Obituaries

Williams "Chuck" Bryant

Williams "Chuck" Bryant

Mar 22, 2016

William "Chuck" Bryant, age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 4:27 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 12, 1946, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to Charles and Sready (Dean) Bryant. Chuck was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Chysler Corporation in Twinsburg after 36 years of employment. Chuck owned and...

Paul Frame

Paul Frame

Mar 22, 2016

Paul Frame, age 78, of Randolph, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna. He was born down in the holler of West Virginia on March 24, 1937 to Herbert and Rita (Bean) Frame. Paul attended Atwater Public schools and worked in the auto industry until retiring. He enjoyed spending...

Tonia L. Hubbs

Tonia L. Hubbs

Mar 21, 2016

Tonia L. (Campbell) Hubbs, age 57, of Alliance, passed away at 1:58 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2016, at Aultman Hospital. She was born in Salem, Ohio, May 27, 1958, to Robert Wayne and Anna "Lucy" (Clark) Campbell and was a lifelong area resident. Tonia had previously attended Alliance Baptist Temple and enjoyed country music, knitting and sewing. She was a...

Keith J. Brendlinger

Keith J. Brendlinger

Mar 18, 2016

Keith J. Brendlinger, age 65, of Sebring, passed away at 3:37 a.m., Friday, March 18, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born December 12, 1950, in Alliance, to Jack and Donna (Moore) Wilson. Keith was a proud Vietnam veteran, serving in the U.S. Army and had just recently retired from AJ Oster Foils. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing softball...

Rita N. (Andrews) Winters

Rita N. (Andrews) Winters

Mar 17, 2016

Rita N. (Andrews) Winters, age 67, of Alliance, passed away at 12:11 a.m., Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Aultman Hospital. She was born March 24, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio, to Joseph and Olantha (Graves) Andrews. Rita was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall and employed as a State Tested Nurses Aid. She enjoyed visiting nursing homes and hospitals and...

Jim A. Gazia

Jim A. Gazia

Mar 17, 2016

Jim A. Gazia, age 81, of Alliance passed away at 11:50 a.m., Thursday, March 17, 2016, at McCrea Manor. He was born June 1, 1934, at Alliance City Hospital to Rose (Sineri) and Patsy Gazia, and lived in Alliance his entire life. A 1952 graduate of Alliance High School, Jim joined the US Navy and served as a boiler man...

Martha (Lutz)  Unger

Martha (Lutz) Unger

Mar 17, 2016

Martha (Lutz) Unger, age 88, of Sebring, passed away March 17, 2016, at Copeland Oaks.  Born January 16, 1928, in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, she is survived by her husband of 67 years, Charles T. Unger of Sebring, Ohio.  Her children are James W. (Bobbie) of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and John T. (Kathy) of Houston, Texas, and she was grandmother to...

Sheron L. Russell

Sheron L. Russell

Mar 15, 2016

Sheron L. Russell, age 72, of Damascus, passed away at 7:32 a.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at her home with her family by her side. She was born June 14, 1943, in Elmira, New York, to Arthur and Ernestine (Smith) Mapes. Sheron was a 1961 graduate of West Branch High School. She was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran...

Benjamin A. Chacon

Benjamin A. Chacon

Mar 14, 2016

Benjamin A. Chacon, age 37, of Gilbert, Arizona, formerly of Alliance, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, at his home. He was born March 1, 1979, in Canton, Ohio, to Sheila M. (Styer) Fisk. A 1997 graduate of Alliance High School, Benjamin attended Youngstown State. He had been employed with recruiting retention in the Army National Guard and was a...

Jacqueline "Jacki" Mason

Jacqueline "Jacki" Mason

Mar 12, 2016

Jacqueline "Jacki" Mason, age 71 of Alliance, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital in Canton. She was born June 20, 1944, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Arthur and Pauline (Sutton) Lutz. Jacki retired from Ford Motor Company, Brookpark Assembly Plant. Survivors include two daughters, Loretta Hayes of Alliance, and Phyllis Gaul of Sheffield; two sons, Billy...

