Obituaries

Barbara Freshley

Barbara Freshley

Nov 25, 2009

Barbara J. (Linerode) Freshley, age 84, of Alliance, passed away at 2:18 a.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born November 16, 1925 in Louisville to Russell and Grace (Johnson) Linerode. A 1943 graduate of Louisville High school, Barbara was a member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church for more than 50 years where...

Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson

Nov 23, 2009

Robert Kenneth Richardson, age 66, of Minerva, passed away at 9:53 p.m. Monday, November 23, 2009 at his home with his family at his bedside. He was born July 23, 1943 in Canton, to Robert H. and Ethel (Vancil) Richardson. A 1962 graduate of Alliance High School, Robert was formerly employed at Transue & Williams Stamping Division for 25 years...

Walter Hodnick

Walter Hodnick

Nov 21, 2009

Walter Hodnick, age 47 of Alliance, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. Walt was born April 20, 1962 in Canton, Ohio to Frank Joseph and Ermallina (Pelanda) Hodnick. A 1979 graduate of Canton City Schools, he was employed by Winkle Industries. Walt was an avid fisherman and hunter and life member of the National Fishing Club...

Joyce Dourm

Joyce Dourm

Nov 18, 2009

Joyce D. Dourm, age 73, of Alliance, died at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Aultman Hospital. She was born August 1, 1936, in Alliance, to Leroy and Evelyn (Weaver) Dourm. A 1955 graduate of Alliance High School, she was employed by the former G.C. Murphy Co. in Alliance and later babysat for various families. She was a member...

David Hobson

David Hobson

Nov 12, 2009

David B. Hobson, age 51, of Alliance, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, November 12, 2009 at his home. He was born April 29, 1958 in Canton, to Arthur B. and Mary (Pyle) Hobson. He attended Marlington High School and was employed at Republic Steel from 1979 to 1990 and by the Hoover Company from 1995-2007. David was a United States...

Martha Clark

Martha Clark

Nov 10, 2009

Martha J. Clark, of Sebring, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at her home. She was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, October 27, 1924, to Matthew and Lorna (Wardwell) McNeilly. Mrs. Clark was a graduate of Needham High School and Stratford Finishing School in Massachusetts. In midlife she became a student in business and technology at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio....

Edna Michael

Edna Michael

Nov 9, 2009

Edna F. Michael, age 82, of Alliance, passed away at 8:03 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born February 25, 1927 in Minerva, to Fred and Violet (Lee) Baxter and resided in the Alliance area most of her life. Mrs. Michael was formerly employed by Alliance Manufacturing. A member of the Family Christian Center in...

David Lloyd

David Lloyd

Nov 8, 2009

David A. Lloyd age 67, of Alliance, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 7, 1942 in Alliance, to Arthur and Eleanor (Fox) Lloyd and was an Alliance resident all his life except when he was in the United States Navy. A 1960 graduate of Alliance High School, he worked at...

Gary Combs

Gary Combs

Nov 7, 2009

Gary L. Combs, age 67, of Hartville, loving father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Louis Stokes Medical Center. He was born March 29, 1942 in Alliance, to Millard V. "Diz" Combs and Bernice I. (Rhoads) Combs. A graduate of Marlington High School, Gary was employed as a meat cutter at Stoll's IGA and later worked at...

Shirley Skoczinski

Shirley Skoczinski

Nov 3, 2009

Shirley Mae Skoczinski, age 79, of Alliance, passed away at 11:04 a.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born September 27, 1930 in Alliance to William Dale and Helen (Boyle) Kennedy. A graduate of Alliance High School, Shirley worked as a retail clerk for J.C. Penney and the Hallmark Hello Shop. She was a member of...

Charles Shreve

Charles Shreve

Nov 2, 2009

Charles Floyd Shreve, age 17, of Alliance, passed away Monday, November 2, 2009. He was born February 21, 1992 in Alliance, Ohio to Charles L. Shreve and Deanna L. (Meredith) Shreve. Charles attended Alliance High School in the Auto Mechanics Class. He was a member of the Maranatha Church of God. He just began learning how to apply tattoos. He...

Alvin Miller

Alvin Miller

Oct 26, 2009

Alvin Dale Miller, age 54, of Alliance passed away at 8:00 a.m. Monday, October 26, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1955 in Salem to Neigal N. and Laverna E. (Sears) Miller. Dale was a member of the First Church of God. He attended Alliance High School and graduated from Jewitt-Scio High School. He was an...

Martha Courtney

Martha Courtney

Oct 24, 2009

Martha "Marty" Lee Courtney age 83, of Alliance, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born May 10, 1926 in Sebring to Sarafine Lee and Kelley (Harbin) Lee Caughman and lived all her life in Sebring until 2000 when she moved to Alliance. She was a 1945 Sebring High School graduate and retired from Copeland...

Ruth Lindman

Ruth Lindman

Oct 23, 2009

Ruth Virginia Emch Lindman, age 99, died Friday evening, October 23, 2009, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring, Ohio. She was born August 14, 1910, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania to George Abraham and Gertrude Edith (Moyer) Emch. The family lived first in Boardman, then after her mother's death in 1914 and her father's remarriage to Jane "Jenny" Henry, lived in Poland,...

Emma E. Fox

Emma E. Fox

Oct 20, 2009

Emma E. Fox, age 92 of Marlboro, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at her home. She was born August 3, 1917 in Alliance to Fred and Caroline (Yarian) Ringwald and was a resident of Marlboro since 1938. Mrs. Fox was a member of Science Hill Community Church. She was a 4-H Advisor for 15 years and...

Donna Benner

Donna Benner

Oct 20, 2009

Donna L. Benner, age 84, of Alliance, passed away at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at her home. She was born April 24, 1925, in Alliance to Clarance and Elizabeth (Dixon) Gardner. She was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church for more than 60 years and helped serve and prepare church dinners. She was a member of...

Dr. Angelo C. Pederzolli

Dr. Angelo C. Pederzolli

Oct 14, 2009

Dr. Angelo C. Pederzolli, age 88, of Alliance, died at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at his home. He was born November 19, 1920, in Alliance to Bert and Mary (Ridiccio) Pederzolli. Dr. Pederzolli was a graduate of Ohio State University and Illinois College of Optometry and was an optometrist for 32 years before his retirement in 1984. He...

Lucretia Murarescu

Lucretia Murarescu

Oct 13, 2009

Lucretia Murarescu, age 91, of Alliance, died at 7:29 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born May 15, 1918 in Scorei, Romania to Miron and Maria (Muraru) Marcu. Mrs. Murarescu was a member of the St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church, the Ladies Auxiliary, and U.R. Transylvania. She is survived by her daughter Gheorghina (Candit) Vulcu...

Karen S. Conrad

Karen S. Conrad

Oct 13, 2009

Karen S. Conrad, 55, of Allentown, Pa., and formerly of Alliance, died Tuesday with her family by her side after a brief battle with cancer. Karen had a gentle smile and always had a kind word for everyone. She was born June 27, 1954, in Minerva to H. Shearon Greene and June A. (Reeder) Greene. She graduated in 1972 from...

James Bertram

James Bertram

Oct 12, 2009

James E. Bertram of Alliance went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 12, 2009. J.B. was born in Alliance on September 30, 1942 to James and Eva (Baker) Bertram. J.B. was an Alliance High School graduate and was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church, Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Alliance Elks and Canton Eagles. He started working...