Obituaries

Earl Risden

Earl Risden

Sep 22, 2011

Earl Lawrence Risden, age 97, of Alliance, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2011 at Bel-Air Care Center. He was born July 15, 1914 in Alliance, Ohio to Ross L. and Susie Jane (Rickle) Risden. A graduate of Alliance High School, Earl retired in 1976 as an Inspector for B&W Tubular Products after 30 years of service. Mr. Risden...

Theodore Popa

Theodore Popa

Sep 16, 2011

Theodore C. Popa, age 85, of Alliance, died at 1:31 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2011, at Aultman Hospital. Mr. Popa was born September 6, 1926 in Alliance, Ohio to John and Anna (Buda) Popa. Theodore attended Alliance High School and worked as a meat cutter for John Lieber Meats and Kiko Meats. A U.S. Navy veteran having served during WWII,...

Anthony "Tony" Schwartzhoff

Anthony "Tony" Schwartzhoff

Sep 10, 2011

Anthony A. Tony" Schwartzhoff, age 59, of Alliance, died at 7:27 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born March 10, 1952 in Sebring, Ohio to Theodore and Marjorie (Sullivan) Schwartzhoff. Tony is survived by his life partner, Jerrie Davis; daughters, Shannon Conley and Stephanie Conley, all of Alliance; grandchildren, Saydie Campbell, Latesionna Lallie, and Ceizon...

Irene Rose

Irene Rose

Sep 10, 2011

Irene Elizabeth Rose, age 85 of Alliance, died at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born November 7, 1925 in Sebring, Ohio to Arthur and Ella Boughner. Mrs. Rose graduated from Quaker Hill One Room School and formerly worked at Sherwood's Manufacturing. She attended Pine Lake Christian Church, and enjoyed gardening, flowers, sewing, and...

Nancy Elizabeth Puckett

Nancy Elizabeth Puckett

Sep 7, 2011

Nancy Elizabeth Puckett, of Alliance, wife of former Alliance Mayor James P. Puckett, passed away her home at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the only child of Emanuel and Florence (Magee) Evans on March 17, 1935. She resided in the Alliance vicinity since 1960. Nancy...

Robert Kuhlmeier

Robert Kuhlmeier

Sep 5, 2011

Robert Kuhlmeier, age 93, of Alliance, died at 1:57 p.m. Monday, September 5, 2011 at his son's home. Robert was born in Aurora, Indiana, April 28, 1918, to Frances F. and Sheila (Huxsol) Kuhlmeier and had resided in Alliance since 1957. He is survived by his son, Stephen (Janet) Kuhlmeier of Minerva; his daughter, B.J. (Melvin) Murphy of New Philadelphia;...

Robert Phillippi

Robert Phillippi

Sep 3, 2011

Robert F. (Bob) Phillippi, age 82, of Alliance, a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died at 12:10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at Alliance Community Care. He was born Jan. 20, 1929, in Alliance, OH, to Abram and Lucile Phillipi. Bob was a member of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans. He served his country in the Korean...

Sophie (Dowdy) Ducharme

Sophie (Dowdy) Ducharme

Sep 2, 2011

Sophie M. (Dowdy) Ducharme, age 92, of Alliance, a loving Mother and Grandmother, always faithful in the Lord and a friend to all, died at 12:05 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2011, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born February 9, 1919, in Catlettsburg Kentucky, to Joe and Ada (McCana) Laney. Sophie was a member of the Alliance Freewill Baptist Church....

Duane Weaver

Duane Weaver

Sep 2, 2011

Duane F. Weaver, age 90, of Sebring, passed away at 8:51 p.m. Friday, September 2, 2011, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born September 23, 1920, in Hanoverton, Ohio, to Henry Frank and Lela (Sanor) Weaver. A graduate of Minerva High School, Mr. Weaver previously worked at Fairmount Cemetery and Armour for 30 years, before retiring from Sancap. Mr. Weaver...

Madeline Ruth Roberts

Madeline Ruth Roberts

Sep 1, 2011

Madeline Ruth Roberts, age 66, of Alliance, died at 3 p.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at her home with her family at her side. She was born May 11, 1945, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the daughter of Forrest and Betty (Goodwin) Davis. Madeline attended Canton McKinley High School and graduated from Alliance Beauty College. She was a certified medical transcriptionist,...

