Obituaries

Milton Vrudney

Milton Vrudney

Jan 1, 0001

Milton Vrudney age 90, of Ravenna, went home to be with the Lord, March 29, 2012. He was born November 27, 1921, in Arnold, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and Julia (Skolnik) Vrudney. Milton, a World War II veteran having served in the Chemical Warfare Division, was also a charter member and lifetime member of the American Legion Post No. 713. Milton...

Melva Watson

Melva Watson

Jan 1, 0001

Melva Jean (Grimm) Watson, age 87, of Alliance, died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital following a short illness. She was born November 1, 1924, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, to Walter Alfred and Marie Agnes (Schroeder) Grimm and lived in Alliance most of her life. Melva was a January 1943 graduate of Alliance High School....

Stephanie Bryant

Stephanie Bryant

Jan 1, 0001

Stephanie Bryant, age 33, of Alliance, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born January 9, 1979, in San Diego, California, to Richard Choate and Deborah A. (Wise) Salyers. Stephanie attended Sebring and United Local Schools, and worked as an STNA before graduating in 2010 from nursing school...

Armin Thoma

Armin Thoma

Jan 1, 0001

Armin A. Thoma, age, 73, of Alliance, died at 1:22 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2012 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1939 in Regensburg, Germany. Armin was formerly employed at Babcock and Wilcox research center "McDermott Technology, Inc." for 28 years and was the former coach of the Marlington High School girls soccer team. Survivors include his...

Shirley Betz

Shirley Betz

Jan 1, 0001

Shirley A. Betz, age 73, of Paris, passed away at her home at 10:40 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2012. She was born January 4, 1939 in Sistersville, West Virginia to Arthur W. and Naomi (Henderson) Speece. A 1958 graduate of Sebring McKinley High School, she worked at Community Care Center in Alliance as an LPN for fifteen years. Shirley was...

Dorthy Johnson

Dorthy Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

Dorthy Mae Johnson, age 92, of Alliance, passed away at 5:03 a.m. Sunday, April 8, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Dorthy, or Tommy, as many knew her, was born September 5, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to Frank and Alta (Grimes) Sutton. A resident of Washington Twp. all her life, Dorthy graduated from Alliance High School and...

Duane Austin

Duane Austin

Jan 1, 0001

Duane Vincent Austin, age 87, of Limaville, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at his home. He was born March 9, 1925, in Marlboro, Ohio, to Ray and Anna (Leitner) Austin. Duane graduated in 1946 from Alliance High School after serving three years in the European Theater during World War II in the United States Army. Three bronze stars were earned...

George Phillips

George Phillips

Jan 1, 0001

George L. Phillips, age 70, of Damascus, died at 5:47 a.m. Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Pleasant View North Retirement Center. He was born April 13, 1942, in Alliance, to Robert James and Ethel Marie (Coe) Phillips. George was a member of the Alliance Nazarene Church and past president of the Residence Council at Pleasant View North. He loved to...

Margaret Cosma

Margaret Cosma

Jan 1, 0001

Margaret B. Cosma, age 89, of Alliance, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at McCrea Manor. She was born July 14, 1923, in Alliance, to David M. and Gladys (Saulisbury) Baker. Margaret attended Alliance Public Schools and retired in 1983 as a custodian. She was a member of the Alliance Freewill Baptist Church and the Ohio Association of...

Sherry (Mason) Edgar

Sherry (Mason) Edgar

Jan 1, 0001

Sherry A. Mason Edgar, age 69 of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 5, 2012. She will join her life partner, Alan Venables, parents, sister, and other family members in heaven. Sherry was born December 21, 1942 in Alliance, Ohio to Linus and Hazel (Vanhorn) Mason. Sherry graduated from Kent State University and worked as...

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...

Margie Marie

Margie Marie

Jan 1, 0001

Margie Marie Bon, age 82, of Hanoverton, died at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Cleveland Clinic. She was born August 15, 1929, in Alliance, to Wilbur Theodore Jefferys and Fern (Brown) Jefferys. Margie was a graduate of the former Fairmount School and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking and making crafts. Margie worked alongside her husband at T & C...

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...

Rosalyn Brown

Rosalyn Brown

Jan 1, 0001

Rosalyn Louise (McGirr) Natale Brown, age 83, of Alliance, with her family at her side went to be with her Lord at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, December 18, 2011 at her home. This past year was challenging for Rosalyn and her family. She was born June 18, 1928, to Olan George and Leonore (Mueller) McGirr. A 1946 graduate of Alliance High...

Jaime McGee

Jaime McGee

Jan 1, 0001

Jaime A. McGee, age 54, of Alliance passed away at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Altercare of Alliance. He was born June 24, 1955 in Alliance to James A. and Corrine (Daniels) McGee. Jamie was a graduate of Marlington High School. He went on to Kent State University and earned a bachelor's in political science and a master's...

Genevieve Oyster

Genevieve Oyster

Jan 1, 0001

Genevieve I. Oyster, age 80, of Sebring, died at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at University Hospital in Cleveland. She was born January 3, 1931, in Velke Kapusani, Czechoslovokia, to George and Anna (Koval) Varkonda. She was a 1949 graduate of Alliance High School and attended Kent State University. She was formerly employed by Midland Buckeye Savings and Loan...

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...

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,...

Ruth Leyda

Ruth Leyda

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth Leyda, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Kent, Ohio. Born in 1917 in Akron, Ruth moved to Alliance with her husband Bill, where she became a mother and then a teacher. Named a Jennings Scholar, Ruth taught fourth and fifth grades at Rockhill School for many years. She also belonged to the Alliance Women's Club, the YWCA, the...

Vasile Vasu

Vasile Vasu

Jan 1, 0001

Vasile Vasu, age 78, of Alliance, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his home. He was born July 13, 1933, in Arpasu De Jos, Romania, to Vartolomeu Leon and Maria (Pavel) Vasu. Vasile was employed in the railroad industry in Romania in freight handling until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of St. Nicholas Romanian...