Remembering Loved Ones Local Obituaries

Jul 16, 2021

Donald “Donnie” Lones , 78, Newark, passed away Friday, July 16, 2021. The family is holding a memorial Celebration of Life on Sunday, October 24th from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the James Bradley Center Infirmary Mound Park, 4351 Lancaster Road, Granville, OH 43023. Please join us to celebrate an amazing man! Food will be served.

Jul 15, 2021

Charlae Louise Inman, age 40, of Mount Vernon, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Charlae was born March 24, 1981 in Newark, Ohio.

Charlae was a 1999 graduate of Licking Valley High School. She enjoyed music, doing makeup and nails and loved tattoos. She was also very...

Jul 15, 2021

A graveside funeral service, celebrating the life of Eugene “Gene” Kocher, 89, of Frazeysburg, will be held on Monday, July 19, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Obetz Cemetery, 4455 Groveport Road, Obetz. Friends may call at the cemetery one hour prior to the graveside service, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Gene was born in Reese, Ohio on January 22,...

Jul 15, 2021

Visitation for Jeannette Lynn Kaeppner Cooper, 63, formerly of Granville, will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 22, 2021 in the chapel of The Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service. Jeannette passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 following an extended illness. She was born April 9, 1958 in Columbus, the daughter of...

Jul 14, 2021

Jackie L. “Jack” Barrick, 69, of Newark, passed away on July 14, 2021 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, operated by Hospice of Central Ohio. He was born in Newark, Ohio on August 27, 1951 to the late Harold and Annabell (Hupp) Barrick. Prior to retirement, Jack worked as a custodian at Licking Memorial Hospital for 13 years. He was...

Jul 12, 2021

John Edward Spears joined his wife Tammy in the Kingdom of Heaven on July 12, 2021 at the age of 67. As a member of a large family, John took it upon himself to document countless memories through his photography; he was never far from his camera. John was a faithful member of the Church of God for 30 years....

Jul 11, 2021

A funeral service celebrating the life of James Leroy Friesner, Sr., age 89, of Newark, will be held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, July 15, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Rev. William J. Rauch officiating. Burial will take place in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. prior to the service at...

Jul 8, 2021

A funeral service celebrating the life of Ora Thomas “Tom” Ault, age 76, of Newark, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Simpson (Tom’s father-in-law) officiating. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance.

Jul 8, 2021

Jean Elizabeth “Peas” Hadnot, age 53, of Newark, passed away on Thursday, July 8, at her home. She was born January 29, 1968 in Newark, Ohio.

Peas enjoyed flower gardening, painting, coloring and loved arts and crafts. She was a member of Trinity AME Church. Peas was a very giving person and she spent much of her...

Jul 8, 2021

Graveside Funeral Services, celebrating the life of Patty L Zollinger, 90, of Millersport, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2021 in the Floral Hills Memory Gardens, where Patty will be laid to rest next to her husband Ralph. Pastor Doug Lynn will be celebrant.

Patty passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Thornville...

Jul 7, 2021

A funeral service celebrating the life of Bart Thorpe, age 62, of Thornville, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, at the Thornville chapel of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service. Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home, 56 South Main Street in Thornville. Burial will follow in Zion Ridge Cemetery. The family...

Jul 5, 2021

Melissa Louise Dalton, age 44, of Newark, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 5, 2021 at Licking Memorial Hospital.

Melissa was born February 1, 1977 in Newark, Ohio to the late Richard and Mary (Haynes) O’Brien.

Melissa was a homemaker and enjoyed coloring and listening to music. She was known to be quite a chatterbox....

Jul 4, 2021

Cristin R.A. Shull, 46, of Roseville, passed away unexpectedly at his home. He was born May 4, 1975 in Columbus, the son of Homer Shull Jr. and Cheryl Barte Shull Hodgkinson. Cris was a graduate of Watkins Memorial H.S., class of 1996, and was a hard-working construction worker. He loved motorcycles, repairing and working on motorcycles. He especially loved...

Jul 3, 2021

Funeral services, celebrating of the life James David Lampton, 83, of Brookville, Florida and formerly of Thornville, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021 in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral Home, with Pastors Christopher Henderson-Johns and Matthew Van Winkle as co-celebrants. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Fairmount...

Jul 3, 2021

Funeral services celebrating the life of Joyce Anne Gerren Smith, 48, of Thornville, will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, July 11, 2021 in the chapel of the Thornville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service, 56 South Main Street in Thornville. Burial will follow in the Lutheran Reformed Cemetery, Thornville. The family will receive friends from 10:00...

Jul 2, 2021

George Albert Sites, age 44 of Somerset, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 at the James at OSU. He was born December 6, 1976 in Lancaster, to the late Lawrence J. (Shorty) and Lillian O. (Myers) Sites. He was a 1995 graduate of Liberty Union H.S., He was a loving husband, father, uncle and a special friend to many....

Jun 30, 2021

A funeral service celebrating the life of Larry Eugene Cramer, age 80, of Heath, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, at Community Wesleyan Church with Dr. Danny Gordon and Rev. Nathan Metz officiating. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance.

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Jun 28, 2021

Memorial services for Margaret R. Gardner, 90, formerly of Dayton, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2021 in the chapel of the Kirkersville home of HOSKINSON Funeral and Cremation Service. Inurnment will follow in Glen Rest Memorial Gardens, Reynoldsburg. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until time of the memorial service.

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Jun 28, 2021

Wilma Jean Huston, 93, went to her heavenly home on Monday, June 28, 2021, after a long illness. Her most recent address was at Tuscany Gardens, Pataskala. She also resided for five years at Abbington of Pickerington and had a house in Hebron for six decades after a few years living at Buckeye Lake.

Survivors are two...

Jun 27, 2021

Linda Marie Petersen, 68, of Newark, passed away on June 27, 2021 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. She was born in Duluth, Minnesota on June 15, 1953 to the late Charles F. and Helen B. (Borough) Petersen. Survivors include her daughter, Amy Petersen; siblings, Steve (Theresa) Petersen, Cindy Sager and Scott Petersen; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and...