Obituaries

Norma Freed

Norma Freed

Jun 2, 2006

Norma V. Freed, age 85 of Alliance, died at her home on Friday June 2, 2006. She was born Feb. 14, 1921 in Alliance, Ohio to Frank Allen and Bertha Lena (Glauser) Pettibon and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Freed graduated from Alliance High School and was employed by Ohio Bell for six years. She was a member of...

Jack Anderson

Jack Anderson

May 31, 2006

Jack Jensen "Red" Anderson, age 75, of Alliance, died at his son's house, with whom he had resided, at 7:27 p.m. May 31, 2006. He was born Nov. 20, 1930 in Louisville, Ohio to Wilbur and Evelyn (Horner) Anderson and was a lifelong area resident. A graduate of Alliance High School, Jack worked for the city of Alliance Park and...

Howard Wiggs

Howard Wiggs

May 28, 2006

Howard Richard Wiggs, age 65 of Berlin Center, and formerly of Alliance, died from injuries sustained in a helicopter accident in Berlin Center on Sunday, May 28, 2006. He was born Oct. 22, 1940 in Grafton, West Virginia to Jesse and Lena (Ford) Wiggs and lived in Berlin Center for the past 16 years. Mr. Wiggs graduated from Western Reserve...

Della L. Wainuskis

Della L. Wainuskis

May 28, 2006

Della L. Wainuskis, age 73 of Alliance, died at 8:43 p.m. Sunday, May 28, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. She was born November 7, 1932 in Hundred, West Virginia, to Edna Grace (Wiles) Brown. Della lived in the Alliance area most of her life, and attended Alliance High School. Survivors include her husband, Frank E. Wainuskis, whom she married Aug. 24,...

Mario J. Corbi

Mario J. Corbi

May 27, 2006

Mario J. Corbi age 84 of Sebring, died at 2:00 p.m. Saturday May 27, 2006 at Salem Community Hospital. He was born August 3, 1921 in Alliance, Ohio to Corace and Elena (DeCarolis) Corbi, and was a lifelong area resident. For the past twelve years he was an active member of the Copeland Oaks Community. Mr. Corbi graduated from Alliance...

Nancy K. Oyster

Nancy K. Oyster

May 26, 2006

Nancy Kate Oyster, beloved wife and mother, age 75 of Alliance, died peacefully in her sleep at home, May 26, 2006 at 3:10 p.m. She was born June 13, 1930 in Maryville, TN, to James Lincoln and Margaret (Roberts) Hughes and had lived in Alliance since 1952. Mrs. Oyster graduated in 1950 from Friendsville High School in Tennessee. A member...

Martha E. Grant

Martha E. Grant

May 25, 2006

Martha E. Grant, age 86 of Alliance, died at 11:20 a.m. May 25, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 28, 1919 in Marlboro to Herbert N. and Edith A. (Snyder) Fox and was a lifelong area resident. A 1939 graduate of Marlboro High School and Alliance Business College, Mrs. Grant worked at Alliance City Hospital in the...

Al V. Rozinski

Al V. Rozinski

May 25, 2006

Al V. Rozinski, age 87 of Manning, SC, formerly of Limaville, died at 11:20 a.m. May 25, 2006 at Tuomey Health Care Systems in Sumter, SC He was born June 21, 1918 in Rochester, NY to John P. and Veronica (Stessel) Rozinski and had moved to South Carolina in 2001. Mr. Rozinski graduated from Alliance High School in 1938 and...

Joan Herderick

Joan Herderick

May 25, 2006

Joan Herderick, age 75 of Alliance, died at 12:20 p.m. May 25, 2006 at her home. She was born May 14, 1931 in Columbus, Ohio, to Delton Riley and Geneva (Harris) Hensley and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Herderick was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Ron Herderick whom she married Febuary 21, 1948; children...

Theda H. Faubel

Theda H. Faubel

May 23, 2006

Theda Heastand Faubel, age 88 of Alliance, died at 8:25 p.m. May 23, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born March 28, 1918 in Alliance, Ohio, to Curtis L. and Margaret (Brady) Heastand and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Faubel graduated in 1935 from Alliance High School, and graduated in 1939 from Mount Union College. She taught at...

