Obituaries

Bonnie L. Baker

Bonnie L. Baker

Mar 30, 2015

Bonnie L. Baker, age 52, of Alliance, passed away at 11:30 p.m., Monday, March 30, 2015, at Aultman Hospital. She was born March 13, 1963, in Alliance, Ohio, to Richard and Arna (White) Poteet. A graduate of Marlington High School, she enjoyed cooking, gardening, playing cards and going camping and fishing. Bonnie is survived by her two sons, David (Dr....

Earl J. Berlin

Earl J. Berlin

Mar 29, 2015

Earl J. Berlin, age 71, of Alliance, passed away at 7:45 a.m., Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born August 19, 1943, in Alliance, Ohio, to Harold L. and Mary E. (Charlton) Berlin and was a lifelong area resident. Earl was an Alliance High School graduate and employed as a darkroom technician at Alliance Community Hospital...

M. A. (Mat) Thomas

M. A. (Mat) Thomas

Mar 29, 2015

Mat Thomas, age 95, of Alliance passed away, Sunday, March 29, 2015, at his home. He was born May 14, 1919, in Tuttle, North Dakota, to John W. and Emma (Bair) Thomas. After graduating from Eichelberger High School in Hanover, Pennsylvania, he went on to earn a Civil and Structural Engineering Degree from Drexel University in 1943. That same year,...

Jean S. Hull

Jean S. Hull

Mar 29, 2015

Jean F. Hull, age 94, born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and a resident of Sebring, passed away at 8:55 a.m., Sunday, March 29, 2015, at Crandall Medical Center. Mrs. Hull was a member of the Union Avenue United Methodist Church and a supporter of the Symphony. Mrs. Hull was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband of 39 years,...

Cynthia Anne Ruttig

Cynthia Anne Ruttig

Mar 25, 2015

Cynthia Anne Ruttig, age 81, of Alliance, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in her home surrounded by her children. She was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on November 3, 1933, but spent a great deal of her childhood in Salisbury, Massachusetts. Cynthia attended Northfield Mount Herman, and The University of Massachusetts as an English literature major. She went on to...

Martha Joan Harton

Martha Joan Harton

Mar 21, 2015

Martha Joan Harton, age 73, of Alliance, went to be with the Lord at 8:10 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center with family and friends at her side. She was born February 19, 1942 in Alliance to Peter and Mary (Rice) Steed and has been a lifelong resident. Martha attended Sebring High School and worked as...

Erma Eileen (Warren) Cironi

Erma Eileen (Warren) Cironi

Mar 20, 2015

Erma Eileen (Warren) Cironi, age 86, of Sebring, passed away at 5:45 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2015 at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born November 22, 1928 to Lewis and Bessie (Aellig) Warren. A graduate of Sebring High School and a member of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Erma was a homemaker who ventured into real estate later in life....

Michelle Ann Stewart

Michelle Ann Stewart

Mar 20, 2015

Michelle Ann Stewart, age 48, of Alliance, passed away Friday, March 20, 2015 at Aultman Hospital as a result of complications following surgery. She was born March 29, 1966 in Alliance to Diane Peterson and Carl Peterson. A graduate of Alliance High School and Stark State College, Michelle worked as a medical laboratory technician. She was a member of the...

William "Willie" Holbert

William "Willie" Holbert

Mar 19, 2015

William "Willie" Holbert, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 3 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Green Meadows Health and Wellness Center in Louisville. He was born April 24, 1923, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, to Robert and Ruth (Wolverton) Holbert and has lived in the Alliance area since 1925. Willie attended Atwater High School and had been employed as...

Kenneth A. Hubbs Sr

Kenneth A. Hubbs Sr

Mar 18, 2015

Kenneth A. Hubbs, Sr., age 68, of Daytona Beach, FL, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 2:02 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Halifax Health Medical Center. He was born December 28, 1946 to Charles W. Hubbs and Naomi (Anderson) Unkefer. Ken retired from American Steel and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed genealogy, traveling, horseracing and...

