Dorothy Peterson Purdy Yost
Jul 31, 2006
Dorothy M. "Dot" Peterson Purdy Yost, age 81 of Alliance, died at 9:55 a.m. July 31, 2006 at her home. She was born March 21, 1925 in Marietta, Ohio, the daughter of Mirrel S. Oliver and Dorothy V. (Kidd) Hickman and lived in Alliance most of her life. Mrs. Yost graduated from Lawrence High School in Washington County and was...
Fred E. Skelley
Jul 28, 2006
Fred E. Skelley, age 70, died unexpectedly on the morning of July 28th, 2006 at his home. Fred spent most of the last few years battling his diabetic disorder and heart failure. Those who knew him couldn't help but love him and remember him as a very humorous man. He was a dedicated churchman of Fellowship Baptist Church since the...

Cecil Mcbeth
Jul 28, 2006
Cecil "Mac" McBeth, age 98, of Alliance, died at 10:40 a.m. July 28, 2006 at Bel-Air Care Center. He was born Aug. 18, 1907 in Brown County, Ohio, the only child of Walter and Dora (Love) McBeth. Mac's family moved to Higinsport, Ohio when he was very young, and in 1924, he graduated from Higinsport High School. After graduating from...
Walter Laskie
Jul 27, 2006
Walter L. Laskie, age 83 of North Georgetown, and formerly of Olmstead Falls, Ohio died at his home at 8 a.m. Thursday July 27, 2006. He was born June 11, 1923 in Bucyrus, Kansas to John and Nira (Kirby) Laskie and lived in the Alliance area for the past three years. A 1941 graduate of Bucyrus High School in Kansas,...
James H. Hoover
Jul 27, 2006
James H. Hoover, age 74 of Alliance, died at 2:41 a.m. July 27, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. Mr. Hoover was born July 10, 1932 in Alliance, Ohio to Herbert and Esther (Zyrd) Hoover and was a lifelong resident. A 1950 graduate of Alliance High School, Mr. Hoover retired in 2000 from Cope Farm Equipment after working there for 44...
Jennie V. Blotor
Jul 25, 2006
Jennie 'Jean' Blotor, age 90, of Alliance, died at 12:30 a.m. July 25, 2006 at McCrea Manor Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 15, 1916 in Woodlawn, Pennsylvania to Simion and Anna (Popovich) Blotor and lived in Alliance most of her life. A graduate of Aliquippa High School in Pa., Miss Blotor worked as a bookkeeper at Pittsburg Mercantile Co....
Kenneth W. Gustavel
Jul 23, 2006
Kenneth W. Gustavel, age 93, of Alliance, died at 2:30 a.m. July 23, 2006 at Roselawn Terrace. He was born May 23, 1911 in Akron Ohio to Henry and Lena (Amstutz) Gustavel and had lived in Alliance since 1939. Kenneth retired from P.I.E. as a truck driver after 26 years. Survivors include his daughter Mary Krabill of Alliance; eight grandchildren;...
William K. Keaton
Jul 22, 2006
William "Billy" Keaton, age 45 of Homeworth, died at his home at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2006. He was born July 7, 1961 in Akron, Ohio to Hubert B. and Opal M. (Ison) Keaton. Billy currently worked for H.M. Miller Construction, where he will be greatly missed by his friends there. He was a member of International Laborers Union...
Edward C. Fobean
Jul 20, 2006
Edward C. Fobean, age 76 of Alliance, died at 11:53 p.m. July 20, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1929 in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Joseph J. and Eva D. (Tranko) Fobean and lived in Alliance since 1934. Mr. Fobean graduated from Sebring McKinley High School and retired in 1992 from Akron Beacon Journal as a Supervisor...
Harry E. Ruggles
Jul 19, 2006
Harry E. Ruggles, age 78, of Alliance, died at 8:13 a.m. at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 6, 1928 in Alliance, Ohio to Elmer and Ann (Thompson) Ruggles and was a lifelong resident. Harry graduated in 1946 from Alliance High School and served his apprenticeship at Diamond Pattern where he became a Journeyman in 1951. In 1962, he...
Arthur Ringer
Jul 13, 2006
Arthur R. Ringer, age 80 of Alliance, died at 9:55 p.m. July 13, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1925 in Marlboro, Ohio to Grover and Effie (Gehman) Ringer and lived most of his life in Alliance. Mr. Ringer attended the former Marlboro High School and was the owner and operator of the former Buzz's Highway...
Geneva Brown
Jul 11, 2006
Geneva L. 'Genny' Brown, age 66 of Alliance, died at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at McCrea Manor Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 28, 1939 in Amonate, Virginia to Hugh and Louise (Ingrain) Cundiff and lived most of her life in this area. A graduate of Amonate High School, Genny enjoyed playing bingo and baking cakes. Mrs. Brown...
Anna Ameser
Jul 10, 2006
Anna P. Ameser, age 87 of Alliance, died at her home at 8:15 a.m. Monday July 10, 2006. She was born Aug. 14, 1918 in Loudonville, Ohio to John and Electa (Peterman) Ayers and lived in Alliance since 1943. A graduate of Perrysville High School, Mrs. Ameser was employed by Sancap Abrasives for over 30 years. Mrs. Ameser was a...

