Obituaries

James Raymond Keyser

James Raymond Keyser

Oct 13, 2010

James Eugene Raymond Keyser, age 66, of Atwater, Ohio, died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010, at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. He was born November 2, 1943 in Braddock, Pennsylvania, to Eugene L. and Helen H. (Engler) Keyser and resided in the vicinity since 1970. James was a 1962 graduate of Brilliant Memorial High School and was employed...

Helen Smith

Helen Smith

Oct 13, 2010

Helen Smith, age 96, of Navarre, Ohio, formerly of Alliance, died at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Country Lawn Center in Navarre. She was born January 24, 1914, in Alliance, to Joseph and Anna (Fabian) Hagi and resided in the Alliance vicinity most of her life. Helen attended Alliance Public Schools and was employed by Alliance Community Hospital...

Hazel Pierce

Hazel Pierce

Oct 11, 2010

Hazel Mae Pierce, age 67, of Louisville, Ohio, passed away at 11 a.m., October 11, 2010, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. She was born August 12, 1943, in Alliance, Ohio to Henry and Dorothy (Eels) Pierce and has resided in the Alliance vicinity all her life. Ms. Pierce attended Alliance Public Schools. Survivors include her sister, Ruth (Jack) Benander...

Richard Ball

Richard Ball

Oct 10, 2010

Richard B. Ball, age 82, of Alliance, died at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, October 10, 2010 at Roselawn Terrace. He was born, June 5, 1928 in Alliance Ohio to William and Mary (Blount) Ball. Richard attended Alliance Public Schools and was co-owner of the former Don and Dick's AAMCO Station. He later worked as a bus mechanic with Marlington Local Schools...

Mabel Hill

Mabel Hill

Oct 9, 2010

Mabel Anne Hill, age 91, of Alliance, died at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to Don C. Engle and Gladys (Savage) Engle Williams and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Hill attended Alliance High School and retired from Star Bronze after 18 years of service. She was...

Ruth Kelbaugh

Ruth Kelbaugh

Oct 7, 2010

Ruth Arlene (Fryhoff) Kelbaugh, age 85, of Alliance, died at 3:36 a.m. Thursday, October 7, 2010, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 4, 1924, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Rev. A.J. and Edna (Phillips) Fryhoff and has resided in the vicinity since 1997. Arlene was a graduate of Newport News High School in Newport News, Virginia, attained a...

Leo DeGroff

Leo DeGroff

Oct 2, 2010

Leo J. DeGroff, age 84, of Atwater, died at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born August 5, 1926 in Atwater, Ohio, to Frank M. and Zella (Baker) DeGroff. Leo was a graduate of the former Atwater High School in the class of 1944 and attended Akron University. He was employed by the Portage...

Mary Burrier

Mary Burrier

Oct 2, 2010

Mary O. (Crabtree) Burrier, age 84 of Alliance, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 8:34 p.m. at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born June 11, 1926 in Harrison County, Ohio to Joseph and Gertrude (Cecil) Crabtree. Mary retired from Bel-Air Care Center after more than twenty years of service. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Lou (Thomas) Nieman of Sebring,...

Robert Hahn

Robert Hahn

Oct 1, 2010

Robert A. Hahn, age 88, of Minerva, died at 8:20 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2010 at Great Trail Care Center. He was born May 27, 1922, in Homeworth, Ohio, to Harry and Helen (Ball) Hahn. Robert graduated from Alliance High School and attended Ohio State University. He was a rural mail carrier for Homeworth and the vicinity. He worked on...

Charles Haymaker

Charles Haymaker

Sep 28, 2010

Charles "Jim" Haymaker, age 85, of Canton, died at 4:25 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at St. Joseph Care Center in Louisville. He was born January 11, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio, to William S. and Opal (Thomas) Haymaker. Jim was a graduate of Alliance High School and attended business college for one year. He was a WWII veteran of the...

