Obituaries

Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy

Oct 21, 2007

Mary Cathleen "Cathy" Murphy, age 76, of Minerva, died at her home at 3:05 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2007. She was born July 1, 1931 in Steubenville, Ohio to Alfred Williams and Elizabeth (Anderson) Williams and lived in the Alliance area for the past 50 years. Cathy graduated from Steubenville High School and attended college in Pittsburgh. She owned and...

Mary Cathleen Murphy

Mary Cathleen Murphy

Oct 21, 2007

Mary Cathleen "Cathy" Murphy, age 76, of Minerva, died at her home at 3:05 p.m. Sunday, October 21, 2007. She was born July 1, 1931 in Steubenville, Ohio to Alfred Williams and Elizabeth (Anderson) Williams and lived in the Alliance area for the past 50 years. Cathy graduated from Steubenville High School and attended college in Pittsburgh. She owned and...

Gerhard Wachsmuth

Gerhard Wachsmuth

Oct 20, 2007

Gerhard F. Wachsmuth, age 76, of Homeworth, passed away on Oct. 20th at Alliance Community Hospital after a short illness due to cancer. He was born Feb. 23, 1931 in Homberg, Germany to the late Karl and Amalie (Hartwig) Wachsmuth. Surviving are his spouse, Evelyn Lee (Rardon) Wachsmuth, whom he married June 16, 1956, daughter, Heidi Muica and her husband...

Gerhard F. Wachsmuth

Gerhard F. Wachsmuth

Oct 20, 2007

Gerhard F. Wachsmuth, age 76, of Homeworth, passed away on Oct. 20th at Alliance Community Hospital after a short illness due to cancer. He was born Feb. 23, 1931 in Homberg, Germany to the late Karl and Amalie (Hartwig) Wachsmuth. Surviving are his spouse, Evelyn Lee (Rardon) Wachsmuth, whom he married June 16, 1956, daughter, Heidi Muica and her husband...

Grace I. McCrea

Grace I. McCrea

Oct 19, 2007

Grace I. (Consigliero) McCrea, age 88, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 19, 2007. Mrs. McCrea was born March 28, 1919, in Pittsburgh, Pa., to John and Jennie (Gialanella) Consigliero and resided in Alliance since 1949. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Grace was a member of St Joseph Catholic...

Rev. James B. Tatsch, Sr

Rev. James B. Tatsch, Sr

Oct 19, 2007

Rev. James B. Tatsch Sr. age 91, of Sebring, died at 2:50 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2007 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio to Ezra P. and Ruth Gray Tatsch. Rev. Tatsch graduated from Cleveland Bible College and Baldwin Wallace College. He pastured for 43 years and retired from Community Friends Church in...

Geraldine Ann Thompson

Geraldine Ann Thompson

Oct 18, 2007

Geraldine Ann (Manley) Thompson, age 64, of Ellsworth, Ohio, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, October 18, 2007, at Aultman Hospital. She was born February 3, 1943 in Youngstown, Ohio to Harry T. and Margaret (Stein) Manley and resided in the Youngstown vicinity for the past ten years. Geraldine attended St Patrick's Catholic Church in Youngstown. She graduated from Cardinal Mooney...

Geraldine Thompson

Geraldine Thompson

Oct 18, 2007

Geraldine Ann (Manley) Thompson, age 64, of Ellsworth, Ohio, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, October 18, 2007, at Aultman Hospital. She was born February 3, 1943 in Youngstown, Ohio to Harry T. and Margaret (Stein) Manley and resided in the Youngstown vicinity for the past ten years. Geraldine attended St Patrick's Catholic Church in Youngstown. She graduated from Cardinal Mooney...

Lois V. Herbst

Lois V. Herbst

Oct 15, 2007

Lois V. Herbst, age 86, of Sebring, died October 15, 2007 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. She was born June 15, 1921 in Akron, Ohio, to G.F. and Myrta V. (Guiley) Blank. Mrs. Herbst lived in Ashland, Ohio, from 1959-1970, Akron, Ohio, from 1970-1999 and moved to Copeland Oaks Retirement Community in Sebring, Ohio, in 1999. She received her...

