Mary Kesterke
May 2, 2011
Mary Florence Kesterke, age 82, of Alliance passed away at 9:00 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2011, at her home. She was born February 7, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio to Arthur and Mary (Greenawalt) Worley. Florence was a graduate of Alliance High School and was formerly employed as a secretary for Silver Park, Science Hill Community Church and the Marlboro Cemetery....
Lois Dore
May 1, 2011
Lois Orinne Dore, age 96, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 12:25 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born June 30, 1914, in Amsterdam, Ohio, to William Ellsworth and Mary Helen (Anderson) Smith. Lois was a 1932 graduate of Alliance High School and a graduate of Kent State University. She was employed by...
Shannon Swonger
Apr 26, 2011
Shannon Swonger, age 15, of Alliance, passed away at her home at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Shannon was born April 9, 1996 in Canton, Ohio to Robert and Angi (Braz) Swonger. A freshman at Alliance High School, Shannon enjoyed deer hunting, playing the violin, singing in the choir, performing in plays, playing sports and spending time with her...
Erma Belle Miller
Apr 19, 2011
Erma Belle Miller, age 72 of Alliance, passed away at 1:48 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at her home. She was born May 16, 1938, in Fairhope, Ohio to Raymond Mclean and Beatrice Fay (Starkey) Devers. Erma was a graduate of Peoples Bible College in Colorado Springs, CO. She married LeRoy Frederick Miller, Jr. September 1, 1961 and was secretary...
Elizabeth Johnson
Apr 19, 2011
Elizabeth "Beth" Johnson, age 53, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at her home. She was born September 18, 1957 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Tom and Sally (Eaton) Johnson. A 1975 graduate of Marlington High School, Beth received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education in 1979 from Malone College. Miss Johnson taught Health and Physical...
Arthur C. Baith
Apr 19, 2011
Arthur C. "Bud" Baith, age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011, with his loving family at his side at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born December 3, 1941, in Alliance, Ohio to Arthur E. and Helen M. (Kommel) Baith and had resided in Alliance all his life. Bud was a 1959 graduate of Alliance...
Lois Carlile
Apr 19, 2011
Lois L. Carlile, age 102, died at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born April 23, 1908 in Charleroi, Pa. to James Burton and Louise (Crawford) Phillips. She moved to Ohio with her family at the age of three. A graduate of Alliance High School, she married Roscoe A. Carlile on December 16, 1927....
Gladys Bryant
Apr 18, 2011
Gladys Y. Bryant, age 73 of Alliance, passed away at 9:38 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2011 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 26, 1937, in Lawrence County, Ohio to Dempsey A. and Nettie L. (Dean) Knipp. Gladys was a graduate of Kent State University, where she received her bachelor of education, and taught elementary education in Canton City...
Ruth A. McConnell
Apr 18, 2011
Ruth A. McConnell, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2011 at Bel Air Care Center. She was born February 11, 1921 in Alliance, Ohio to Charles R. and Ethel B. (Conser) McConnell. Ruth graduated in 1939 from Alliance High School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Union College in 1942, before...
Kenneth Kibler
Apr 17, 2011
Kenneth Charles Kibler, age 65 of Alliance, went peacefully to the Lord at home on April 17, 2011. He was born on December 20, 1945 in Fairhope, Ohio to parents Duane and Mary Kathryn (Hartman) Kibler. He graduated from Louisville Senior High in Louisville, Ohio. He went on to become a Journeyman Electrician and member of the International Brotherhood of...
Blanche Oyster
Apr 14, 2011
Blanche L. Oyster, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at 1:25 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born June 11, 1923, in Alliance to Emmett and Ethel (Stevens) Allcorn. Blanche was a 1942 graduate of Alliance High School. She was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, the Democratic Party and a longtime volunteer...
Mary Samoila
Apr 12, 2011
Mary C. Samoila, age 93, of N. Canton, left this life peacefully in the home she loved, in the presence of her family, at 2:59 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011. She was born June 11, 1917, in Canton, to Paul and Mary (Dan) Cristia and was a lifelong Canton resident. Mary was employed for many years by the former Wilson...
Lena Kriner
Apr 12, 2011
Lena Kriner, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 14, 1920, in Williamsburg, Kentucky, to William A. and Mary E. (Karr) Stinson. Lena was an Alliance High School graduate and a member of the First Christian Church. She is survived by daughter, Loyce Ingrid Kriner, of...
Lena Kriner
Apr 12, 2011
Lena Kriner, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 10:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 14, 1920, in Williamsburg, Kentucky, to William A. and Mary E. (Karr) Stinson. Lena was an Alliance High School graduate and a member of the First Christian Church. She is survived by daughter, Loyce Ingrid Kriner, of...
Jeannette Witham
Apr 10, 2011
Jeannette M. (Taylor) Witham, age 87, of Alliance, formerly of Cleveland, passed away at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2011, at Canterbury Villa. A private service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, Ohio 44601.
Helen Patterson
Apr 7, 2011
Helen Patterson, age 98, of Alliance, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Thursday, April 7, 2011 at McCrea Manor. She was born June 2, 1912, in Kokomo, Indiana, to Miron and Sofia (Gavrella) Halmagy. Her parents brought her to Alliance as a small child and she resided here most of her life. A 1931 graduate of Alliance High School, Helen received...
Shawn Victor Barnes, Sr
Apr 5, 2011
Shawn Victor Barnes, Sr. age 44, of Alliance, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at his home. He was born October 11, 1966, in Alliance to Beverly A. Barnes and Rhoderick Love. Shawn was a graduate of Alliance High School, joined the United States Army in 1985 and became a certified welder. He was a member of...
David Schrader
Apr 4, 2011
David A. Schrader, age 40, of Marlboro, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday April 4, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born August 20, 1970, in Canton, Oh., to Ralph Schrader and Cecilia A. (Lewis) Schrader Waggoner. David was a graduate of Marlington High School and a member of the Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church. He is survived by...
Inice Ilda Yeager
Apr 2, 2011
Inice Ilda Yeager, age 90, of Naperville Il., formerly of Alliance, passed away at 4:30 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Community Nursing and Rehab Center in Naperville, Illinois. She was born October 15, 1920, in Byesville, Ohio, to Lawrence and Arthona (McCarthy) Craft. A 1938 graduate of Byesville High School and former member of the United Methodist Church in...
Carolyn Summers Carpenter
Apr 1, 2011
Carolyn Sue Summers Carpenter, age 64, of Alliance, died at 7:54 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Aultman Hospital. She was born to Paul and Willa (Brown) White in Kentuck, W. Va. on September 20, 1946. She attended Rootstown Public Schools. Carolyn was employed by various nursing homes in the Alliance area as a nurse's aide. She was a...


