scot Joseph Brown, 59, passed away April 17, 2023 in Athens, Ohio. He was born on November 7, 1963.
Scot is survived by his parents, Roy A. Brown and Dorothy J. Brown; three brothers, Mark Brown, Greig Brown (Robin) and Kirk Brown (Rebecca); many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Scot graduated in 1982 from Granville High...
Elsie M Henderson
Apr 16, 2023
Elsie Mae Henderson, 86, formerly of Kirkersville, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 16, 2023, following a brief illness. She was born November 7, 1936, in Kirkersville, the daughter of the late Austin L. and Sarah H. (Fleak) Griffis. She attended Kirkersville Schools.
She enjoyed a long career with F & R Lazarus Company as a...
Megan Rose (Hughes) Dixon
Apr 16, 2023
Megan Rose Dixon, age 69, of Granville, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at her home with her family by her side. Megan was born August 26, 1953 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Martin O’Neil Hughes and the late Clarice Louise “Tice” (Rose) Hughes.
Megan received her nursing education from the Muskingum Area Technical College....
Joyce Eileen Williams
Apr 15, 2023
Joyce Eileen Williams, age 87, of Charlotte, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. She was born September 12, 1935, in Hebron, Ohio, the daughter of Ernest and Marie (Snider) Bowers. Joyce graduated from Hebron High School with the class of 1953. On October 11, 1959, in Hebron, Ohio, she married Griffith Leland “Lee”...
Matthew David Bigboy
Apr 15, 2023
Matthew David Bigboy, age 28, of Johnstown, passed away at home on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Matthew was born June 19, 1994 in Bamberg, Germany to Samuel David Bigboy Jr. and Tracy Ann (Reynolds) Bigboy.
Matthew was a 2012 graduate of Johnstown High School. Matthew was a big-hearted, kind and generous young man who adored his daughter...
Jill Ann Maldovan
Apr 13, 2023
Jill Ann (Fritz) Maldovan, 59, of Baltimore, passed away Thursday evening, April 13, 2023, at her home. She was born in Lancaster on October 29, 1963, the daughter of the late Wayne L. and Charmaine L. (Blauser) Fritz.
Jill was a 1982 graduate of Liberty Union H.S., a 1986 graduate of Kent State University with a B.S....
Allen Charles Bellus
Apr 12, 2023
Allen Charles Bellus, 68, of Buckeye Lake, passed away suddenly on April 12, 2023. He was born March 5, 1955 in Nebraska, the son of the late Charles and Darlene (Kitt) Bellus. Allen served honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam Era. He was a retired over the road trucker. He enjoyed playing pool and enjoyed...
Ronald Edward Alspach
Apr 12, 2023
A funeral service celebrating the life of Ronald Edward Alspach, age 89, of Thornville, will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 17, at the Thornville Chapel of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service.
Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street in Thornville.
Ron...
Marilyn J. Dickerson
Apr 11, 2023
Marilyn J. Dickerson, 82 of Newark, passed away on April 11, 2023 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 3, 1940 to the late William Boder and Louise (Reeb) Warthen. Marilyn worked at Dayton Precision and Walker Manufacturing for many years. She then went to Columbus State...
Isabel May "Fifi" Beggs
Apr 11, 2023
Isabel May "Fifi" Beggs, age 100, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Newark, Ohio with family by her side. Isabel was born May 1, 1922, in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England to parents Hubert and Winifred (Bonney) Champion. Isabel came to the United States in 1946 as a war bride to an American soldier. She settled in Granville initially...