Emil A. Brunner, Jr

Emil A. Brunner, Jr

Sep 28, 2010

Emil A. Brunner Jr., age 91, of Schaumburg, Illinois, formerly of Alliance, Ohio, died at 3:52 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at St. Alexius Hospital in Illinois. He was born August 5, 1919, in Alliance, Ohio, to Emil A. Brunner, Sr. and Elizabeth (Daily) Brunner Holzer. Emil attended Alliance High School and then Lincoln Agricultural School in Nebraska studying industrial...

Steve Peti

Steve Peti

Sep 28, 2010

Steve Peti, age 91, of Alliance, peacefully went home to be with the Lord and his wife, Ottilie, at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at his loving daughter and son-in-law's home in South Lyon, Michigan. He was born August 25, 1919, in Hederfaja, Hungary and was a resident of Alliance since 1952. Steve was co-owner and operator at Peti's...

Clara E. Woll

Clara E. Woll

Sep 27, 2010

Clara E. Woll, age 96, of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Alliance, Ohio, died at 11:55 a.m. Monday, September 27, 2010 at Hope Hospice Care Center in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born March 30, 1914, in Reading, Michigan to James Frederick Phelps and Hazel Bell (Goforth) Phelps. Clara was a 1932 graduate of Reading High School and Jackson Community...

Diana Walls

Diana Walls

Sep 26, 2010

Diana Maria Walls, age 64, of Alliance died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born February 22, 1946 in Allentown, PA. She resided most of her life in Alliance and 25 years in Florida. Diana graduated from Alliance High School in 1964 and was in property management. She was a former member of...

Robert Jones

Robert Jones

Sep 23, 2010

Robert W. Jones, age 91, of Sebring, passed away at 5:55 p.m. Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 21, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to William R. and Jessie (Auld) Jones. Robert was a 1938 graduate from Alliance High School and a 1947 graduate of Mt. Union College with a BA degree. He was a...

Dale Eick

Dale Eick

Sep 20, 2010

Dale L. Eick, age 62, of Homeworth, died at 4:45 a.m. Monday, September 20, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. He was born September 26, 1947 in Minerva, Ohio to Dwaine A. and Velma M. (Richardson) Eick. Dale was a 1966 graduate of Minerva High School and was employed as a UPS driver for 35 years. He loved antiquing, refinishing furniture, spending...

Evelyn Battershell

Evelyn Battershell

Sep 16, 2010

Evelyn June Battershell, age 89, of Alliance, died at 1:18 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 3, 1920, in Atwater, Ohio, to William H. and Sylvia (Carlisle) Cobb and was a lifelong area resident. Evelyn was a 1938 graduate of Atwater High School. She was employed for 20 years with Marlington Schools and...

Cynthia Davis Harper

Cynthia Davis Harper

Sep 14, 2010

Cynthia Jane Davis Harper, 60, of Alliance, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at Regency Hospital in Ravenna. Cindi, as she was known to her many friends, was born April 1, 1950, in Alliance to Donald and Mary Loomis Davis, and lived in the area all of her life. A 1968 graduate of Marlington High School, she received...

Forrest Lee Ramser

Forrest Lee Ramser

Sep 14, 2010

Forrest Lee Ramser, "The Captain," 85, of Watkinsville, Ga., died Sept. 14, 2010, following an extended illness. Mr. Ramser was born March 13, 1925, to Fred and Margaret Wallace Ramser in Alliance, Ohio. Following graduation from Alliance High School in 1943, Mr. Ramser immediately entered the United States Navy and served in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service in the South...

Frances Tatsch

Frances Tatsch

Sep 12, 2010

Frances P. Tatsch, age 95 of Sebring, died at 4:14 a.m. Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born September 23, 1914 in Alliance, Ohio to Albert K. and Alice E. (Ball) Phillips. Mrs. Tatsch graduated from Cleveland Bible College. Survivors include her children, James Tatsch Jr., Elaine Rizan, Beverly (Nick) Montagner, Janet (John) Allen, Byron (Lynette)...