Obituaries

John Kramer

John Kramer

Jan 1, 0001

John Kramer, age 85 of Alliance, died at 9:20 p.m. August 10, 2003 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born in Alliance, Ohio on November 26, 1917 to Andrew and Magdalena (Schmidt) Kramer. Mr. Kramer worked as a machine operator at B&W Tubular Products in Alliance, retiring in 1977. He was a member of the Alliance Senior Center, United Steelworker's...

Frederick Hunter

Frederick Hunter

Jan 1, 0001

Frederick James Hunter, age 90 of Alliance, died at 2 p.m. May 6, 2004 at White Oak Nursing Home in Canton. He was born January 1, 1914 in Alliance, Ohio to Francis E. and Edith (Kayler) Hunter and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Mr. Hunter graduated in 1933 from Alliance High School, and in 1942 received his Bachelor of Science...

Alice Killip

Alice Killip

Jan 1, 0001

Alice Killip, 91, died on June 22. She resided at Copeland Oaks for 10 years. Alice was moved to Columbus, last year, to be nearer family. Viewings: Saturday, June 25 from 10 to 12 and 2 to 3 followed by the memorial service at 3 at the Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. A reception for family and friends will be held from...

Dorothy Hepburn

Dorothy Hepburn

Jan 1, 0001

Dorothy June Hepburn, age 85, of Alliance, died at 9:25 p.m. January 4, 2005 at McCrea Manor Nursing Center. Mrs. Hepburn was born in Canton, Ohio on June 10, 1919 to Harry and Marguerite (Becker) Gibner, and was a 1937 graduate of McKinley High School. She was employed as a telephone operator for Ohio Bell, then Macomber Inc., Merrill Lynch,...

Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

Walter F. Johnson Jr. age 82 of Alliance died at Alliance Community Hospital on April 5, 2003. Interment will be at Highland Memorial Park.

Helen Kindig

Helen Kindig

Jan 1, 0001

Helen Rose Schmidt Kindig age 93 of Alliance, formerly of Belleflower Dr., died at Bel-Air Care Center at 3:25 p.m. Friday July 25, 2003. She was born March 3, 1910 in Alliance to Christian and Rosina (Werren) Schmidt and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Kindig graduated from Alliance High School, and was employed by the former City Savings Bank as...

Esther Herbster

Esther Herbster

Jan 1, 0001

Esther E. Herbster, age 82 of Beloit, died at her home at 4:50 a.m., March 16, 2005. She was born Sept. 14, 1922, in Beloit to William W. and Addie (Greenawalt) McLaughlin. Mrs. Herbster graduated from Lisbon High School and was a homemaker. Survivors include 3 daughters; Maureta (Thomas) Bohon of Springfield, Ohio, Marlene (Dale) August of Beloit, Eileen (David)...

Dale Freshley

Dale Freshley

Jan 1, 0001

Dale A. Freshley, age 81 of Alliance, died suddenly Monday, January 24, 2005 in Aultman Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 5, 1923, to Elroy and Eva (Hazen) Freshley. He was a lifelong resident of Alliance, and graduated from Alliance High School in 1941. He joined the 801st Engineer Aviation Battalion in 1943 and served in...

Patricia Goshorn

Patricia Goshorn

Jan 1, 0001

Patricia Ann Goshorn, age 62 of Alliance, died at 1:15 p.m Sunday May 19th at her home. Interment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society 925 S. Main St. North Canton Ohio 44720.

Kathleen Gale

Kathleen Gale

Jan 1, 0001

Kathleen M. Phillips Gale age 79 of Boynton Beach, Florida passed away Friday May 23, 2003 after a 3?-year battle against cancer. She was born in Alliance, and was a WWII Navy Veteran, member of Waves Unit #95 in Stuart, Fla., and Waves National and Gem & Mineral Clubs of West Palm Beach and Ft. Pierce, Fla. She had been...