Willetta J. Bansberg
Jul 9, 2006
Willetta J. Bansberg, age 86 of Alliance, died at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, July 9, 2006 at Canterbury Villa. She was born Aug. 26, 1919 in Sebring, Ohio to J. Glenn and Agnes (Daryman) Pettit and lived most of her life in this area. Mrs. Bansberg graduated from Sebring High School and the Alliance City Hospital School of Nursing. She was...

John G. Feess, Jr
Jul 8, 2006
John G. Feess Jr., age 81, of Alliance, died at 1:50 p.m. Saturday July 8, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. He was born October 22, 1924 in Superior, Nebraska to John George Feess Sr. and Bertha Leita (Beeman) Feess and had lived in Alliance since 1946. Mr. Feess retired from Morgan Engineering as a Supervisor. He was a U.S. Marine Corp....
Maria Greavu
Jul 1, 2006
Maria Albu Greavu, age 90 of Alliance, died at St. Joseph Care Center at 11:55 p.m. July 1, 2006. She was born March 17, 1916 in Alliance, Ohio to Visalom and Lodovica (Gravilla) Albu and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Greavu graduated from Alliance High School in 1934 and was employed for more than 26 years at Alliance Manufacturing. She...

Corinne Tribley
Jun 28, 2006
Corinne R. Tribley, age 73, of New York City, passed away from cancer on June 28, 2006. She was born in Alliance on Sept. 21, 1932 to Jay Ellsworth Tribley and Doris (Curtiss) Tribley. She was a graduate of Alliance High School and Mount Union College and received her Masters in Library Science from Columbia University. She was a Librarian...

Sue Ann Kaley
Jun 26, 2006
Sue Ann Kaley, age 59 of Canton and formerly of Deerfield, died at 2:07 p.m. June 26, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1946 in Alliance, Ohio to Ralph and Elizabeth (Herren) Kaley. Sue Ann graduated from South East High School in Ravenna and was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. Survivors include her mother,...
Casey Hall
Jun 26, 2006
Casey B. Hall, age 93 of Alliance, died at 6:25 a.m. June 26, 2006 at McCrea Manor Nursing Center. He was born March 16, 1913 in Dola, West Virginia to Thomas Jackson and Carrie (Robinson) Hall. Mr. Hall worked at UNICO, where he mixed and canned paint for many years. Surviving are two sons, Ray E. Hall, of California, Leroy...
Kathryn R. West
Jun 25, 2006
Kathryn Rita (Bollia) West, age 79 of Alliance passed away peacefully on Sunday June 25, 2006 in Aultman Hospital from a brief illness. She was born July 4, 1927 in Maximo, Ohio to the late August and Olive (Miller) Bollia. Mrs. West retired from Molder Plastic after working for 20 years. She is survived by her husband of 59 years,...