Obituaries

Mary F. Ruff

Mary F. Ruff

Jan 16, 2015

Mary F. Ruff, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at 4 a.m., Friday, January 16, 2015, at Canterbury Villa. She was born April 7, 1927, in Canton, Ohio, to Elmer and Ethel (Gotschall) Amstutz. Mary was a 1946 graduate of Carrolton High School and received her Bachelor Degree from Mount Union College and attended Ohio State University. She was an...

Harold R. "Bud" Devies

Harold R. "Bud" Devies

Jan 13, 2015

Harold R. "Bud" Devies, age 93, of Marlboro, passed away at 10:50 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Canton Christian Home with his loving wife, Mary at his side. He was born July 23, 1921, in Jackson Township, Ohio, to Lester G. and Sarah (Hardie) Devies and has resided in Marlboro Township since 1923. Harold was a 1939 graduate of...

John E. Pugh

John E. Pugh

Jan 11, 2015

John E. Pugh, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 10 p.m., Sunday, January 11, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 9, 1930, in Grindstone, Pennsylvania, to Higgins and Bessie (Cash) Pugh. John lived in Alliance after serving as an airplane mechanic in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. In 1963...

Eileen J. Hartenstein

Eileen J. Hartenstein

Jan 8, 2015

Eileen J. Hartenstein, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 2:32 p.m., Thursday, January 8, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born January 26, 1923, in Alliance, Ohio, to John and Louise (Urig) Aebi. Eileen grew up in North Benton and moved back later. Eileen was a Sebring High School graduate and went on to Alliance City Hospital School...

Dewey M. "Mike" Elkins

Dewey M. "Mike" Elkins

Jan 7, 2015

Dewey M. Elkins of Massillon, Ohio, known as Mike to his friends and family, died on Wednesday January 7th at the age of 58. Mike was born on November 20, 1956 in Cadiz, Ohio to Carl and Ferbie Elkins and was the youngest of 10 children. Mike was an active member of several Massillon area social clubs, but most enjoyed...

Agnes L. Mudrick

Agnes L. Mudrick

Jan 6, 2015

Agnes Louise (Decker) Mudrick, age 82, of Alliance, left her earthly home Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital after a long illness. She was born March 30, 1932, in Buffalo, New York, to Edward and Mary (Hass) Decker. A member of the Regina Coeli Catholic Church, Agnes enjoyed cooking, baking and crocheting. She was a very active, kind...

Marjorie E. Barnes

Marjorie E. Barnes

Jan 3, 2015

Marjorie E. Barnes, age 81, of Alliance, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Akron City Hospital. She was born August 6, 1933 in Alliance, Ohio to Homer and Helen (Maple) House. A lifelong area resident, Mrs. Barnes graduated in 1951 from Alliance High School. Marge attended Lexington United Methodist Church, and had an infectious outgoing personality which people were drawn...

Carl Weigel, Jr

Carl Weigel, Jr

Jan 3, 2015

Carl Weigel, Jr., age 81, of Sebring, formerly of Westlake, passed away at 6 p.m., Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 13, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Carl Sr. and Margaret Rose (Rider) Weigel. Carl earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri and his Masters of Business...

Eric R. Franken

Eric R. Franken

Jan 2, 2015

Eric R. Franken, age 53, of North Benton, embarked on a new journey January 2, 2015. He was born July 31, 1961, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Robert J. and Julia M. (Cheiffo) Franken. Eric graduated from Western Reserve High School and was employed by the Mahoning County Engineer's Office for 25 years. He was a member of the Sebring Country...

Ethel Jane Egli

Ethel Jane Egli

Jan 2, 2015

Ethel Jane Egli, age 95, formerly of Alliance, died at her home in Columbus, surrounded by her family on Friday January 2, 2015. She was born April 10, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to Clark and Helen (Mathis) Graham. Mrs. Egli worked as an LPN at Roker Nursing Home and Roselawn, and was a member of the Methodist Church. In her...

James Purcell Rodman, Dr.

James Purcell Rodman, Dr.

