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.
Harriette Refinati
Apr 15, 2017
Harriette P. Refinati of Thornville, Ohio, was born on April 26, 1940 in Charlottesville, Virginia; to the late Joseph and Catherine Frazier. She passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Harriette was married to the late James David Refinati in Columbus, Ohio on August 15, 1959. They were married for 57 years, before his passing on...
Thomas E. Rice
Apr 13, 2017
A funeral service, celebrating the life of Thomas E. Rice, 66, of Newark, will be held at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in the Thornville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor Orrey McFarland as celebrant. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Lancaster.Tom died early Thursday evening, April 13, 2017, at his home following...
Ottie M. Orr
Apr 12, 2017
A funeral service, celebrating the life of Ottie M. Orr, 89, of Glenford, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in the chapel of the THORNVILLE home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, with Pastor David Helser as celebrant. Burial will follow at Olivet Cemetery, High Point.Ottie died Wednesday morning, April 12, 2017, at his home...
Jeffrey Allen Brock
Apr 12, 2017
Jeffrey Allen Brock, 64, formerly of Columbus, died April 12, 2017, in Marquette, Michigan following an extended illness. He was born in Columbus, December 12, 1952, the son of the late Robert and Juanita (Dudley) Brock Sr. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 21, 2017, at Glen Rest Memorial Estates, Reynoldsburg. The family prefers that...
Doris Anita Lafferty
Apr 11, 2017
A memorial service celebrating the life of Doris Anita Lafferty, age 91, of Newark, will be held at 11 a.m. on April 26 at the First Presbyterian Church, 110 West Broadway in Granville with Pastor Karen Chakoian officiating. Anita was born August 13, 1925 in Brant, Ohio, to the late Ralph Edward and Beatrice Irene (Funderburg) Evans. She passed away...
Melvin Ray Diller
Apr 10, 2017
A funeral service celebrating the life of Melvin Ray Diller, age 86 of Thornville, will be held Friday, April 14, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at the Thornville Chapel of Hoskinson Funeral and Cremation Service with Pastor Jeremy Shank officiating. Interment will follow at New Lexington Cemetery, where military honors will be provided. Melvin was born in Bristol, Ohio on January...
Gerald E. "Jerry" Buxton
Apr 9, 2017
A funeral service celebrating the life of Gerald E. Jerry Buxton, age 83 of Newark, will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, with Pastor Claude Mathis officiating. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with military honors provided by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Visitation will be held...
Ruth Ann Larason
Apr 8, 2017
A funeral service, celebrating the life of Ruth Ann Larason, age 56, of Newark, will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home, 179 Granville Street, Newark. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral service on Thursday, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Ruth Ann was born in Newark, Ohio on...
Kevin Ray Diss
Apr 7, 2017
Kevin Ray Diss, age 47, of Newark, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 7, 2017 at Licking Memorial Hospital. Kevin was born October 3, 1969 in Cambridge, Ohio. He was a 1988 graduate of Cambridge High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force....
Raymond Douglas "Ray" Weekley
Apr 6, 2017
A memorial service celebrating the life of Raymond Douglas Ray Weekley, age 81, of Heath, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, at the Lighthouse Memorial Church, 2600 Walnut Road in Millersport with Pastor Bill Beard officiating. Military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Ray was born July 4, 1935 in Parkersburg, West...
Richard L. "Rich" Denny
Apr 5, 2017
A funeral service celebrating the life of Richard L. Rich Denny, age 84, of Hebron, will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Gill officiating. Interment will follow at Newark Memorial Gardens with military honors provided by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Rich was born in Perry County...
James Colbridge
Apr 5, 2017
James Lee Colbridge, (Huckabaa), age 65, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at theSelma Markowitz Hospice Care Center Newark, Ohio. James is survived by his four daughters, Cindy Lee (aka: Cinderella), Kelly, Kimberly and Dawnie, twosons, Jimmy and Timothy. Numerous grandchildren, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Also his twospecial friends, Greg Farrington and Patty Wilson. James is preceded in death...
Mary Sue Marks
Apr 4, 2017
A funeral service celebrating the life of Mary Sue (Hupp) Marks, age 62, of Athens, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, at Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Glenford. Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street in Thornville....
Robert D. "Rob" West
Apr 3, 2017
A funeral service celebrating the life of Robert D. Rob West, age 56, of Newark, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, at the Church of God of Licking County, with Pastor C. Casey Ingram Fenn officiating. Burial will take place in Wilson Cemetery where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends...
Marilyn D. Smith
Mar 31, 2017
A graveside funeral service for Marilyn D. Smith, age 69, of Newark will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. at Smith Chapel Cemetery, with Pastor Marvin Carver, Pastor Kelly Carver and Pastor Charles Montgomery officiating. Friends may call on Wednesday, April 5th, prior to the graveside service, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Criss Wagner...
Arnold Johnson
Mar 30, 2017
Funeral Services celebrating the life of Arnold Johnson, 82, of Hebron, will be held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. in the Hall & Jones Funeral Home, Virgie, Kentucky. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Davidson Memorial Gardens in Floyd County, Kentucky. Arnold passed away at his home, on Thursday evening, March 30, 2017. He...
Robert W. Stoltz "Bob"
Mar 29, 2017
A memorial service celebrating the life of Robert W. Stoltz, Bob, age 90, of Granville, will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at New Albany Methodist Church, 20 Third Street, New Albany, with Pastor Frank Luchsinger officiating. A private burial will be held at Zion Ridge Cemetery in Thornville at a later date. Bob was born...
John J. Garber
Mar 28, 2017
A funeral service celebrating the life of John J. Jack Garber, age 85, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Smith. Burial will follow in Newark Memorial Gardens where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends may call from 2-4 &...
Cecil H. Nelson
Mar 24, 2017
A graveside inurnment service celebrating the life of Cecil H. Nelson, age 74, of Canal Winchester, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, 351 Coonpath Road NE, Lancaster, with Pastor Rusty Foley officiating. Military honors will be observed. Cecil was born October 12, 1942 in Langsville, Ohio to the late Herbert and...
Dianna Rene'''' Mugrage
Mar 21, 2017
Dianna Rene Mugrage, age 67, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at her home. Rene was born August 26, 1949 in Pomeroy, Ohio. She retired from the Orient Correctional Facility where she had been a corrections officer and in charge of medical records. Rene was a member of the Lancaster Moose Lodge Chapter 955 and the...