Margaret "Peggy" Sykes Sunderland

Margaret "Peggy" Sykes Sunderland

Mar 10, 2016

Margaret "Peggy" Sykes Sunderland, age 63, of Alliance, passed away at 7:15 a.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 9, 1952, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Elmer L. Sykes and Laverne Sykes Ramser. A 1970 graduate of Alliance High School, Peggy was previously employed at Lo Dano's Footwear. She attended Damascus Friends Church and...

Jack R. Ward

Jack R. Ward

Mar 6, 2016

Jack R. Ward, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at 10:10 p.m., Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 7, 1928, in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Edward and Hazel (Holmes) Ward and resided in Alliance all his life. An Alliance High School graduate, Jack had been employed at the former Alliance Manufacturing until his...

Samuel H. Riley

Samuel H. Riley

Mar 3, 2016

Samuel H. Riley, age 75, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord at 8:40 a.m., Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born July 27, 1940 in Monterville, West Virginia to Raymond Neal and Madolyn (Upton) Riley. A 1959 graduate of Akron East High School, Sam was employed by...

Mary L. Lanham

Mary L. Lanham

Feb 28, 2016

Mary L. Lanham, age 92, of Alliance, passed away at 3:45 p.m., Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Canterbury Villa. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Interment will be at Sandy Valley Cemetery in Waynesburg, Ohio. Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75...

David B. Schrader , Sr

David B. Schrader , Sr

Feb 28, 2016

David Bruce Schrader Sr., age 59, of Alliance, passed away at 4:04 a.m. Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 30, 1956, in Salem, Ohio, to Alfred "Bud" Schrader and Rose (Riesen) Schrader. David graduated from Marlington High School in 1975 and retired from Chrysler after 30 years of service. He was an avid Harley-Davidson...

Randy Raymond Storm

Randy Raymond Storm

Feb 27, 2016

Randy Raymond Storm, age 29, of North Benton, died Saturday, February 27, 2016. He was born May 23, 1986, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to Michael R. Storm and Deborah L. (Boone) Michael. Randy attended West Branch High School, and was currently attending the Alliance Career Center. He loved to be outside; fishing, hunting with his bow and arrow and mud-bogging. He...

Frank A. Chernikovich

Frank A. Chernikovich

Feb 27, 2016

Frank A Chernikovich, age 41, of Canton, passed away peacefully after a long illness Saturday, February 27, 2016, at Aultman Hospital. He was born March 16, 1974, in Alliance, Ohio, to Francis and Jane (Simmons) Chernikovich and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A 1991 graduate of Marlington High School, Frank earned his associate degree from Stark State College and had...

Jerry L. Freedman

Jerry L. Freedman

Feb 26, 2016

Jerry L. Freedman, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at 6:30 a.m., Friday, February 26, 2016, at Canterbury Villa after a long illness. He was born April 13, 1941, in Alliance, Ohio, to Howard and Irene (Phillimore) Freedman and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Jerry was a 1960 graduate of Alliance High School and was employed as a lineman for...

Sharlet Faye Byrne

Sharlet Faye Byrne

Feb 25, 2016

Sharlet Faye Byrne, age 89, of Florida, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 10:23 p.m., Thursday, February 25, 2016, at her home. She was born November 11, 1926, in Alliance, Ohio, to Irvin John and Estella May (Slusser) Bandy. Sharlet was a member of the Bethel United Church of Christ and had retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva. She loved...

Freda M. James

Freda M. James

Feb 24, 2016

Freda Marie James of Alliance passed away February 24, 2016, at the age of 75, from complications after surgery at Mercy Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1940, in Gassaway, West Virginia, the second of ten children, to parents Charles and Reva (Weese) Carpenter of Braxton County, West Virginia. A mother and homemaker, Freda was the beloved mother of...