All Obituaries

Douglas E. Plunkett, 75, retired Village Manager of Granville and consultant, passed away February 18, 2020 at his home. He was born in Jamaica, New York to the late George and Florence Plunkett. A Vietnam Veteran, Doug served in the U.S. Army. He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and received his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University. He was Village Manager in Granville from 1980 until his retirement in 1997 when he started Circuit Rider...

            Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Henry, 65, of Heath, formerly of New Jersey, passed away January 31, 2020 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark, Ohio after a twelve year battle with cancer. She was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey to the late Donald and Eileen Ahern.         A retired software programmer for Bell Labs and IBM, Liz was voracious reader and fan of science fiction, a passion she shared with...

A graveside service celebrating the life of Patricia A. Mills, 60, of Heath, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Fredonia Cemetery in Newark, Ohio with Pastor Mark Falls as celebrant. A graduate of Utica High School, Patty passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home. She was born in Newark to William T. Mills, and the late Rosemary (Blevins) Mills. She was a member of Newark Baptist Temple. After studying clerical work at the Vocational School, Patty held...

Teresa E. Smith, 88, of Canal Winchester formerly of DeSantis Drive in Columbus, Musselman Drive in Zanesville, passed away January 23, 2020 at AlterCare in Newark Ohio.  The daughter of the late Howard J. and Grace M. (Vogt) Carpenter. A graduate of Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing, Teresa was a nurse with Dr. Max Reed in Columbus. She enjoyed vacations in Gatlinburg TN, and Myrtle Beach S.C.  She will be remembered by her family for her cooking, especially her apple...

Anne Elizabeth Schilling (Novicky) was born on June 1, 1925, in a hospital where her aunt worked in Cambridge, Ohio.  Anne’s father Andrew was an immigrant from Slovakia when it was still a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.  After emigrating to the U.S. in 1914 he eventually became a coalminer in Belle Valley, Ohio, where Anne lived with her mother (Susan or Sue) and older brother Buddy (Andrew Novicky) and grandmother (Mary Beros).  The grandmother ran a general...

A funeral service celebrating the life of Norman Lee Brush, 85, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 20, 2020 Alexandria United Methodist Church, 72 Church Street, Alexandria with Pastor Dave Pagura as celebrant. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Alexandria. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Norman passed away peacefully January 15, 2020 at SharonBrooke in Newark surrounded by family. He was born in Alexandria, Ohio to...

Norma Jean Sanders, 85 of Granville, Ohio, formerly of Winter Park, Colorado passed away January 15, 2020 after a sudden illness. Norma was born March 12,1934 in Reseda, California to the late Earl and Myrtle (Morgan) Green. A private memorial service will be held celebrating Norma’s life. Norma graduated from Poly High School, Riverside, California. She retired after twenty-five years as an Administrative Officer in the Electromagnetics Division at the National Institute of Standards...

A celebration of life service and reception is scheduled for Rosemary Hoyt on Sunday, Jan. 19, from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Granville. A group of her friends from Vintage Voices will sing in her memory with a reception in honor of her German heritage to follow. This is open to the many friends and admirers she had over her years in Granville. A private graveside service will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville. Rosemary passed away January 4, 2020, at...

A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Delaine Kennedy, 87, of Newark, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at St. Francis de Sales Church, 40 Granville St., Newark with Rev. Bob Penhallurick as celebrant. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery in Newark. Left to cherish their mother’s memory are Mary’s children and their spouses, John and Megan Yoho, Vonnie and Mark Nutter, Patty Simpson and...

A graveside service honoring the life of Sally L.W. Hannahs, 87, of Heath, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, December 20, 2019 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville with Msgr. Paul P. Enke as celebrant. A retired educator and Principal, Sally passed away December 17, 2019 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center in Newark. She was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late Lewis and Elizabeth “Blackie” Wolfendale. A member of the class of 1950 at Holy Family High School, Sally went on to...