Obituaries

Virginia Reed

Virginia Reed

Jan 6, 2009

Virginia Nye Reed, age 89, of Alliance, died at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at The Welsh Home in Rocky River, Ohio. She was born, August 3, 1919 in Elyria, Ohio, to Judge Horace and Ruby (McClure) Nye and lived in Alliance since 1946. A graduate of Elyria High School, she received her Bachelors Degree in Education from Mount...

Henry Fisher

Henry Fisher

Jan 4, 2009

Henry W. Fisher, age 89, of Alliance, died on Jan. 4, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. at Altercare of Alliance. He was born Oct. 20, 1919 in St. Louis and lived in Alliance the rest of his life. Henry was a graduate of Alliance High School and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe. He was a...

Myrtle Greenawalt

Myrtle Greenawalt

Jan 2, 2009

Myrtle M. Greenawalt, age 83, of Alliance, died at 7:25 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009 at her sister's home. She was born September 2, 1925 in North Benton, Ohio, to Morgan A. and Eldessa M. (Cameron) Lewis. A graduate of Alliance High School, Myrtle attended Kent State University and worked at Alliance Manufacturing Company and B&W before moving to California,...

Geraldine Devies

Geraldine Devies

Dec 26, 2008

Geraldine V. Devies, age 90, of Alliance, died at 8:25 a.m. Friday, December 26, 2008 at Canterbury Villa. She was born March 19, 1918, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Amos Leroy and Alice M. (Crum) Leitner and has resided in the Alliance area since 1938. A graduate of the former Marlboro High School, Geraldine was retired from Sears Department Store. She...

Catherine G. Husat

Catherine G. Husat

Dec 25, 2008

Catherine G. Husat, age 90, of Alliance, Ohio died at 5:30 p.m. December 24, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 21, 1917 in Alliance, Ohio to George J. and Minnie (Brooks) Smith. Katie graduated from Alliance High School in 1936 and worked at Transue and Williams for 41 years before retiring as a computer operator in 1983....

Bruce R. Graybill

Bruce R. Graybill

Dec 24, 2008

Bruce R. Graybill, age 83, of Alliance, died at 7:15 p.m. Monday, December 24, 2007 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born in Alliance, March 9, 1924, to Henry Harold and Lena Gehret Graybill. Mr. Graybill was a graduate of Alliance High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Kent State University in Bio-Chemistry in 1951. He was...

C. Orland Ruby

C. Orland Ruby

Dec 23, 2008

C. Orland Ruby, 90, of Sebring, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Crandall Medical Center at Copeland Oaks. Orland was born in Cambridge, Ohio on August 25, 1918 to Isaac N. Ruby and Pearl Moore Ruby. He was predeceased by his parents, his brothers, Harry Ruby and Ivan Ruby, and his sister, Etha Hashman. He is survived by...

Jane Ellen Woods

Jane Ellen Woods

Dec 23, 2008

Jane Ellen Woods, age 84, of Alliance, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 23, 2007 at Canterbury Villa. She was born in Lorain, Ohio, March 1, 1923, to Ruel and Gertrude Baumbaugh Wissinger and lived in Alliance since 1977. Mrs. Woods was a graduate of Lorain High School and attended the former McKinley Business College in Canton. She retired from...

Ruby Snyder

Ruby Snyder

Dec 21, 2008

Ruby Lee Snyder, age 88, of Alliance died at 8:42 p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2008 at McCrea Manor. She was born February 13, 1920, in Hoggett, WV to Ervin and Nora (King) Spears and was an Alliance resident for the last 66 years. Ruby was a member of the First Church of God, Moose Club Auxiliary, Eagles Auxiliary #1174, VFW,...

Selma M. Walpert

Selma M. Walpert

Dec 20, 2008

Selma M. Walpert, age 83, of Alliance, died at 9:05 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Community Care Center. She was born in Alliance, Ohio on February 20, 1924 to Louis B. and Jenny (Wise) Sayers, moved to Chicago in the mid 1960's and returned to Alliance in 1990. Mrs. Walpert was a graduate of Alliance High School. She worked...