Dave Wilson

Dave Wilson

Mar 18, 2015

C. Dave Wilson, age 59, of Alliance, passed away at 10:35 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the comfort of his home. He was born Jan 9, 1956, in Mansfield, Ohio, to Charles F. and Helen M. (Wade) Wilson. Charles attended Alliance High School and was a manager of the Clark Station and a bouncer at Kelly's and Town Tavern...

Paul E. Fisher

Paul E. Fisher

Mar 18, 2015

Paul E. Fisher, age 77, of Beloit, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born May 26, 1937, in Alliance, Ohio, to Doris Mead. Paul was employed as a truck driver for 30 years with Alliance Builders Supply and was a member of the teamsters union. He was a member of the Middle Sandy United...

Charlotte Grace Mastroianni

Charlotte Grace Mastroianni

Mar 18, 2015

Charlotte Grace (Madsen) Mastroianni, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 8:40 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Community Care Center with her family by her side. She was born May 17, 1920 in Alliance, Ohio to Christian and Margery (Vesseriat) Madsen and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Charlotte attended St. Joseph School and was a graduate of Alliance High...

Betty Jane McKenney

Betty Jane McKenney

Mar 13, 2015

Betty Jane McKenney, age 84, of Alliance, passed away March 13, 2015, at her home, following a long illness. She was born January 28, 1931, in Lisbon, Ohio, to Lewis and Loretta (Thompson) Hawkins and resided most of her life in the Alliance area. A certified nurse's assistant for 20 years, she retired in 1997. She was a member of...

Shirley B. Sotcan

Shirley B. Sotcan

Mar 12, 2015

Our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Shirley Bernice Sotcan died March 12, 2015. She was 92 years old. Though we know she has gone to a far better place we are grieving and will miss her greatly. She was born in Falmouth, Maine on April 3, 1922 to Elizabeth and Melville Gribbin. Her mother died when she was nine years...

Marie B. (Elliott) Spall

Marie B. (Elliott) Spall

Mar 10, 2015

Marie Blanche (Elliott) Spall, age 85, went home to be with the Lord at 5:10 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center after a bravely fought yearlong illness. She was born March 6, 1930, in Salem, Ohio, to Thomas and Ruth (Aellig) Elliott. She attended Sebring McKinley High School and Berlin Center United Methodist Church Marie was...

Barbara J. (Wasson) Evans

Barbara J. (Wasson) Evans

Mar 8, 2015

Barbara J. (Wasson) Evans, age 62, of Alliance passed away at 8:40 a.m. on March 8, 2015 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born on March 22, 1952 in Alliance to Harold T. and Norma I. (Lare) Wasson. Barbara was a graduate of Alliance High School. She formerly worked for Beads Beads in California. She was a loving mother and...

James E. Williamson

James E. Williamson

Mar 7, 2015

James E. Williamson, age 81, of Alliance, Ohio, passed away at 9:27 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born August 1, 1934, in Sistersville, West Virginia, to Ralph and Artie (Light) Williamson and lived in the Alliance area most of his life. James was a graduate of Alliance High School and employed at Morgan Engineering...

Elizabeth (Beth) Wheeler

Elizabeth (Beth) Wheeler

Mar 6, 2015

Elizabeth (Beth) Wheeler, age 60, of Sebring, Ohio, was reunited with her loved ones in heaven on March 6, 2015. She was born August 24, 1954 in Alliance, Ohio, to Raymond and Audrey (Abbott) Whitacre. Her joys in life were many. She cherished family and friends, especially her grandchildren, loved celebrating the holidays, cooking and baking for everyone, gardening, watching...

J. Scott Benincasa

J. Scott Benincasa

Mar 5, 2015

John Scott Benincasa, age 64, of Alliance, passed away at 5:45 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2015, at McCrea Manor. He was born December 18, 1950, in Alliance, Ohio, to John and Jacqueline (Anderson) Benincasa. Scott graduated from Bowling Green University with a Bachelor of Marketing in 1975. He was previously employed as a sales manager at Epic Technologies in Norwalk,...