All Obituaries

A funeral service will be held for R.W. “Bob” Hutchison, 83, of Granville, on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2486 Granville Rd, Newark with Bishop Mark Bergstrom as celebrant.  A masonic service will follow at 6:30 P.M..  The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 5:30 P.M. prior to the service at the church. A private graveside service will be held at Fredonia Cemetery. Bob passed away on Good Friday, April...

A private graveside service for John Frederick “Fred” Johnson, 97, of Granville, will be held at Sunset Memorial Park in Cleveland. Fred passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at SharonBrooke in Newark. He was born in 1921 to the late John A. and Elizabeth Johnson. Fred had no children nor any brothers or sisters. His wife, Mary Ann Churchill Johnson died December 11, 2010.  A 1939 graduate of North Olmsted High School, Fred furthered his education at B and K School of...

Isolde Rose LeBrie, our angel on earth, joined the angels in heaven, April 17, 2019.  She passed peacefully at her home in Granville, Ohio.  Isolde was born in Riga, Latvia, in 1932 to the late Wilhelm and Anna (Pelecis) Rose. Isolde’s life experiences would fill a best-selling novel.  Displaced from her home in Riga as a teenager during WWII, she spent time in a Displaced Persons Camp in Berchtesgaden, Germany, which they named Insula, prior to ultimately arriving in...

An outdoorsman, loving husband, father, and grandfather, Keifer W. Boggess, Jr., 73, of Hebron, formerly of Johnstown, died April 2, 2019. Keifer was born in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Keifer W. and Lillian Boggess. A retired systems analyst with the State of Ohio, Keifer was a Vietnam Veteran who served in the U.S. Army. He was an auto enthusiast who enjoyed NASCAR, college football, and getting together with his Mifflin High School lunch group. Keifer was an ardent hunter and...

Harold Greten, Jr., age 84, of Granville, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on March 24, 2019.  He was born in 1934 in Zanesville, OH to the late Frances and Harold Greten, Sr.  In Harold’s early years, his family called him Junior.  After a few years in elementary school, he became Junie.  Today, he is still called Junie by his family and Muskingum County friends. A graduate from Rosecrans Catholic High School in Zanesville, Harold established many lifelong...

Muriel Edith (VanVleet) Beasley, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend passed away at the age of 96 on March 20, 2019.  She had been ill only a short period. Muriel was born and raised in Dundee, Michigan.  She graduated from Dundee High School in 1940.  She married Raymond Beasley on May 22, 1941.  They were married for 66 - 1/2 years until Ray’s death in 2008.  She lived in Michigan until 2016 when she moved to Granville,...

A gentleman, scholar, and kind soul, Calvin Benjamin “Ben” Spencer, Jr. passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 11, 2019 at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. He was 87 years old and was born in Frostburg, Maryland to the late Lillian and Calvin B. Spencer, M.D.. Ben studied entomology and was graduate of the University of Maryland. He was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and retired after serving a total of 35 years which included service in Korea,...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Phyllis L. Shannon, 89, of Heath, formerly of Granville, will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, March 9, 2019 at McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home , 133 S. Prospect St, Granville with Rev. Jeff Smith as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A retired Registered Nurse, Phyllis passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at The Inn at Chapel Grove.  Phyllis enjoyed her years caring for mothers and their...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ruth C. Durwin, 83, formerly of Lawrenceburg, Indiana at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 28, 2019 at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. A retired real estate broker, Ruth passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at Kendal at Granville. She was born in Dover, Indiana to the late Charles and Antoinette Zimmer. She was a...

A Funeral Mass will be held for Norma M. Annarino, 95, of Heath, at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at St. Leonard Catholic Church, 57 Dorsey Mill Rd E., Heath with Rev. William Hritsko and Rev. G. Michael Gribble concelebrating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Norma was born in Marne, Ohio to the late David R. and Erlma C. Tavener on January 9, 1924. A 1942 graduate of Newark High School, Norma died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at her home...