Bruce Raber
Jan 1, 0001
Bruce Russell Raber, 54, went home to Heaven to be with God on Sunday, June 10th, 2007 at 12:20 a.m. at Alliance Community Hospital after a month long battle with cancer. He was born July 19, 1952 to Russell Stanley and Lela Mae (Wise) Raber. A 1970 graduate of Louisville High School, Bruce realized early in life that his love...

Victoria Husat
Jan 1, 0001
Victoria C. "Vicky" Husat, age 97, recently of Tallmadge, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. She was born in Alliance, Ohio where she lived until 1945 when she and her husband Samuel F. Husat, moved to Hudson. He was chairman of the foreign language department at Western Reserve Academy until his death in 1964. She continued to be active...

Esther Henderson
Jan 1, 0001
Esther Marguerite Henderson, age 101, died Jan. 10, 2006 at the Kingswood Nursing Home in Aberdeen, North Carolina. She was born Dec. 19, 1904 in Hymera, Indiana to William Chauncey and Albertie (Barnard) Case, and lived most of her life in the Alliance area. Mrs. Henderson attended Salineville High School, and was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. Survivors...
R. Newkirk
Jan 1, 0001
R. James Newkirk, age 87, of Alliance, died at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at his home. A graduate of Alliance High School, Jim was employed as a Radio Salesman with WDPN-Q92 for 43 years. Jim, devoted his life to family, community and country. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and formerly ushered there. He was...

Helen Goldner
Jan 1, 0001
Helen Margaret Goldner, 91, went to join her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 2, 2005, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring, Ohio, following a brief illness. She was born on January 5, 1914 in Upton, Pennsylvania, to Jesse and Lelia Elliott Hawbaker. She graduated from Lemaster High School; and on September 21, 1937 she and Michael B. Goldner were...

William Mason
Jan 1, 0001
William E. Mason, age 85, of La Mirada, CA, died at 1:10 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Mirada Hills Rehabilitation and Convalescence Hospital in California. He was born, July 12, 1923, in Youngstown, Ohio to Earl and Elizabeth (Simons) Mason and moved from Alliance to California in 1963. William worked for the railroad in Youngstown before moving to California....
Jack Leister
Jan 1, 0001
Jack Sanford Leister, age 89, of Alliance, died at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born January 15, 1918 in Canton, Ohio to Harry Leister and Grace (Donaldson) Leister Gallaher. Jack was a 1935 graduate of Alliance High School and attended Mount Union College. He was a member of the First Christian Church for...
Catherine Husat
Jan 1, 0001
Catherine G. Husat, age 90, of Alliance, Ohio died at 5:30 p.m. December 24, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 21, 1917 in Alliance, Ohio to George J. and Minnie (Brooks) Smith. Katie graduated from Alliance High School in 1936 and worked at Transue and Williams for 41 years before retiring as a computer operator in 1983....
Winston Wurgler
Jan 1, 0001
Winston Alan Wurgler, age 68, of Sunset Beach, NC, formerly of Alliance, died at 12:25 a.m. Friday, September 26, 2008 at Dayton Hospice Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was born October 10, 1939 in Alliance, Ohio to the late Fritz and Helen Wurgler-Rattay. Winston was a 1957 graduate of Alliance High School and a 1960 graduate of Indiana Institute of...
Elton Arris
Jan 1, 0001
Elton Ross Arris, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 10:50 a.m. in Alliance, and entered into the kingdom of his Lord. He was born October 29, 1929 in Steubenville Ohio. He served in the U.S. Army and in the Army Reserves from 1951 to 1973, retiring as a Master Sergeant. He worked as a wood pattern maker at...
Clarence Wagnitz
Jan 1, 0001
Clarence E. Wagnitz, age 87, of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Alliance, died Nov. 16, 2005 in Phoenix. He was born Oct. 20, 1918 in Highland, Michigan to Fredrick and Ida Grace Wagnitz. Mr. Wagnitz worked as a time clerk for Transue and Williams before retiring in 1982. He was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran, having served in the Philippines...

Clyda Akins
Jan 1, 0001
Clyda F. Akins, age 87 of Huntsville, Alabama and formerly of Alliance, died at 8:26 p.m. February 23, 2008 at the Regency Nursing Home in Huntsville, Alabama. She was born December 5, 1920 in Cohay, Mississippi to Wesley and Garnet (Livingston) Drennan. Mrs. Akins graduated from Jones County Junior College. She was a former member of Union Avenue United Methodist...
Ronald M.
Jan 1, 0001
Brother Ronald M. Roy, went to his heavenly reward at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, June 5, 2008. The following obituary was written by Brother Roy during his illness. He was born February 11, 1940, in Lanesville, W. Va. to Ruby M. Roy and Gerald Snyder. He was raised by his maternal grandmother and grandfather with special supervision of his Aunt Helen...
Jay Springer
Jan 1, 0001
Jay C. Springer, age 81 of Alliance, died at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 25, 1926 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Clyde J. and Anna (Kell) Springer and moved to Alliance in 1958. A graduate of East Liverpool High School, Mr. Springer attended Ohio University. He was formerly employed at J&L...

Lois Schott
Jan 1, 0001
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...

Gavin Roberts
Jan 1, 0001
Gavin Joseph Roberts, the infant son of Joseph S. Roberts and Amy L. Hawkins of Deerfield, was stillborn on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. In addition to his parents, Gavin will be missed by his maternal grandmother Janine L. Hawkins of Kent; maternal grandfather William Hawkins of Ravenna; Aunts Heather P. (Luke) Hakin of Atwater and Amber...

Tamara Bissett
Jan 1, 0001
Tamara Lee Bissett, age 46, of Rochester, NY and formerly of Alliance died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 as the result of a car accident. She was born March 5, 1962 in Alliance, Ohio to Thomas and Lorraine (Marqus) Bissett. Tamara was a 1981 graduate of Minerva High School and earned her Licensed Practical Nurse degree from Oswego, New York. She...
Raymond Taylor Jr. D.O.
Jan 1, 0001
Dr. Raymond G. Taylor, age 87, of Bay Village, Ohio formerly of Alliance, Ohio died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday, October 26, 2008 at St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake, Ohio. He was born December 30, 1920 in Alliance to Raymond G. Taylor Sr. and Berdine C. (Vesseriat) Taylor. Dr. Taylor was a 1938 graduate of Alliance High School. He...

Mark Mercer
Jan 1, 0001
Mark A. Mercer, age 46, of Marlboro, walked into the arms of Jesus on June 3, 2008, after battling Multiple Sclerosis for 28 years. " I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Isabelle Mercer. Surviving are his sister,...
James Ramey
Jan 1, 0001
James D. 'Jimmy' Ramey, age 45, of Atwater, died at his home Friday April 20, 2007. He was born April 23, 1961 in Akron, Ohio to Harold Eugene Ramey and Bernice V. (Johnson) Ramey Barbarossa and lived most of his life in Atwater. Jimmy attended Waterloo High School and worked for 16 years at Rotek Inc. He enjoyed hunting, motorcycles,...