Obituaries

L. Hale

L. Hale

Jan 1, 0001

L. Louise Hale, age 93, of Paris, died at 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Bel-Air Care Center. She was born December 7, 1919, in Limaville, Ohio, to Walter C. and Elizabeth C. (Fordyce) Oyster, and has lived most of her life in Alliance. She was a member of Alliance Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her three sons,...

Jamie Dyke

Jamie Dyke

Jan 1, 0001

Jamie Michael Dyke, age 36, of Sebring, died at 10:25 p.m., Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 20, 1976, in Alliance, to Joseph Dyke and Deborah Grim. Jamie attended United Local High School and was formerly employed by Alliance Castings. He enjoyed watching NASCAR, going fishing, and was an avid Cleveland Indians and Cleveland...

Nancy Fitzelle

Nancy Fitzelle

Jan 1, 0001

Nancy B. (Bickford) Fitzelle, age 88, of Alliance, died at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at her home. She was born December 16, 1924, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Edwin and Lucy (Bell) Bickford, and grew up in Rochester, New York. Nancy graduated from Genesee Hospital School of Nursing, and was employed as a registered nurse. She came to Alliance...

Elvira Leister

Elvira Leister

Jan 1, 0001

Elvira "Sis" (Eberhard) Leister, age 95, of Alliance, died at 2:04 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born November 4, 1917, in Rossmoyne, Ohio to Edward and Frances (Alexander) Eberhard. A 1935 graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Leister was a member of First Christian Church, the Alliance Country Club, member and past president of...

Ruth (Williams) Thompson

Ruth (Williams) Thompson

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth Elizabeth (Williams) Thompson, 86, of Yukon, WV having resided in Lexington, NC the past four years, passed away on February 25, 2013 after a short illness. Ruth was born in Caretta, WV on September 29, 1926 to the late Ollies and Alberta (Stroud) Williams. Ruth attended Excelsior High School in War, WV. Ruth was a domestic engineer who also...

Cecil Craven

Cecil Craven

Jan 1, 0001

Cecil W. Craven age 82, of Alliance, died at 1:11 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2013, at his home with his family by his side. He was born February 23, 1930, in Alliance, to Cecil G. and Bessie (Baylor) Craven. Cecil was a graduate of Louisville High School and was formerly employed by Transue and Williams Stamping plant as a tool...

Mary Gainor

Mary Gainor

Jan 1, 0001

Mary V. Gainor, age 87, of Alliance, died at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 29, 1925, in Dearborn, Michigan, to Joseph and Mary (Simon) David. Mary was educated in Romania and employed by the former Alliance Manufacturing (Genie Company). She was a member of the St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church and...

Ruth E.

Ruth E.

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth Evelyn (Peterson) Coy, age 74, of Alliance, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2013, at Community Care Center. She was born June 10, 1938 in Lisbon, Ohio, to Guy Emmett and Edith Ellen (Todd) Peterson. After graduating high school, Ruth was a secretary for Salem Community Hospital, Bacon and Cibula Clinic in Lisbon, Atty. John T. DeFazio, and...

Dorothy Livelsberger

Dorothy Livelsberger

Jan 1, 0001

Dorothy E. Livelsberger, age 92, formerly of Alliance, died at 4:22 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at the Lexington Court Care Center, in Lexington, Ohio. She was born February 14, 1920 in Alliance, Ohio to William and Ida (McQuistion) Grate. Dorothy worked at Taylorcraft for a short time during WWII, held a real estate license, and later was employed by...

Earl Taylor

Earl Taylor

Jan 1, 0001

Earl A. Taylor, age 94, of Alliance, died at 2:55 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Roselawn Gardens. He was born October 29, 1918, in Canton, Ohio, to Arthur and Mary (Hogal) Taylor. Earl was a graduate of Fairmount Home School and retired from Alliance Public Schools. He was a member of the Alliance Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed...

Timothy Theaker

Timothy Theaker

Jan 1, 0001

Timothy Scott Theaker, age 47, of Alliance, died at 5:26 a.m., Monday, October 15, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born June 3, 1965, in Barberton, Ohio, to James and Beverly Jean (Stine) Theaker. Timothy was a 1983 graduate of Marlington High School and a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran. He was formerly employed by MAC Trailers, Winkle Industries, R.V....

Sally Johnson

Sally Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

Sally Lou (Grunz) Johnson, age 74, of Alliance, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012 at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born May 8, 1938 in Wheeling, West Virginia, and moved to Canton, Ohio where she attended Canton McKinley High School. Sally earned her R. N. degree from the Massillon City Hospital School for Nursing, and worked at...

James Johnson

James Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

James Gary Johnson, age 70, of Alliance, signed off the airwaves, at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 13, 1942, in Coshocton, Ohio, to the late Harold and Mabel (Ruch) Johnson and has been an Alliance resident for more than 40 years. A 1960 graduate of Newcomerstown High School, Jim graduated in...

Ronald Mohr,

Ronald Mohr,

Jan 1, 0001

Ronald Lee Mohr Sr., age 74, of Alliance, died at 5:02 a.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born February 21, 1938, in Alliance, to Lawrence and Lucille (Shoup) Mohr. Ronald attended Alliance High School and was formerly employed by Kintz Construction helping to build Alliance's first Burger King, McDonalds and many area businesses. He was...

Ronald Cross

Ronald Cross

Jan 1, 0001

Ronald B. Cross, age 77, of Alliance, died at 1:55 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born December 25, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio in Alliance Ohio to Edward and Wilma (Smith) Cross. A 1954 graduate of Alliance High School, Ron graduated from Mount Union College, and received his Master of Science in Library Science from...

Paula Moore

Paula Moore

Jan 1, 0001

Paula A. Moore, age 74, of Alliance, died at 6:55 a.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 24, 1938 in Pomeroy, Ohio to Paul E. and Irene Augusta (Eakin) Moore. Paula worked as a nursing assistant at Alliance Community Hospital for many years. Paula enjoyed taking care of her cats, and loved taking road...

George Wright

George Wright

Jan 1, 0001

George V. Wright, age 73, of Alliance, died Friday January 11, 2013 at Canterbury Villa. He was born July 12, 1939 in Alliance, Ohio to Ralph and Ann (Bozdoc) Wright. George attended Ohio State University before serving in the United States Air Force for four years. He had worked as a draftsman, horsetrainer, furniture salesman, and had been employed by...

Lorena "Lori" McCammon

Lorena "Lori" McCammon

Jan 1, 0001

Lorena "Lori" P. McCammon, age 91, of Alliance, died at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, October 28, 2012, at Bel-Air Care Center. She was born October 14, 1921, in Akron, Ohio, to George H. and Ruth (Moore) Hider. A graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School, worked as a secretary and retired from B&W Research Center in Alliance. She was a member of...

William Mathers

William Mathers

Jan 1, 0001

William Eugene Mathers, age 67, of Alliance, died at 10 a.m. December 10, 2012 at Aultman Hospital. He was born January 29, 1945, in East Liverpool, Ohio to John L. and Goldie M. (Marshall) Mathers. A graduate of East Liverpool High School, William was employed by the former Alliance Machine Company as a machinist until retirement. William was a member...

Ronald Morris

Ronald Morris

Jan 1, 0001

Ronald Dwain Morris, age 76, of Alliance, died at 8:35 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2013, at his home. He was born March 15, 1936, in Kensington, Ohio, to Art and Evelyn (Reeder) Morris. Ronald graduated from Alliance High School and machinist school. He retired from LTV Steel as a master machinist; then ran parts for Heestand Auto Parts. He was...