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.
Susan Rae Ambrose
Aug 14, 2021
Susan Rae Ambrose, age 79, of Newark, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Middleton Senior Living in Granville.
Susan was born October 18, 1941 in Newark, Ohio to the late William and Una (Billingsley) Korns. She was a secretary at the Newark Air Force Base for a number of years. She enjoyed reading and spending...
Edna Runyon
Aug 12, 2021
Edna Runyon, 80, formerly of Millersport, died August 12, 2021 in Tavares, Florida following a brief illness. She was born March 2, 1941 in Wayne County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Jimmy and Missouri (Marcum) Waller. She was employed by the R.G. Barry Company in Hebron. On October 15, 1960 she married her husband Hershel Runyon and...
John C. Berryhill
Aug 12, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of John C. Berryhill, age 78, of Newark, will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home. Friends may call from 5-6 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street in Newark.
John was born June 20, 1943 in Wheeling,...
Michael Thomas Collins
Aug 11, 2021
Michael Thomas Collins, age 64, of Newark, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at his home. He was born August 29, 1956 in Alexandria, Virginia to the late Alvey B. Collins, Sr. and the late Kathleen P. (Phelps) Collins.
Mike had worked in the oil fields and did masonry work for many years. He was...
Mark Anthony Humphrey
Aug 10, 2021
Mark Anthony Humphrey, age 61, of Newark, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at the Laurels of Heath. Mark was born September 15, 1959 in Newark, Ohio to the late Sewell F., Sr. and the late Tollie (Pettibone) Humphrey.
Mark retired from Owens Corning. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. An avid football fan, Mark followed...
Rowland Wendall Dunlap
Aug 9, 2021
A funeral service for Rowland “Wendall” Dunlap will be held at 11am, on Friday, August 13, 2021, at the Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home in Newark. Pastor Doug Dunlap will officiate. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 4pm-8pm, on Thursday, at the funeral home. Mr. Dunlap, 90, of Heath, passed away Monday, August...
Chase Charles Eugene Miller
Aug 9, 2021
Chase Charles Eugene Miller, 32 of Millersport, died suddenly Monday, August 9, 2021. He was born in Lancaster on February 11, 1989, the son of Steven and Brenda Miller of Millersport.
Chas was a graduate of Fairfield Union H.S, class of 2007. He was an incredibly hard worker, and was employed by American Mobile Leasing as a...
Helen E. Bittinger
Aug 9, 2021
Graveside funeral services for Helen E. Yencer Bittinger, 88, formerly of Millersport, will be held at 12:00 Noon on Monday, August 23, 2021 in the Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Lancaster, with Pastor Doug Lynn as celebrant. Helen passed away August 9, 2021 in Florida following a brief illness. She was born in Barton, Maryland, on August 23, 1932 the daughter...
Sue Ann Kneller
Aug 8, 2021
Sue Ann Holtsberry Kneller, 91, of Hebron, died August 8, 2021 in Newark following an extended illness. She was born December 20, 1929 in Newark to Lawrence and Lou (Turner) Holtsberry. She lived her life in Hebron, graduating from Hebron High School in 1947. Her teenage years were spent at Buckeye Lake, working in the Yontz Frozen Custard stand...
"Pat" Patricia Olive Gentile
Aug 7, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of Patricia Olive “Pat” Gentile, age 87, of Thornville, will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, at the Thornville home of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service with Clifford Mason as Celebrant. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street in...
Mary Martha Snyder
Aug 6, 2021
Mary Martha Snyder, age 75, of Columbus, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 6, 2021 at her home. Mary was born December 30, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio to the late John William and Minnie Opal (Joy) Sloan.
Mary retired from Big Lots on Broad Street in Columbus where she had been employed as a clerk for many...
David E Smelts
Aug 5, 2021
David Smelts , age 71 died at Altercare in Newark, Ohio after a long battle with Kidney Disease . David is preceded in death by both of his parents. He is survived by brother Jeff Julian and sisters Vicki Burrows and Cynthia Phillips along with several nieces and nephews that he loved. David worked at many fairs through...
Carol Lynn Scott
Aug 3, 2021
Carol Lynn Scott, of Newark, passed away on her 76 th birthday, August 3, 2021.
Carol was born August 3, 1945 in Ashtabula, Ohio to the late Carlo and Elizabeth (Welser) Malin. She was a homemaker and was an active member with the Millersport Lions Club. She enjoyed flower gardening.
She is survived by her...
John Spencer Mcclenahan
Jul 31, 2021
A graveside inurnment service for John Spencer McClenahan, age 78, of Las Vegas, Nevada, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 23, at Cedar Hill Cemetery with Pastor David Baker officiating. Military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance.
On July 31, 2021, the McClenahan-Baker family, and the Las Vegas community, unexpectedly...
James L. Tunstill
Jul 30, 2021
A visitation celebrating the life of James L. Tunstill, 72, of Newark, will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, 179 Granville Street, Newark. James was born in Newark, Ohio on November 2, 1948 to the late Elijah Gaston and Grace (Bebe) Tunstill. He passed away at...
Melanie Lynn Bucher
Jul 29, 2021
A memorial service celebrating the life of Melanie Lynn Bucher, 24, of Newark, will be held on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, 179 Granville Street, Newark, with Pastor Michael Swartz officiating. Melanie was born in Newark, Ohio on December 9, 1996 to James Allan Bucher and Joellen (Clark) Moore. She...
Frances "Ann" Hoffer
Jul 29, 2021
Frances “Ann” Hoffer, age 77, of Newark, passed away at the Selma Markowitz Care Center on July 29, 2021. She was born in Akron, Ohio on August 20, 1943 to the late Geraldine Thomas. Ann was a dedicated homemaker to her family. She was a member of the Newark Eagles Lodge, where she belonged to the Indian Mound Pool League....
Clarence "Willie" W. Angle, Jr.
Jul 29, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of Clarence William “Willie” Angle, Jr., 55, of Newark, will be held on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, with Charles Montgomery officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, two hours prior to the funeral service on Sunday, from...
Demaris Ann Higgins
Jul 28, 2021
A funeral service celebrating the life of Demaris Ann Higgins, age 79, of Hebron, will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, at the Hebron Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow in Kirkersville Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. prior to the service at the church, 115 Canal Road in Hebron.
Demaris...
Ronald Lee Patterson
Jul 27, 2021
A graveside memorial service for Ronald Lee Patterson, 73, of Thornville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 3, at the Community Gardens Cemetery, New Lexington, with Rev. Dick Newlon as celebrant. The family will receive friends on Monday from 4-8 p.m. at the Thornville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, 56 South Main Street in...