Lois Herbst

Lois Herbst

Oct 15, 2007

Lois V. Herbst, age 86, of Sebring, died October 15, 2007 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. She was born June 15, 1921 in Akron, Ohio, to G.F. and Myrta V. (Guiley) Blank. Mrs. Herbst lived in Ashland, Ohio, from 1959-1970, Akron, Ohio, from 1970-1999 and moved to Copeland Oaks Retirement Community in Sebring, Ohio, in 1999. She received her...

Harry Richard Shade

Harry Richard Shade

Oct 14, 2007

Harry Richard Shade, age 91, of Alliance, formerly of Port Charlotte, Florida, died at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 14, 2007 at Community Care Center He was born November 6, 1915 in Summerfield, Pennsylvania to Harry E. and Mary M. (Dwyer) Shade. Mr. Shade was a high school graduate and was previously employed by PCC Airfoils, (formerly TRW Metals Division) in...

Edith Bunch

Edith Bunch

Oct 11, 2007

Edith Bunch, age 76, of Alliance, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. Edith was born in Jackson County, Alabama, February 19, 1931, to Elmer B. and Georgia Anna (Womack) Precise. She was a high school and cosmetology graduate and was a self-employed licensed beautician. She loved sewing, baking and fishing with her husband. She...

Edith Bunch

Edith Bunch

Oct 11, 2007

Edith Bunch, age 76, of Alliance, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. Edith was born in Jackson County, Alabama, February 19, 1931, to Elmer B. and Georgia Anna (Womack) Precise. She was a high school and cosmetology graduate and was a self-employed licensed beautician. She loved sewing, baking and fishing with her husband. She...

Daisy Leona Yoho

Daisy Leona Yoho

Oct 8, 2007

Daisy Leona Yoho, age 97, of Alliance, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2007 at her home. She was born in September 19, 1910 in Winchester, WV, Wetzel County, to Robert and Mary E. (Postelwait) White. Mrs. Yoho was a loving mother and grandmother and a caring, loving person. She enjoyed sewing, canning and baking. She was self employed...

Daisy Yoho

Daisy Yoho

Oct 8, 2007

Daisy Leona Yoho, age 97, of Alliance, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2007 at her home. She was born in September 19, 1910 in Winchester, WV, Wetzel County, to Robert and Mary E. (Postelwait) White. Mrs. Yoho was a loving mother and grandmother and a caring, loving person. She enjoyed sewing, canning and baking. She was self employed...

Anna Johnson

Anna Johnson

Oct 7, 2007

Anna May Johnson, age 90, of Alliance died at 8:30 p.m. October 7, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1917 in Bendwood, West Virginia to John and Gertrude (Johnson) Johnson. She is survived by her daughters, Mildred Shreve and Gratta West, both of Alliance; son, Donnie (Sue) Johnson of Alliance; sister, Gertrude Gary of Waynesburg, PA;...

Anna May Johnson

Anna May Johnson

Oct 7, 2007

Anna May Johnson, age 90, of Alliance died at 8:30 p.m. October 7, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1917 in Bendwood, West Virginia to John and Gertrude (Johnson) Johnson. She is survived by her daughters, Mildred Shreve and Gratta West, both of Alliance; son, Donnie (Sue) Johnson of Alliance; sister, Gertrude Gary of Waynesburg, PA;...

Betty Riggenbach Thomas

Betty Riggenbach Thomas

Oct 3, 2007

Betty Riggenbach Thomas, 89 of Erie, Pennsylvania and formerly of Alliance, died Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at St. Mary's at Asbury Ridge in Erie. She was born in Hannibal, Ohio on August 13, 1918, a daughter of the late John and Jesse Holpp Riggenbach. She attended Hannibal High School and was a graduate of the Reynolds Memorial Hospital School of...

Mary Moore

Mary Moore

Oct 3, 2007

Mary Niarchos Moore, lifetime resident of Alliance, former Alliance teacher and active member of many local civic and community organizations, died Wednesday October 3, 2007. She was 81. Mary was a graduate of Alliance High School and Mount Union College. She taught fifth and sixth grade in the Alliance City School system for 31 years. A strong believer in education,...

Mary Niarchos Moore

Mary Niarchos Moore

Oct 3, 2007

Mary Niarchos Moore, lifetime resident of Alliance, former Alliance teacher and active member of many local civic and community organizations, died Wednesday October 3, 2007. She was 81. Mary was a graduate of Alliance High School and Mount Union College. She taught fifth and sixth grade in the Alliance City School system for 31 years. A strong believer in education,...