
Lois M. Schott
Apr 7, 2008
Lois M. Schott, age 82 of Alliance, died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Canterbury Villa. She was born March 27, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio to Kenneth and Helen (Huffman) Witherspoon and was raised by Emery and Ida Witherspoon. Lois was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church. She was employed as a school bus driver for...

Michael E. Mikol
Apr 5, 2008
Michael E. Mikol, age 49, of Alliance, died at 3:02 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born August 10, 1958 to Michael E. and Ruth Ann (Crow) Mikol. Michael was a 1977 graduate of Marlington High School and was employed at Browning Ferris Industries and was later employed as a...

Pauline Byron
Apr 4, 2008
Pauline R. Byron, age 90, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Alliance, died at 6:00 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2008 at Heartland of Woodbridge in Fairfield. She was born July 28, 1917 in Alliance, Ohio to Charles and Harriet (Fox) Anthony. Pauline was a graduate of Alliance High School and was employed as a secretary by the former McCaskey Register. She...
Monty Welsh
Apr 1, 2008
Monty L. Welsh, Sr. age 72, of Alliance, went to be with the Lord at 7:16 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Alliance May 5, 1935 to Walter and Verdie (Minor) Welsh. Monty was a member of the First Baptist Church where he was a former usher and cooked for Macedonia Ministries. He...
Richard Bodo
Mar 31, 2008
Richard M. "Dick" Bodo, age 74, of Alliance, died at 11:42 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2008 at Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Alliance, Ohio, June 11, 1933, to Michael and Mary (Bilcze) Bodo and was a lifelong resident. Richard was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church. He was an Alliance High School graduate and also from Mt...
James J. Ott
Mar 30, 2008
James J. Ott, age 83 of Alliance, died at 9:13 a.m. Sunday, March 30, 2008 following a brief illness at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 5, 1924 in Benwood, West Virginia, to James Carl and Goldie May (Loy) Ott and resided in Alliance the last 68 years. James was a supervisor for 44 years at the former Alliance...
Berdine Scott Lawther
Mar 29, 2008
Berdine E. Scott Lawther, age 93, formerly of Alliance, died at 5:40 a.m. March 29, 2008 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born February 20, 1915 in Alliance, Ohio to Job and Ona (Shoemaker) Scott and was a lifelong resident. Berdine graduated from Kent State University and Massillon Community School of Nursing. She taught for 15 years at North Nimishillen,...

Anna Evelyn Lerch
Mar 28, 2008
Anna Evelyn Lerch, age 96, of Alliance, died at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at McCrea Manor. She was born Aug. 19, 1911 in Canton, Ohio to Joseph Erwin Buchtel and Etta (Perdue) Buchtel and resided in the Alliance area since 1950. She was a member of Beechwood Christian Church. Survivors include her three daughters, Judith A. (Dale)Steiger of...
Benjamin Mcgaffick
Mar 27, 2008
Benjamin W. McGaffick, age 69, of Alliance, died at 12:35 a.m. Thursday March 27, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born in Salem, Ohio March 4, 1939 to Carl W. and Bertha (Perkins) McGaffick and was a lifelong resident. Benjamin was an equipment operator for the State of Ohio and retired September 30, 1996 after 32 years service. He...
Charles Mcknight
Mar 26, 2008
Charles W. McKnight, age 84, of Alliance, died at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Canterbury Villa. He was born in Alliance, Ohio March 25, 1924 to Clarence and Luella (Kesler) McKnight and was a lifelong resident. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in WWII as a medic. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of...
Twylah Nunamaker
Mar 26, 2008
Twylah B. Nunamaker, age 96, of Alliance died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. She was born April, 18, 1911 in Middlebranch, Ohio to Forrest and Mary (Kaufman) Smith. Twila attended the former Marlboro High School and was formerly employed by the former Preston Clay Co. in North Industry, Ohio. She was a member of the Christian Church in...
Allen Reber
Mar 25, 2008
Allen J. Reber, age 80, of Alliance, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at Aultman Hospital. He was born April 29, 1927 in Alliance, Ohio to Joseph and Ruth (Bischel) Reber and was a lifelong resident. Allen was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church and a WWII Veteran having served in the U.S. Army. He was employed as a...

Joanne Kupfer
Mar 21, 2008
Joanne J. Kupfer, age 64, of Canton, formerly of Alliance, died at 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008 at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon. She was born May 7, 1943 in Beaver, Co, PA to Julius and Bridgette (Harkins) Zaleski. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church. Joann enjoyed her family, loved taking care of her granddaughter, enjoyed traveling and listening...
Larry Kohl
Mar 20, 2008
Larry D. Kohl, age 67, of Alliance, Ohio died at 2:57 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2008 at his home after a courageous seven month battle with pancreatic cancer. Larry was born Nov. 1, 1940 in Alliance, Ohio to Rudolph G. and Katherine (Lenz) Kohl and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A graduate of Alliance High School, Larry was employed as...
Cecil Stout
Mar 15, 2008
Cecil J. Stout, age 76, of Alliance, died at 1:05 a.m. March 15, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born October 31, 1931 in Belpre, Ohio to Elmer Cecil and Margaret Tessie Stout and lived in Alliance since 1993. Mr. Stout worked as a District Manager for Pinwheel Oil Company in Cleveland. A U. S. Army veteran, Cecil was...

Ray Betz
Mar 14, 2008
Ray Howard Betz, age 68 of Alliance, died at 10:25 p.m. March 14, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born August 10, 1939 in Canton, Ohio to Howard and Grace Betz and had recently moved to Alliance. A 1957 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School, Ray restored Antique Cars. Mr. Betz attended The Chapel in Marlboro. His survivors include...
Robert Mathias Wentzel, Sr
Mar 13, 2008
Robert Mathias Wentzel, Sr., age 85, of Beloit, died at 5:11 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Salem Community Hospital. He was born in Greenford, Ohio, June 17, 1922 to Mathias and Maria (Miller) Wentzel and lived in the Alliance area since 1948. He was a graduate of Greenford High School and was a retired line foreman with the Ohio...
Louise White
Mar 13, 2008
Louise A. White, age 82, of Sebring, died at 1:00 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Salem Community Hospital. She was born, January 21, 1926 in Alliance, Ohio to Kenneth and Marie (Smith) Powell. Louise attended Canton Academy of Beauty College from 1944-1945. She was member of the protestant faith, Alliance Senior Citizens Center, Double Nello, Friday Senior Bowling League...
Ila Chalfant
Mar 10, 2008
Ila H. Chalfant, age 86, of Alliance, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday, March 10, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born in Guysville, Ohio April 23, 1921 to Nathan B. and Jessie Mae Marquis Tucker. She resided in Berlin Center from 1953 to 1973 and returned to Alliance in the 1980's. Ila and her late husband, Paul were the...

Henry Trunick
Mar 9, 2008
Henry L. Trunick, age 89 of Alliance, died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born January 16, 1919 in Jenette, Pa. to Benny Trunick and Mary Jane (Smith) Trunick and lived in Canton, formerly of Alliance. Mr. Trunick graduated from Moon Twp. High School and Pittsburg Business College. He retired from Consolidated Rail...