Mary Harlan

Mary Harlan

Jan 1, 0001

Mary K. Harlan, age 95 of Alliance, died at 5:00 a.m. Sunday February 20, 2005 at Altercare of Louisville. She was born February 16, 1910 in Hartville, Ohio to William and Elta (Wolf) Schoner and lived in Alliance since 1995, after moving from Marlboro. Mrs. Harlan attended Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio and raised Belgian Horses and Dairy Cows on...

Nancy Kalin

Nancy Kalin

Jan 1, 0001

Nancy Ellen (Jagger) Kalin, age 69 of Canton, died at Hospice of Central Ohio at 10:00 p.m. February 16, 2005. She was born July 7, 1935 in Akron, Ohio to the late Paul Warren Jagger and Evelyn (Conrad) Jagger. Nancy graduated from Kenmore High School and the University of Akron. She was the founder and owner of Nancy Kalin Antique...

Ruth Hoff

Ruth Hoff

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth E. Hoff, age 88 of Marlboro, died at her home at 8:20 a.m. December 22, 2004. She was born July 4, 1916 in Marlboro to Frank S. and Gertrude (McAlister) Miller and was a lifelong Marlboro resident. Mrs. Hoff graduated from the former Marlboro High School in 1934. She was a member of The Chapel in Marlboro. She was...

Elizabeth Gabelt

Elizabeth Gabelt

Jan 1, 0001

Elizabeth K. "Betsy" Gabelt, age 43 of Alliance, died at Mercy Medical Center at 1:20 a.m. Tuesday October 19, 2004. Betsy was born April 11, 1961 in Alliance, Ohio to Robert H. and Mary Catherine (Michl) Stone and was a lifelong area resident. A 1979 graduate of Alliance High School, she graduated in 1988 from Mount Union College with a...

Richard Garra

Richard Garra

Jan 1, 0001

Richard A. "Dick" Garra, age 72 of Alliance, died at Aultman Hospital at 6:30 a.m. September 19, 2003. He was born in Alliance on October 8, 1930 to Kenneth and Orpha (Jones) Garra, and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Garra graduated in 1948 from Alliance High School, received his Bachelor's degree in 1954 from Cleveland Bible College (now Malone College)....

Dean Garman

Dean Garman

Jan 1, 0001

Dean M. Garman age 80 of Alliance died at Aultman Hospital on January 1, 2004. He was born July 21, 1923 in Massillon, to Gladys E. Nye and moved to Alliance in 1995 from Canton, after being born and raised in Massillon. A 1941 graduate of Washington High School, Mr. Garman was employed as a crane operator at Eaton Manufacturing...

Larry Hawkins

Larry Hawkins

Jan 1, 0001

Larry J. Hawkins, age 54 of Alliance, died at his home at 6:14 a.m. Wednesday June 2, 2004. Larry was born in Alliance on November 11, 1949 to Frank and Desma (Kirksey) Hawkins, and was a lifelong resident. He graduated in 1969 from Alliance High School and worked in security for Brinks Security. He was a member of the Tabernacle...

Fred Kayler

Fred Kayler

Jan 1, 0001

Fred S. Kayler age 54 of Alliance died at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday September 17, 2003 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born in Alliance on September 28, 1948 to Donald J. and Thelma (McClure) Kayler, and was a lifelong resident. Fred graduated from Alliance High School, was employed by the former Royal China of Sebring as a kiln operator. He...

Cathy Hickman-Johnstone

Cathy Hickman-Johnstone

Jan 1, 0001

Cathy Ann Hickman-Johnston age 47 of Alliance, died at McCrea Manor Nursing Home at 7:25 a.m. September 27, 2004. Cathy was born January 14, 1957 in Alliance, Ohio to Ervin and Ann (Hickman) Hartman and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A graduate of Alliance High School, Cathy was employed by Coastal Pet, and was a member of the Church of...

Kenneth Knoch

Kenneth Knoch

Jan 1, 0001

Kenneth C. Knoch age 66 of Beloit died at his home at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday January 8, 2003. Interment will be at Highland Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions may be made to the West Branch Athletic Booster Club P.O. Box 195 Beloit, Ohio 44609.