Gladys Dover

Gladys Dover

Sep 1, 2011

Gladys I. Dover, age 91, of Sebring, died at 4:59 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born May 2, 1920, in Vanport, Pennsylvania, to Harry L. Sr. and Hazel (Douds) Walters, and previously resided in Canton, Ohio and Livonia, Michigan. A high school graduate, Gladys was formerly employed by Goodyear Aircraft Division in Akron in...

Kenneth W. Cox

Kenneth W. Cox

Sep 1, 2011

Kenneth W. Cox, age 84, of Wadsworth, died at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Hospice of Akron Care Center. He was born December 27, 1926, in Barberton, Ohio, to Rollie Clayton and Hazel Belle (Shaffer) Cox. Mr. Cox was a graduate of Barberton High School and served in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II. He...

Robert Bruce McCallum

Robert Bruce McCallum

Aug 29, 2011

Robert Bruce McCallum, 72, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at Westminster Thurber Community in Columbus, Ohio. Bob was born September 9, 1938 in Alliance, Ohio to Robert Jesse and Beulah (Zellers) McCallum. He graduated from Mount Union College in 1960, where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, and received his MBA in marketing from Capital University...

Vasile Vasu

Vasile Vasu

Aug 23, 2011

Vasile Vasu, age 78, of Alliance, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his home. He was born July 13, 1933, in Arpasu De Jos, Romania, to Vartolomeu Leon and Maria (Pavel) Vasu. Vasile was employed in the railroad industry in Romania in freight handling until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of St. Nicholas Romanian...

Paul Blair

Paul Blair

Aug 22, 2011

Paul B. Blair, age 88, of Alliance, died at 6 p.m. Monday, August 22, 2011, at Bel Air Care Center. He was born May 7, 1923, in Alliance, to George Leonard and Laura Jane (Barnett) Blair and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Paul was an Alliance High School graduate and was former co-owner of Nelson Employment in Canton and co-owner...

Corinne McCord

Corinne McCord

Aug 19, 2011

Corinne I. McCord, age 85, of Alliance, died at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born in Deerfield, Ohio on June 13, 1926 to William J. and Mary A. (Thompson) Griffith. Corinne attended Alliance High School, formerly attended the Freeburg Church of the Brethren and was a member of the William Penn Club. A...

Delores Jean (Stern) Colvin

Delores Jean (Stern) Colvin

Aug 18, 2011

Delores Jean (Stern) Colvin, age 68, of Alliance, died at 5:58 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2011, at her home. She was born July 5, 1943, in Moundsville, West Virginia, to Andrew and Lula (Wade) Stern. Delores was of the Baptist faith and loved working in her yard and gardening. She is survived by her sisters, Nellie Yoho and Helen Lucas...

Lloyd Pardee

Lloyd Pardee

Aug 16, 2011

Lloyd G. Pardee, age 90, of Sebring, died at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born January 13, 1921, in Wayland, Ohio, to Charles and Laura (Sloan) Pardee and has resided in the Alliance vicinity since 1993 before moving to Copeland Oaks in 1999. Lloyd was a graduate of Paris High School in Paris...

Howard W. "Bill" Dunham, Sr

Howard W. "Bill" Dunham, Sr

Aug 15, 2011

Howard W. "Bill" Dunham, Sr. age 74, of Alliance, formerly of Canton, went to be with his beautiful wife, Carol (Brown) Dunham, at 6:35 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2011, at Roselawn Terrace. He was born October 1, 1936, in New Martinsville, West Virginia, to James and Beatrice (Duffy) Dunham. He attended the former Lincoln High School in Canton and was...

Ellen Bossong

Ellen Bossong

Aug 15, 2011

Ellen Bossong, age 94, of Alliance, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2011, at Aultman Hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1916 in Warrick County, Indiana to Joseph W. and Ethel E. (Coleman) Carter. Ellen graduated with a degree in Engineering from Purdue University. She was a member of Regina Coeli Catholic Church, where she was a daily communicant....