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.
Joseph F. Koczera
Mar 22, 2018
Joseph F. Koczera, age 92, went home to the Lord on March 22, 2018. Joseph was born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania in 1926 to the late John and Frances (Walter) Koczera, Josephs early life involved assisting his father, who was a steel mill crane operator. After some local shipyard experience he entered the Army, later receiving an honorable discharge, having served...
Elnora Lee Orr
Mar 18, 2018
Elnora Lee Orr, 95, of Hebron, died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Chapel Grove in Heath following a brief illness. Nora Lee was born September 18, 1922, in Princeton, Indiana to the late Parvin and Ruth (Hildebrandt) Smith. Nora Lee was a member of the Hebron Christian Church for over 60 years, serving as a Sunday school teacher, choir member...
Peggy Sue Farson
Mar 17, 2018
Peggy Sue Farson, 51, of Newark, passed away on March 17, 2018 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born in Newark, Ohio on March 20, 1966 to the late Herman Sr. and Mary (LePage) Farson. Prior to retirement, Peggy was a secretary with ABCO Concrete Pumping for many years. She enjoyed going to the casino, attending her nephews...
Milford "Gene" Horton
Mar 16, 2018
Milford Gene Horton, 81, of Buckeye Lake passed away at Licking Memorial Hospital on March 16, 2018. He was born in South Shore, Kentucky on January 12, 1937 to the late James and Sarah (Wright) Horton. Gene proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, where he was an aircraft mechanic. Prior to retirement, he was a machinist...
Diana T. Callahan
Mar 16, 2018
Diane Texter Callahan left this world on March 16, 2018, on a sunny, early spring day. With her were her children, Lynda, Debra, and Bill. She brought energy, humor, care, and love to all of our lives.We were so lucky to have her for all of these years. Dinny was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1932. She graduated from Central...
Jeffrey Scott Rowe
Mar 13, 2018
Jeffrey Scott Rowe, age 60, of Heath, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Jeff was born May 24, 1957 in Newark, Ohio to the late Frederick William and Christina Alice (Brown) Rowe. A 1975 graduate of Newark High School, he had worked in construction for the majority of his life. He was very artistic and...
Rosa Lee Emerson Newkirk
Mar 11, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Rosa Lee Emerson Newkirk, 92, formerly of Kirkersville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 16, 2018, in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, with burial to follow in the Kirkersville Cemetery. Rosa Lee died peacefully on Sunday, March 11, 2018 in Morton, Illinois, following...
Randy Eugene Hottinger
Mar 9, 2018
A graveside service celebrating the life of Randy Eugene Hottinger, age 63, of Newark, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 275 North Cedar Street in Newark with Pastor Jeff Smith officiating. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street in Newark....
Patricia L. Peck
Mar 8, 2018
A funeral service, celebrating the life of Patricia L. Peck, 74, of Heath, will be held on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, with Pastor Rusty Foley officiating. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home, 179 Granville St., Newark on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 2:00...
Barbara E. Rathburn
Mar 7, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Barbara E. Rathburn, 75, of Thornville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018, in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral andCremation Service with Pastor Matt Clark as celebrant. Burial will follow in Kirkersville Cemetery. Barbara died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at her residence, following an extended...
Bri'Anna Faith Marie Mosholder
Mar 5, 2018
BriAnna Faith Marie Mosholder, age 2 months and 25 days, passed away on March 5, 2018 at her home. BriAnna was born December 11, 2017 in Newark, Ohio. She is survived by her mother, Keirstin Cherise Steele; father, Ryan Alan Mosholder; brothers, Jayleon Steele and Dishon Mosholder; maternal grandparents, Calista Puryear and Lawrence Steele; maternal great-grandparents, Virginia and Curtis Puryear;...
Frederick P. Crane
Mar 4, 2018
Frederick P. Crane, 71, of Dresden, formerly of Columbus and Shelbyville, Kentucky, died March 4, 2018 at his daughters home. He was born in Columbus on April 16, 1946, the son of the late Robert Case and Betty Jane (Porter) Crane. He served honorably in the US Navy, and retired from Ross Labs/Abbott after a career as a maintenance electrician....
Hazel I. Stone
Mar 4, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Hazel I. Stone, age 90, of Buckeye Lake, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 8, at the Kirkersville home of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service with Clifford Mason as Celebrant. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, at the...
Robert C. Diener
Mar 4, 2018
A graveside funeral service, celebrating the life of Robert Clarence Diener, age 86 of Centerville, Ohio, formerly of Newark, will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Welsh Hills Cemetery, with Pastor Allen Stump officiating. Robert was born in Prospect, PA on June 22, 1931 to the late Clarence A. Diener and Ella Goldina (Grossman) Doughty....
Ellis Hall
Mar 3, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Ellis Hall, 85, of Thornville, will be held on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Thornville chapel of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service with Pastor Jonathan Barker officiating. Burial will follow at Lutheran Cemetery on Linnville Road, Newark, with military honors being observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Visitation...
Mary Alice Anthony
Mar 1, 2018
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mary Alice Anthony, 73, of Pataskala, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Mark Plaugher as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Pataskala Cemetery. Mary died peacefully on Thursday, March 1, 2018 in Newark following...
Judith Tribble
Feb 28, 2018
A funeral service, celebrating the life of Judith Ann (Cartnal) Tribble, 77, of Thornville, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday March 2, 2018, in the chapel of the Thornville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service; with burial to follow at Oakthorpe Cemetery.Judith passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, in Newark, following an extended illness. She...
Michael Yost
Feb 28, 2018
Funeral Services, celebrating the life of Michael Yost, 56, of Hebron, will be held on Monday, March 5, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in the New Life United Methodist Church, Hebron, with Pastor Brian Harkness as celebrant. Michael died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, in Newark, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Newark on January 20, 1962, the son of...
Patricia A. Robinson
Feb 28, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Patricia A. Robinson, 71, of Newark, will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, with Pastor Rusty Foley officiating. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, 179 Granville St., Newark on Monday, March 5, 2018 from 5:00 to...
Thomas E. Hyatt
Feb 26, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Thomas E. Hyatt, 70, of Newark, will be held on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Rusty Foley officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Knox County. Friends may call at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark, on Sunday, March 4, 2018 from...