Obituaries

James Grossman

James Grossman

Jan 1, 0001

James R. Grossman, age 80, of Alliance died at 11:50 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 4, 1931, in Alliance, Ohio, to Raymond and Myrtle (Fligle) Grossman. A graduate of Minerva High School, Jim worked as a farmer and retired after driving school bus for 30 years with Marlington Local Schools. Jim was...

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...

Jody Hensley

Jody Hensley

Jan 1, 0001

Jody E. Hensley, age 52, of Alliance died at 4:45 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2011 at his home. He was born March 13, 1959 in Lawton, Oklahoma to George and Emma (Cothren) Hensley. Jody attended Alliance High School and was formally employed by Whitacre Greer in Alliance. An avid fisherman and NASCAR fan, Jody also enjoyed visiting Kentucky, spending time...

Gerald "Jerry"

Gerald "Jerry"

Jan 1, 0001

Gerald "Jerry" Cox, age 86, of Alliance, closed his eyes at Davis Haven in Beloit, and opened them in glory at 12:27 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012. Born August 4, 1925, in Putnam County, Indiana, to the late Gilbert and Lessie (O'Neal) Cox, he came to know Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the age of 78. Jerry was...

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...

Ted Schrader

Ted Schrader

Jan 1, 0001

Ted Schrader, age 78, of Alliance, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born Nov. 7, 1933 in Alliance, Ohio to Roscoe Sebastian and Lura (Marietta) Schrader. A 1951 graduate of Alliance High School, Ted attended Kent State University. Ted worked as a carpenter, having owned Schrader Construction. A U. S. Navy...

Nancy Johnson

Nancy Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

Nancy K. Johnson, age 67, of Alliance, earned her Angel wings at 11:20 p.m. Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She was born November 4, 1944, in Frametown, WV to John and Fannie (Beal) Blake and has resided in Alliance since August of 1968. Nancy was a 1962 graduate of New London High School and...

William "Bill" Mikes

William "Bill" Mikes

Jan 1, 0001

William J. "Bill" Mikes, age 38, of Ft. Polk, Louisiana, formerly of Alliance, died Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 14, 1973 in Alliance, Ohio to Raymond G. Mikes Jr. and Sue L. (Randolph) Mikes. A 1992 graduate of Alliance High School, Bill was currently serving in the U. S. Army. He was posthumously...

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...

Ellen Bossong

Ellen Bossong

Jan 1, 0001

Ellen Bossong, age 94, of Alliance, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2011, at Aultman Hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1916 in Warrick County, Indiana to Joseph W. and Ethel E. (Coleman) Carter. Ellen graduated with a degree in Engineering from Purdue University. She was a member of Regina Coeli Catholic Church, where she was a daily communicant....

D. Madison Rudolph Krahling

D. Madison Rudolph Krahling

Jan 1, 0001

D. Jean Madison Rudolph Krahling, age 86 of Alliance died at 7:43 a.m., May 30, 2009 at Sterling House of Alliance. She was born June 15, 1922, in Alliance to John and Florence E. (Lozier) Madison and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Krahling was a graduate of Alliance High School and Mt. Union College, and was an elementary teacher...

William Bachman

William Bachman

Jan 1, 0001

William R. Bachman, age 78, of Alliance, died at 8:45 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2011 at Akron City Hospital. He was born February 13, 1933 in Akron, Ohio to William and Bertha (Burchman) Bachman and lived in the Alliance area for the past forty years. A 1950 graduate of Central High School in Akron, Bill graduated in 1961 from Akron...

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...

Dora Wilhelm

Dora Wilhelm

Jan 1, 0001

Dora M. Wilhelm, age 66, of Alliance, died at 2:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Community Care Center. She was born August 16, 1945, in New Franklin, Ohio, to John G. and Irene P. (Long) Masters. Dora attended Minerva Schools and was employed at Phil's Green House and Molesky's Produce. A member of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, she enjoyed...

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...

Doris (Webster) Wentzel

Doris (Webster) Wentzel

Jan 1, 0001

Doris Mary Webster Wentzel, age 83, of Beloit, died at 8:34 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born April 7, 1928, in Akron, Ohio, to Thomas Paul Webster and Bessie Edith (Stroup) Webster. Doree was a 1946 graduate of Alliance High School where she participated in the marching band as a majorette....

George Nutial

George Nutial

Jan 1, 0001

George Nutial, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 7:30 a.m. May 31, 2011 at Bel-Air Care Center. George was one of ten children born to Pete and Anna (Mikonovic) Nutial, attended Alliance schools and enjoyed swimming in the Mahoning River before enlisting in the Navy and serving his country for four years in WWII. He moved to Maine after...

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...

Ruth (Ruhl) Davis

Ruth (Ruhl) Davis

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth C. (Ruhl) Davis, age 75, of Alliance, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Canterbury Villa. She was born July 27, 1936, in Alliance, to Perry Kenneth and Ruth (Clark) Ruhl and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A graduate of Alliance High School, Ruth was employed at Holiday Designs and was bowling coach/instructor and secretary at the...