John Brown

John Brown

Dec 19, 2008

John "Bill" Brown, 83 of Alliance, died Friday Dec. 19, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center, in Canton. Bill was born Feb. 3, 1925 in Columbus, Ohio to Frank and Mamie (Wilson) Brown. A graduate of West High School, Bill attended Wittenberg College. He was formerly employed by the Franklin County Treasurer's Office, General Motors, Westinghouse and Metal Forge Co. where...

Walter W. Donohue

Walter W. Donohue

Dec 19, 2008

Walter W. Donohue Walter W. Donohue, age 70, of Alliance, died at 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at his home. Walter was born May 9, 1937 in Alliance, Ohio, to Pearlie and Kathryn (Connely) Donohue and was a lifelong resident. He attended Alliance Public Schools and was a painter and bricklayer for General Multiplex and independently. Walter was a...

Elizabeth H. Rennels

Elizabeth H. Rennels

Dec 16, 2008

Elizabeth H. Rennels, age 92, of Hilton Head S.C. and formerly of Alliance, died at 1:10 a.m. Sunday Dec. 16, 2007 at Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah Ga. Mrs. Rennels was born July 1, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pa. to Robert J. and Elizabeth (Toy) Harry. She moved to Alliance in 1929, before moving to Hilton Head in 2004. A...

Kenneth Bixler

Kenneth Bixler

Dec 16, 2008

Kenneth F. Bixler, age 81, of Alliance, died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at McCrea Manor. He was born February 21, 1927 in Middlebranch, Ohio to Lester M. and Theora (Combs) Bixler and was a lifelong area resident. Kenneth was a graduate of the former Marlboro High School and was employed as a Millwright by the Chrysler Company...

Janet West

Janet West

Dec 14, 2008

Janet Druscilla West, age 59 of Alliance, died at Alliance Community Hospital at 2:07 a.m. after a long illness, on Sunday, December 14, 2008. She was born on November 10, 1949 in Alliance, Ohio to Roy and Betty (Morgan) Ogden. Jan was a graduate of West Branch High School and Aultman School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She was...

William Shipp

William Shipp

Dec 10, 2008

William J. Shipp, age 89, of Alliance, died at 3:19 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Roselawn Terrace. He was born August 24, 1919, in Burwell, Nebraska to Ernest and Lillian (Ungar) Shipp. William graduated from high school in Superior, Nebraska and was a self employed painter until his retirement. He was a U.S. Army World War II Veteran having...

Lela Raber

Lela Raber

Dec 9, 2008

Lela M. Raber, age 78, of Louisville, died at 9:08 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at her home. She was born September 13, 1930 in Akron to Alton Wise and Pearl (Keller) Porter. Lela was a graduate of the former Marlboro High School and was owner of the Raber Dairy Farms. A member of the Maximo Zion Church, she was...

R. James Newkirk

R. James Newkirk

Dec 9, 2008

R. James Newkirk, age 87, of Alliance, died at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at his home. A graduate of Alliance High School, Jim was employed as a Radio Salesman with WDPN-Q92 for 43 years. Jim, devoted his life to family, community and country. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and formerly ushered there. He was...

Thelma Geiger

Thelma Geiger

Dec 8, 2008

Thelma Elenore Geiger, age 100, of Sebring, died at 6:50 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008 at Copeland Oaks. She was born April 30, 1908 in Madison, Ohio to William and Mollye (Fischgrund) Parks and lived at Copeland Oaks since July of 1974. Prior to her marriage, she was Society Editor and Sunday Magazine Editor of the Canton Repository, then was...

Irene Oyster

Irene Oyster

Dec 7, 2008

Irene H. (McMaster) Oyster, age 96 of Alliance, was called home to heaven at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. Mrs. Oyster was born April 4, 1912, in Alliance, Ohio to Robert A. and Mariam (Simpson) McMaster Sr. and was a lifelong resident. A graduate of Alliance High School and Alliance Business College, Mrs. Oyster was...