All Obituaries

A funeral service for Darlene “Darby” Marie McDougal of Newark, Ohio, originally from Greenwich and Granville, will be held at the McPeek- Hoekstra Funeral Home 133 S. Prospect St., Granville, Ohio on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 10:30 A.M.  with Pastor Anthony Payton as celebrant. Interment will follow at Wilson Cemetery, Newark. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home. Darlene passed away October 17, 2018 at Flint Ridge Nursing Center...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Kathy A. Thompson will be held at 3:00 P.M. on October 27, 2018 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant. Private interment will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Kathy died Oct. 15, 2018 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Franklin R. and Emily J. Vandenbark. She...

A funeral service celebrating the life of John S. Thomas, 79, of Delaware, formerly of Canal Winchester, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home, 133 S. Prospect St., Granville with Rev. Catherine Hill as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with full military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. The family will receive friends Monday from 4-7 P.M. at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 110 W....

Walter, loving husband, father and friend, was taken by cancer on October 9, 2018 at the age of 85. Walter is missed by his devoted wife Margaret of 55 years; daughter Karol; grandchildren Will, Evan and Charlie; siblings Hermann and Edith; daughter-in-law Susan Maltbie, and his kitty cats. His death was preceded by his son Gordon and sister Hildegard. In 1933 he was born of German heritage in Neutitschein, Czechoslovakia. At the age of 20 he immigrated to Canada and soon graduated from...

On Sunday, October 7, 2018 Sarah Jane Danford beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and Granville Elementary School teacher, passed away at the age of 68 years after a courageous battle with breast cancer.  Sarah will be forever remembered and missed by her husband Jeff, their daughters Jessica (Todd) Dipre and Jodi (Donnie) Graber, her grandchildren Tyler, Emerson, Lindsey and Brooke, by her mother Mary Jo DiGiandomenico, by her brothers and sisters Lennie (Susie)...

Anne Mullin Brockman Kerr passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. She was everything you could ask for as a wife, mom, grandmother and great grandmother. A direct descendant of the Mayflower's Priscilla Mullin, Anne was a strong woman who inspired all of us with her personal drive and enthusiasm for life. As a mother, Anne was patient in answering incessant questions of her young children, put up with teenage madness, encouraged them to do their best and loved them unconditionally. As...

Ann M. Masse, 92, formally of Vestal, NY, peacefully passed away September 27, 2018 at her home in Newark, Ohio. She was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to the late Anthony and Catherine Ruddy. Ann was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a member of St. Mary’s Parish in Pawtucket, RI. She was passionate about golf, and she also enjoyed knitting, sewing, reading, and all things Irish.  Her greatest joy was being with her children. Her love of life, her sense of...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Benjamin D. “Ben” Whitehead, 71, of Granville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 14, 2018 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 102 E. Broadway, Granville with Rev. Casey Wilson as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. A gentleman, farmer, and retired agent with State Farm, Ben passed away September 11, 2018 at his home. He was born in Granville to the late Henry E. and Roberta...

A graveside service honoring the life of Thomas J. “Tom” Skufca, 52, of Clintonville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with full military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. The family will receive friends from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. prior to the graveside service on Tuesday at The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, 785 Newark Granville Rd., Granville. Tom passed away September 6, 2018 at his...

A funeral service celebrating the life of George Lige Davison, 92, of Alexandria, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Alexandria Baptist Church, 94 E. Main Street, Alexandria.  Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Alexandria with military honors rendered by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. A retired dairy farmer, Lige passed away Monday, August 27, 2018 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark. He was born in Alexandria to the late Glenn W. and...