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Helen (Lutz) Potts

Helen (Lutz) Potts

Jan 1, 0001

Helen L. (Lutz) Potts, age 85, of Alliance, died at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012, at her home at Copeland Oaks. She was born August 24, 1926, in Alliance, to Levi D. and Priscilla (Zonker) Lutz. A 1944 graduate of Alliance High School, Helen worked at Alliance Country Club as an assistant office manager for 18 years. Helen was...

Nora Stolarik

Nora Stolarik

Jan 1, 0001

Nora Helen Stolarik, age 92, of Canton, formerly of Alliance, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 1, 1920, in Tyler County, West Virginia, to Edward and Cora (Williamson) Mikes. A 1938 graduate of Sistersville High School, Nora worked at Aultman Home Health Care, the former Dalton Sportswear and Sherwood Manufacturing,...

Carl Minnozzi

Carl Minnozzi

Jan 1, 0001

Carl William Minnozzi, age 85, of Alliance, was embraced by Heaven at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Bel-Air Care Center. He was born June 22, 1926, in Yorkville, Ohio to Dominic and Rose (Butera) Minnozzi. A 1944 graduate of the former Warren Consolidated High School, in Tiltonsville, Ohio, Carl was employed by Allied Chemical as a pipefitter, retiring...

Margaret Papas

Margaret Papas

Jan 1, 0001

Margaret Papas, age 84, of Alliance, died at 8:30 p.m. April 9, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 23, 1927, in Hochist, Albania, to Eraklis and Olimbia (Naum) Papas. A 1947 graduate of Alliance High School, Margaret also attended Alliance Business College. Margaret attended Vine Street United Methodist Church, having been a Sunday school teacher for more...

Stephen Craig Loar

Stephen Craig Loar

Jan 1, 0001

Stephen "Steve" Craig Loar, age 57, of Alliance, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at his home. He was born October 27, 1954, in Alliance, to George B. and the late Anna E. (Ware) Loar. A 1973 graduate of Marlington High School, Steve also attended Mount Union College. He was formerly employed by Tire Shack, and spent most...

Nancy Oesch

Nancy Oesch

Jan 1, 0001

Nancy A. (Siddons) Oesch, age 80, of Alliance, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012, at her home. She was born November 7, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York, to James and Nan (Mullen) Siddons and has resided in Alliance for 52 years. Nancy was a graduate of Bay Ridge High School and Pratt School of Business. She worked for...

Dorothy (Herbst) Matthews

Dorothy (Herbst) Matthews

Jan 1, 0001

Dorothy E. (Herbst) Matthews, age 77, of Alliance, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born October 9, 1934, in Muskegon, Michigan, to Henry and Elsa (Aue) Herbst, and resided in the Alliance area for the last 29 years. Dorothy was a 1953 graduate of Muskegon High School and attended Muskegon Community College. Dorothy worked for...

Neal Hunt

Neal Hunt

Jan 1, 0001

Neal D. Hunt, age 86, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born November 26, 1925, in Alliance, to Carl and Estella (Lynch) Hunt. A graduate of Alliance High School, Neal retired from Giant Eagle (formerly Buckeye Village) in September of 2000, and worked for Purity Dairy, and...

Fred Schukert

Fred Schukert

Jan 1, 0001

Fred Schukert, age 54 of Homeworth, died at 4:06 p.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center, after a sudden illness. He was born January 23, 1958 in Salem, Ohio to Herman C. and Margaret (Chavul) Schukert. Fred is survived by Molly Granger of Homeworth; son, Fred C. Schukert of Canton, daughters, Angela Beamer of New Hampshire; Dionza Garrison...

Rev. Raymond J. Samoila

Rev. Raymond J. Samoila

Jan 1, 0001

Rev. Fr. Raymond J. Samoila, age 97, of North Canton, passed away Friday, May 18, 2012, at Shepherd's Gate Assisted Living in Hartville. Fr. Ray was born January 30, 1915, in Newark, Ohio, to Joseph and Paraschiva (Mihu) Samoila. A graduate of Alba-Iula High School in Romania, Fr. Ray attended the University of King Carol I in Bucharest, Romania. He...

Charles Weiser

Charles Weiser

Jan 1, 0001

Charles William Weiser, 77, of Massillon, Ohio, died at Mercy Medical Center, Monday, May 28, 2012 with his family by his side. He was born August 13, 1934, the son of Ethel and William Weiser. Charles graduated from Minerva High School in 1952. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division...

Jacob D.

Jacob D.

Jan 1, 0001

Jacob D. May, age 65, of Alliance, died at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday May 23, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born February 25, 1947, in Alliance, Ohio, to George W. May Sr. and Rosetta K. (Brunner) May. Jacob formerly attended Bolton United Methodist Church. He attended Alliance High School and worked as a truck driver for Kuntzman Trucking. Survivors...

Mary Gampo

Mary Gampo

Jan 1, 0001

Mary Jane Gampo, age 83, of Alliance, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 14, 1928, in Darlington, Pennsylvania, to Pete and Anna (Mirron) Nutial. Mary Jane graduated from Alliance High School and previously worked at the Ravenna Arsenal as a Security Guard. Survivors include her children, Wesley P. Gampo, John...

Daniel Swonger

Daniel Swonger

Jan 1, 0001

Daniel Paul Swonger, age 38, of Louisville, passed away at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 as the result of an accident on Easton St. Daniel was born July 16, 1973 in Canton, Ohio to Robert and Carol (Baker) Swonger. A graduate of Marlington High School, Daniel formerly worked for Trelleborg for twelve years. The most important things to Daniel...

Roger Hollender

Roger Hollender

Jan 1, 0001

Roger A. Hollender, age 75, of Alliance, died at 11:55 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 20, 1937, in Alliance, to Floyd and Eileen (Brothers) Hollender. Roger attended Minerva High School and worked for General Motors Corporation in Lordstown before retiring in 1996 after 30 years of service. He was a member of...

Alfred Anderson

Alfred Anderson

Jan 1, 0001

Alfred John Anderson, age 82, of Alliance, died at 10:42 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Canterbury Villa. He was born October 6, 1929, in Alliance, to Alfred T. and Marie (Williams) Anderson and was a lifelong Alliance resident. John was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean War....

Janice Sell

Janice Sell

Jan 1, 0001

Janice R. Sell, age 69, of Alliance died at 2:12 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her home. She was born April 29, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Calvin Templeton and Mildred (Bower) Templeton. Janice was an avid gardener. Survivors include her husband, Richard Sell of Alliance; two children, Christopher Herndon of Euless, TX and Sydney Herndon of Dallas...

Bonnie Jones

Bonnie Jones

Jan 1, 0001

Bonnie Mae Jones, age 67, of Summersville, West Virginia, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at her home. She was born January 19, 1945, in Rainelle, West Virginia, to Orbie C. and Laura Mae (Brown) Holley. Bonnie was a former licensed activity therapist in Alliance where she attended the New Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Fred A. Jones, whom...

Betty Boyd

Betty Boyd

Jan 1, 0001

Betty Jane Boyd, age 72, of Alliance, died at 9:56 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012, at her home. She was born January 15, 1940, in Fairview, West Virginia, to William Isaac Chadwick and Betty Jerldine (Glover) Chadwick. Betty was a 1958 graduate of Canton McKinley High School and worked at Coastal Pet Products until retiring in July of 2011. She...

David Rotuna

David Rotuna

Jan 1, 0001

David S. Rotuna, age 48, of Alliance, passed away at 6:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born August 9, 1963, in Alliance, Ohio, to James August Rotuna and Betty L. (Greiner) Rotuna. After high school, David started working at the Alliance Country Club, Groves Appliance, and First Christian Church for 14 years. He was...

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