Velma Slusser

Velma Slusser

May 23, 2006

Velma E. Slusser, age 87 of Alliance, died at 3:00 a.m. May 23, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 12, 1919 in Los Angeles, California to Isaac Marshall Benjamin and Eva V. (Skaggs) Benjamin Reed and lived in Alliance most of her life. A 1936 graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Slusser was a member of the...

Roy T. Mason

Roy T. Mason

May 23, 2006

Roy T. "Lucky" Mason, age 64 of Alliance, died at 1:58 a.m. May 23, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1941 in Alliance, Ohio to Alfred Mason and Eva (Button) Mason Castello and was a lifelong resident. Roy worked at T&W Stamping for 32 years, and was a member of Beechwood Christian Church. He enjoyed fishing,...

Mary Harper

Mary Harper

May 19, 2006

Mary Harper, 98, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2006 at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born May 4, 1908 in Hurky in what is now the Czech Republic to Louis and Anna Srp Vild. She came to the United States with her family in 1911 and they settled in Cleveland. She attended South High School in...

Mary Boyle

Mary Boyle

May 19, 2006

Mary Catherine Boyle, age 91 of Canton, and formerly of Alliance, died at 7:25 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2006 at the Canton Christian Home. She was born in Marlboro Twp. on Dec. 24, 1914 to Clarence and Wilda (Markley) Berlin and lived in Alliance and Marlboro most of her life. Mrs. Boyle graduated from Marlboro High School and was employed...

Susan Pendergast

Susan Pendergast

May 17, 2006

Susan K. Pendergast, age 54 of Riverside, Rhode Island and formerly of Alliance, died at the Rhode Island Hospital on May 17, 2006. She was born May 10, 1952 in Alliance, Ohio to Rudolph Sigmund and Helen Margaret (Montan) Kotzbacher. Susan attended Alliance High School and retired from AT&T in Rhode Island. She was a member of the Alliance of...

David Smith, Sr

David Smith, Sr

May 16, 2006

David E. Smith Sr., age 57 of Alliance, died at Alliance Community Hospital at 2:28 p.m. May 16, 2006. David was born April 14, 1949 in Alliance, Ohio to William and Katharine (Mingus) Smith and was a lifelong resident. He previously worked in maintenance for Grinders, and was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Pamela (Hilbert)...

Robert W. Biggar, Sr

Robert W. Biggar, Sr

May 15, 2006

Robert W. "Bubba" Biggar Sr., age 66 of Alliance, died at 3:22 p.m. May 15, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 11, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey to Harold and Anne (Laurin) Biggar and lived in Alliance most of his life. A graduate of Alliance High School, Robert was formerly employed by American Steel Foundries. He also...

Tillie Profeta

Tillie Profeta

May 15, 2006

Tillie Profeta, age 80 of Alliance, died at 11:40 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. She was born Aug. 31, 1925 in North Benton, Ohio to Nick and Katherine (Kizeismaska) Trombitas and was a lifelong area resident. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Profeta retired as a Meat Wrapper from the former Sparkle Market. She had also...

Debra Conner

Debra Conner

May 12, 2006

Debra Sue Conner, age 51, a lifetime resident of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord Friday, May 12, 2006. She was born in Alliance to Ruth Davis and the late John Householder. She was a loving wife and mother of four children. She was such a dedicated, caring and loving woman. She home schooled her two youngest children-living...

Dorothy DeGirolamo Ardale

Dorothy DeGirolamo Ardale

May 11, 2006

Dorothy M. 'Dottie' DeGirolamo Ardale, age 79 of Boardman, and formerly of Alliance, died at 2:15 p.m. May 11, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born Dec. 26, 1926 in Alliance, Ohio to Matthew and Lucia (Gregovich) Braidic and was a lifelong area resident. Dorothy graduated in 1944 from Alliance High School and worked as a Sales Associate at...