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.
David A. Taylor
Apr 2, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of David A. Taylor, age 66, of Newark, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, at the Kirkersville home of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service with Pastor Doug Lynn officiating. Burial will take place in Franklin Hills Cemetery in Canal Winchester where military honors will be observed. Friends may call from...
Evelyn D. "Punkie" Mccullough
Mar 31, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Evelyn D. Punkie McCullough, 83, of Thornville, will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Lighthouse Memorial Church, 2600 Walnut Rd., Route 79, Millersport, with Pastor Bill Beard officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Thornville home of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation...
Richard Lee "Pete" Leindecker, Jr.
Mar 30, 2018
Funeral services, celebrating the life of Richard Lee Pete Leindecker Jr., 57, of Buckeye Lake, will be held on Friday, April 6, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of The Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, 285 East Main Street in Kirkersville. Burial will follow in Hebron Cemetery. Pete died Friday March 30, 2018, in Columbus, following...
Pauline Marie Huber
Mar 29, 2018
A funeral service celebrating the life of Pauline Marie Huber, 85, of Pataskala, will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Kirkersville chapel of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service, with Father Michael Gribble officiating. Burial will follow at Kirkersville Cemetery. Pauline was born on December 14, 1932 in Franklin County, Ohio to the late Thomas...
Charles C. "Chuck" Moore
Mar 27, 2018
Charles C. Chuck Moore, 85, of Newark, passed away at Licking Memorial Hospital on March 27, 2018. He was born in Johnstown, Ohio on November 12, 1932 to the late Herman C. and Helen (McDaniel) Moore. Chuck proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Prior to retirement, he worked for Columbia Gas for over...
Charles M. "Monte" Longstreth
Mar 25, 2018
Charles M. Monte Longstreth, 67, of Newark, passed away on March 25, 2018 at Mt. Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. He was born in Riverside, California on September 16, 1950 to the late Charles and Jeanne (Montross) Longstreth. Monte proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was an avid sports fan, especially following the Ohio State...
Ronald S. Acord
Mar 24, 2018
Funeral services, celebrating the life of Ronald S. Acord, 79, of Buckeye Lake, formerly of Jacksontown; will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2018, in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, with Clifford Mason as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery, Jacksontown. Ron passed away peacefully on March 24, 2018,...
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....
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....