Jan 2, 2015

Dr. James P. Rodman, 88, lifetime resident of Alliance, Ohio passed away at 2:30am Friday morning January 2, 2015 at the Sterling House of Alliance with his son Jeff at his side ending his long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was a man of many talents - engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, community volunteer, teacher, scientist, musician, designer, philanthropist - generous with...

Michael Roy Prickett

Michael Roy Prickett

Jan 1, 2015

Michael Roy Prickett, age 62, formerly of Alliance, passed away January 1, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. He was born January 14, 1952, in Alliance, Ohio, to Kenneth and Clara (Leech) Prickett Sr. and was a lifelong area resident. A 1970 graduate of Marlington High School, Michael was formerly employed at Advanced Poly Packaging, and was a United States Air Force...

Karen Ann Dietrich

Karen Ann Dietrich

Dec 31, 2014

Karen Ann Dietrich, age 62 of Alliance, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday December 31, 2014. She was born April 18, 1952 in Alliance, Ohio to Angelo C. and Audrey V. (Gulling) Pederzolli. A graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Karen received her B.S. and her M.Ed. from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Mrs....

Ella S. Griffin

Ella S. Griffin

Dec 25, 2014

Ella S. Griffin, age 99, of Sebring, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2014, at Crandall Medical Center. Mrs. Griffin was born September 4, 1915, in Beloit, the youngest of the ten children of Swiss immigrants, Jacob and Magdalena (Burri) Stryffeler. She was a graduate of Beloit High School and Salem Business College. She was married to Robert A Griffin, May...

Arna J. Poteet

Arna J. Poteet

Dec 23, 2014

Arna J. (White) Poteet, age 84, of Alliance, passed away at 8:25 a.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at her home. She was born February 23, 1930, in Hartville, Ohio, to Donald and Ruth (Newman) White and was the last surviving member of 13 children. Arna graduated from high school and was a caregiver to the elderly. Survivors include her daughters,...

Kristine M. (Burnell) Strickler

Kristine M. (Burnell) Strickler

Dec 21, 2014

Kristine M. (Burnell) Strickler, formerly of Alliance, and recently of Huron, Ohio passed away on Sunday December 21, 2014 at Cleveland Metro Health Hospital. She was born June 7, 1971 in Alliance, Ohio the daughter of Gary L. and Kathleen R. (Williams) Burnell. Kristine graduated in 1989 from Marlington High School, attended Bowling Green State University and Cleveland State, and...

Paul W. Ludwig

Paul W. Ludwig

Dec 18, 2014

Paul W. Ludwig, age 71 of Alliance, passed away at 3:10 p.m. Thursday December 18, 2014 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born December 27, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan to Heinz and Lois (Graff) Ludwig. A graduate of Lincoln High School in Philadelphia, PA, Paul was the Printing Department Supervisor/Plant Manager at Jaite Packaging for 20 years and Printing Department...

Dana Norman

Dana Norman

Dec 16, 2014

The morning of Tuesday, December 16, 2014, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Dana Norman, age 61, of Alliance, unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 8:54 a.m., at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born March 6, 1953, in Buckhannon, West Virginia, to Dempsey and Mary Kathern (Cutright) Norman. He was a retired truck driver and...

Mary Lou Milburn

Mary Lou Milburn

Dec 15, 2014

Mary Lou (Baker) Milburn, age 75, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord at 2:50 p.m., Monday, December 15, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 25, 1939, in Alliance, Ohio, to Glen and Mary (Donohoe) Baker. Mary Lou was a 1957 graduate of Alliance High School. She was a member of the Alliance Baptist Temple...

Larry S. Caywood

Larry S. Caywood

Dec 15, 2014

Larry S. Caywood, age 60 of Alliance, passed away at 7:50 a.m., Monday, December 15, 2014, at Aultman Hospital. He was born September 20, 1954, in Bristol, Virginia, to Charles and Pearl (Talbot) Caywood. Larry attended Alliance High School and was formerly employed by d-CON in Alliance. He recently retired from Biery Cheese Company as a maintenance supervisor. He enjoyed...