Obituaries

Apr 19, 2022

John William Salaski, age 74, of Alliance, left to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 19, 2022.

He was born on January 9, 1948 in Alliance to John and Martha (Lare) Salaski.

John graduated from Alliance High School in 1966 and went on to work for Transue & Williams, and later...

Apr 17, 2022

Betty L. (Thal) Lytle of Sebring passed away at Aultman Alliance Community Hospital on April 17, 2022.  Betty was born in Alliance Ohio, April 23, 1929, the daughter of Transylvanian Saxon immigrants Anna (Schuster) and George Thal; she was proud of her Saxon heritage.

Betty graduated from Alliance High School in 1947 and then attended the University...

Apr 16, 2022

Brian Michael Phillips, age 45, of Canton, passed away on April 16, 2022 at Cleveland Clinic Hospital following an extended illness.

He was born on May 31, 1976 in Moreno Valley, California to the late Mary (Jovingo) Luttrell and Steve Phillips.

Brian worked at Ecomm LLC Online. He was a very straight forward man, but...

Apr 16, 2022

Joanne Marie Venables, age 87, passed away at Canterbury Villa of Alliance on April 16th, 2022.

She was born on January 21, 1935 in Youngstown to Martin and Veronica Marie (Kotich) Thellman and lived in Struthers at a young age before the family moved to Alliance.

Joanne was a 1953 graduate of Alliance High School....

Apr 14, 2022

Elaine Kay Crowell, age 78, of Alliance, passed away on April 14, 2022.

She was born on December 5, 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan to Jim and Lucille (West) Karathanos.

Elaine graduated from South East Highschool. She retired from the Walmart jewelry department, but Elaine spent most of her life as a homemaker. She enjoyed making...

Apr 14, 2022

Kenneth E. Atkinson, age 80, of North Canton, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 after a brief illness.

He was born May 5, 1941 in Cambridge, Ohio to Joseph C. and M. Marjorie (Flood) Atkinson.

A graduate of Canton McKinley High School, Ken retired after a lengthy career as a Carpenter. He was a...

Apr 10, 2022

Carole L. Atkinson, age 77, of North Canton, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 after a brief illness.

She was born June 3, 1944 in Canton, Ohio to Louis and Audrey (Danner) Saunders.

A graduate of Lake High School, Carole worked for more than 20 years at Petite Sophisticate.

A member of...

Apr 8, 2022

Isabel June Pontius, age 101, of Marlboro, passed away on April 8, 2022.

She was born on June 12, 1920 in Louisville to Oscar and Laura and Foltz.

Isabel graduated from Marlboro High School in 1938. She attended Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Carol Sue...

Apr 8, 2022

Charles E. “Chas” Winner, age 66, of Minerva, passed away at 12:16 a.m. Friday April 8, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic.

Charlie was born February 8, 1956 in Alliance, Ohio to Edward C. and Ruth Evelyn (Lowmiller) Winner.

A 1974 graduate of Alliance High School, Charlie owned C&W Construction, installing commercial playgrounds for more than...

Apr 6, 2022

James Richard Kinser, age 79, of Homeworth, passed away on April 6, 2022.

He was born on March 26, 1943 in Alliance to Rex Kinser Sr. and Mary Jane (Casto) Kinser.

James was a plumber for Graber Plumbing until starting his own business, Kinser Plumbing, before retiring from Mount Union. He attended First Immanuel United...

Apr 5, 2022

Zachary “Zakk” Dunn, age 25, a lifelong resident of Alliance, was taken from us by an unknown and undiagnosed heart condition on April 5, 2022.

Zakk was born August 22, 1996 in Alliance. He is survived by his parents Gregg and Karen; his brother, Eric; his wife of   just six month, Caitlin; his grandmother, Kathy; his aunts,...

Apr 4, 2022

Vicki Jo (Brodzinski) French, age 66, of Alliance, passed away on April 4, 2022.

She was born on July 16, 1955 in Alliance to John and JoAnne Brodzinski.

Vicki graduated from Marlington High School in 1973. She worked at Bank One in Akron and Ardent Community in Westerville, Ohio. Vicki attended Free Will Baptist. She...

Apr 4, 2022

Cecil “Bill” Higginbotham, age 81, of Alliance, passed away on April 4, 2022.

He was born on November 27, 1940 in New Martinsville, West Virginia to Mary (George) and Bob Simon.

Bill was a boiler maker, welder and Foreman at Miami Boiler. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and driving his golf cart at the campground....

Apr 2, 2022

Michael G. Bourne, age 70, of Alliance, passed away on April 2, 2022.

He was born on March 26, 1952 in Alliance, OH to Donald and Helen (Zimmerman) Bourne.

Mickey graduated from Alliance High School. He worked as an auto mechanic for over 30 years at Broadway Iron and Metal where he retired. His love...

Apr 1, 2022

Joyce Ann (McIntosh) Bhe, age 73 of Beloit, passed away suddenly on April 1, 2022 at Aultman Alliance Community Hospital.

Joyce was born January 28, 1949 in East Liverpool to Frank and Evelyn (FitzGerald) McIntosh.

A 1967 graduate of Southern Local High School, Joyce was the Office Manager at Bailey Ford, before joining the staff...

Apr 1, 2022

Mona J. Floor, born July 5, 1931, passed away at home on April 1, 2022, at the age of 90 ¾, surrounded by her loving family.

Born “Monnie” Binion but loved all her life as Mona, she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Ross Floor, in 2001; also preceded by her father, Lee...

Mar 31, 2022

Margaret Ann Wallace, age 65, of Homeworth, passed away on March 31, 2022 at home, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on March 3, 1957 in Dover, Ohio to Louis and Norma Magnacca.

Margaret graduated from Dover High School in 1975 and received her Bachelor’s degree in Education and Dental Hygiene from The...

Mar 30, 2022

Richard J. