Obituaries

DeWayne Hoffmeyer

DeWayne Hoffmeyer

Jan 1, 0001

DeWayne E. Hoffmeyer, age 69, of Alliance, died at 2:25 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Sebring, December 22, 1942, to Mervin W. and Ruth L. (Allcorn) Hoffmeyer. DeWayne attended Berlin Center and Sebring schools, was employed as a truck driver and retired from the City of Alliance Street Department after more than...

Dale Montgomery

Dale Montgomery

Jan 1, 0001

After a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, Dale A. Montgomery, age 75, of Alliance, joined his parents in heaven on Easter Sunday, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 6, 1937, in Alliance, Ohio, to Howard A. and Alice M. (Kirkbride) Montgomery. Dale graduated from Marlboro High School and attended Kent State University. A lifelong...

Gary Bourne,

Gary Bourne,

Jan 1, 0001

Gary F. Bourne, Sr. age 74, of Alliance, died at 2:52 p.m., Sunday, December 2, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 18, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, to Floyd and Harriet (Frost) Bourne. Gary was a 1956 graduate of Alliance High School and worked as a machinist at Alliance Machine for 40 years. His hobbies included going hunting,...

Wilford Edwards

Wilford Edwards

Jan 1, 0001

Wilford W. "Chooch" Edwards, age 77, of Sebring, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2012, at Canterbury Villa. He was born March 8, 1935, in Uhrichsville, Ohio, to Wilse and Sylvia (Salsberry) Edwards. Mr. Edwards was employed at Transue Williams Stamping Plant for 33 years and formerly a Union President before retiring. A member of Maranatha Church of...

Rafe Poteet

Rafe Poteet

Jan 1, 0001

Rafe D. Poteet, age 26, of Alliance, passed away unexpectedly, at Alliance Community Hospital at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2012. He was born May 9, 1985, in Alliance, Ohio, to William G. and Bonnie (Claycomb) Poteet. Rafe attended West Branch High School, and was formerly employed at Enviroscape's. Rafe enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time with his family and many...

Clayton "Buddy" Epperly

Clayton "Buddy" Epperly

Jan 1, 0001

Clayton Gordon "Buddy" Epperly, age 67, of Salem, died at 1:23 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2012 at Essex House in Salem. He was born September 20, 1944, in Mt. Hope, W. Va. to Leslie G. and Virginia F. (Harmon) Epperly. Buddy formerly was employed by the Charlotte County School Board and later as a dock installer with the Charlotte County...

Rose Stasiuk

Rose Stasiuk

Jan 1, 0001

Rose Stasiuk, age 75, of Canton, formerly of Alliance and Vineland, New Jersey, died at 10:50 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born December 5, 1936, in Poland. She came to the United States in 1962 and settled in New York City, NY. She moved to Vineland, New Jersey, in 1968 where she lived for...

Wilma L.

Wilma L.

Jan 1, 0001

Wilma L. May age 89, of Alliance, died at 7:52 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at her home. She was born January 19, 1923, in Alliance, to Clarence H. and Twila M. (Yarian) Grate. A January 1941 graduate of Alliance High School and Alliance Business College, Wilma worked as an office clerk for Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. from 1941 to 1945,...

Elizabeth Steed

Elizabeth Steed

Jan 1, 0001

Elizabeth Ann Steed, age 43, of Alliance, died at 10:03 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Akron General Medical Center. She was born August 4, 1968, in Alliance, to George and Sharon (McNiel) May and has been a lifelong Alliance resident. Lizzie graduated from Alliance High School and the Alliance Career Center and was employed as a State Tested Nurses...

Alfred Johnson

Alfred Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

Alfred Thomas Johnson, age 82, of Alliance, died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday, November 24, 2012, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born January 2, 1930, in Salineville, Ohio, to Forrest and Evelyn (Brown) Johnson and was a graduate of Sebring High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. Tom was employed by General Tire as...

Opal Ruth

Opal Ruth

Jan 1, 0001

Opal Ruth went to be with the Lord peacefully on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Salida Woods, Mentor, OH. Opal was born May 30, 1920 in Homeworth, OH to Hiram and Pearl (Heffner) Heestand. On March 22, 1941 she married Charles F. Ruth, Jr. in Bisbee, Arizona. Opal was a homemaker for many years and later worked for Armours and...

LaVerne Iacangelo

LaVerne Iacangelo

Jan 1, 0001

LaVerne Bernice Iacangelo, age 85, of Cleveland, Ohio, and formerly of Washington D.C., passed away at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Bel-Air Care Center of Alliance, Ohio. She was born October 21, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio to Frank and Helenmay (Stroth) Neuman. LaVerne graduated from Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C. and attended Maryland University. She was employed...

Jeanette Boyce Mohr

Jeanette Boyce Mohr

Jan 1, 0001

Jeanette E. Mohr, age 93, of Alliance, died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Community Care Center. She was born September 11, 1918, in Alliance, to Russell Ruff and Vera (Walker) Ruff. Jeanette graduated from Alliance High School in 1937, attended Alliance Business College and formerly worked for Universal Cooperatives. A lifetime member of the First Christian Church...

James Tripp

James Tripp

Jan 1, 0001

James A. Tripp, age 87, of Alliance, died at 1:40 a.m., Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Roselawn Gardens. He was born August 7, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio, to Harry and Verna (Nussdorfer) Tripp. James attended Alliance Schools and worked for Modern LP Gas until his retirement. He loved spending time with his family, and was a kind and gentle man...

Evelyn Denny

Evelyn Denny

Jan 1, 0001

Evelyn Ruth Denny, age 88, of Damascus, went home to Heaven at 12:54 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2012. She was born November 7, 1923, in Damascus, Ohio, to Ray and Esther (Hoopes) Bardo. A graduate of the former Goshen High School, Evelyn worked on the family dairy farm. A member of Damascus Friends Church, Evelyn taught Sunday School for 35...

Joseph Roberts

Joseph Roberts

Jan 1, 0001

Joseph Edward Roberts, age 87, of Alliance, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012. He was born October 31, 1924, in Alliance, to Richard and Bertha (Moore) Roberts and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Joseph was a 1942 graduate of Alliance High School, vice president of engineering at Worldco Corporation in Alliance, and previously employed by the former Alliance...

Haskell Feltner

Haskell Feltner

Jan 1, 0001

Haskell "Hack" Feltner, age 71, of Beloit died at 5:40 a.m. May 22, 2009 at his home. He was born March 18, 1938 in Hazard, Kentucky to George and Sidney (Wilkerson) Feltner. Haskell worked as an oil field supervisor for many years. He enjoyed fishing, was a member of the Knox Sportsman's Club and of the Garfield Masonic Lodge #528...

Kathryn Eyer

Kathryn Eyer

Jan 1, 0001

Kathryn V. (Thomas) Eyer, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at her home with her family and her aid by her side. She was born March 2, 1918, in Alliance, Ohio, to Paul and Ruth (Potts) Thomas. Kathryn and her husband, Bill, started grade school together, and they both graduated in June of...

Myrtle Faye

Myrtle Faye

Jan 1, 0001

Myrtle Faye Syx, age 71, of Damascus, formerly of Alliance, died at 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at Pleasant View Nursing Home. She was born March 11, 1941, in Wellsburg, West Virginia, to Asa and Myrtle (Dennis) Eddy. Myrtle is survived by her husband, Leonard L. Syx, whom she married July 13, 1980; daughters, Mary Faye Roosa and Gatha...

Robert Milburn

Robert Milburn

Jan 1, 0001

Robert A. Milburn, age 76, of Alliance, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born March 20, 1936, in East Liverpool, Ohio, to Clair and Anna (Couchman) Milburn. A 1954 graduate of Alliance High School, Robert retired from Timken Company after 33 years of service as a maintenance supervisor and then worked...