
Donald R. Hall
Jul 20, 2012
Donald R. Hall, age 89, of Alliance, formerly of Atwater, passed away at 12:05 p.m. Friday, July 20, 2012 at McCrea Manor. He was born November 19, 1922 in Atwater, to Marion and Mary (Hilker) Hall. Donald was a 1940 graduate of Atwater High School and worked as an operating engineer for H.B. Lockhart Construction in Akron, Ohio. He was...

Walter L. Ghering
Jul 18, 2012
Walter L. Ghering, age 81, of Alliance, died at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born November 3, 1930, in Edinboro, PA, to Boyd and Luceil (Darrow) Ghering. Walter was a graduate of Penn State University earning his PhD in Physics and worked as a research scientist for Babcock and...
David S. Rotuna
Jul 17, 2012
David S. Rotuna, age 48, of Alliance, passed away at 6:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born August 9, 1963, in Alliance, Ohio, to James August Rotuna and Betty L. (Greiner) Rotuna. After high school, David started working at the Alliance Country Club, Groves Appliance, and First Christian Church for 14 years. He was...
Mary Alice (Duro) Carter
Jul 17, 2012
Mary Alice (Duro) Carter, age 81, of Alliance, passed away suddenly Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Aultman Hospital, surrounded by her two loving daughters, a son-in-law, two grandsons, a granddaughter-in-law and a great-grandson. From the promise in her heart to keep her family together-to all the love she graced upon us and also to those people she cared for and...
Renee L. Lare
Jul 15, 2012
Renee L. Lare, age 49, of Alliance, passed away at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born May 3, 1963 in Alliance, Ohio, to Richard and Alice (Stuck) Lare. Renee graduated from Waterloo High School, attended Akron University, and was associated with First Church of God and Grace Community Church. She was also involved...
Willa Taylor Hillman
Jul 10, 2012
Willa Taylor Hillman, age 48, of Alliance, died at 2:03 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at her home. She was born February 2, 1964, in Alliance, Ohio, to Wildie Graves-Hillman and Darlene (Barker) Clark and was a lifetime Alliance resident. Willa was a graduate of Alliance Beauty College and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed...

Wilma A. Sanor
Jul 10, 2012
Wilma A. Sanor, age 92, of Alliance, died at 2:54 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at Aultman Hospital. She was born July 29, 1919, in Maximo, Ohio, to Sherman and Nora (Menegay) Cunin. Mrs. Sanor was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alliance, member of Funtastics; and member and past president of the American Legion Post 574 of...
Willa Hillman
Jul 10, 2012
Willa Taylor Hillman, age 48, of Alliance, died at 2:03 a.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at her home. She was born February 2, 1964, in Alliance, Ohio, to Wildie Graves-Hillman and Darlene (Barker) Clark and was a lifetime Alliance resident. Willa was a graduate of Alliance Beauty College and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed...
John D. McKee
Jul 8, 2012
John D. McKee, age 92, of Alliance, formerly of Beloit, died at 4:20 a.m. Sunday, July 8, 2012, at Community Care Center. He was born October 2, 1919, in Alliance, to William G. and Isabella (Anderson) McKee, and resided most of his life in the Alliance area. John, a 1938 graduate of Alliance High School, worked as a bricklayer for...
Nicolae Hampu
Jul 8, 2012
Nicolae Hampu age 84, of Alliance, died at 4:44 a.m. Sunday, July 8, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 24, 1928, in Scoreiu-Sibiu Romania, to Ioan and Maria (Hampu) Hampu. Nicolae worked as a mechanic for American Steel Foundries, retiring in 1993 and later was employed by Giant Eagle for 15 years. He...
Betty Jane Boyd
Jul 7, 2012
Betty Jane Boyd, age 72, of Alliance, died at 9:56 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012, at her home. She was born January 15, 1940, in Fairview, West Virginia, to William Isaac Chadwick and Betty Jerldine (Glover) Chadwick. Betty was a 1958 graduate of Canton McKinley High School and worked at Coastal Pet Products until retiring in July of 2011. She...
Elizabeth Ann Steed
Jul 3, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Steed, age 43, of Alliance, died at 10:03 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Akron General Medical Center. She was born August 4, 1968, in Alliance, to George and Sharon (McNiel) May and has been a lifelong Alliance resident. Lizzie graduated from Alliance High School and the Alliance Career Center and was employed as a State Tested Nurses...
Charles Specht
Jul 3, 2012
Charles Specht, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his home. He was born March 23, 1931, in Alliance, to Irvin J. and Jenny M. Specht. A 1950 graduate of Alliance High School, Charlie worked as a troubleshooter/lineman with Ohio Edison (First Energy), retiring in 1991 after 35 years of service, and was...

Bonnie Mae Jones
Jul 3, 2012
Bonnie Mae Jones, age 67, of Summersville, West Virginia, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at her home. She was born January 19, 1945, in Rainelle, West Virginia, to Orbie C. and Laura Mae (Brown) Holley. Bonnie was a former licensed activity therapist in Alliance where she attended the New Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Fred A. Jones, whom...
Linda Lou Bryant
Jun 28, 2012
Our supermodel Linda Lou Bryant, age 70, of Akron, formerly of Alliance, had her last gig at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Hospice Care Center in Akron. She was born January 31, 1942, in Alliance Ohio, to Delbert and Helen (Hardman) Bryant. She got married too young, tried it again, then moved cross country and acted like a...
Ted M. Rader
Jun 25, 2012
Ted M. Rader, age 54, of Atwater, died at 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born July 8, 1957, in Alliance, Ohio, to Curtis Stephens and Faye Rader. Ted graduated in 1975 from Alliance High School and had been employed with Action Sport Cycles, Inc. for 35 years. He loved to travel, taking many...
Myrna S. Walker
Jun 24, 2012
Myrna S. Walker, age 75, of Limaville, died at 1:55 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1936, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Adam and Mary (Lane) Meyer. Myrna was a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School and loved gardening. Survivors include her husband, John G. Walker, of Limaville, whom she married, June 25,...
William J. "Bill" Butcher
Jun 23, 2012
William Jackson "Bill" Butcher, age 70, of Beloit, was called home to be with the Lord at 4:55 a.m. June 23, 2012 at his home with his family by his side. He was born July 28, 1941, in Hundred, West Virginia, to Charles and Dorothy (McDonald) Butcher. A 1959 graduate of Hundred High School, Bill retired after 35 years of...

Janice R. Sell
Jun 17, 2012
Janice R. Sell, age 69, of Alliance died at 2:12 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her home. She was born April 29, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Calvin Templeton and Mildred (Bower) Templeton. Janice was an avid gardener. Survivors include her husband, Richard Sell of Alliance; two children, Christopher Herndon of Euless, TX and Sydney Herndon of Dallas...
Ralph M. Bebout
Jun 15, 2012
Ralph M. Bebout, age 78, of Byesville, Ohio, and formerly of Alliance, died at 6:35 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio. He was born April 25, 1934 in Wellsville, Ohio to Harry L. and Pearl Elizabeth (Huff) Bebout. Mr. Bebout worked at Morgan Engineering for 30 years as an electrician and for Con-Lift in...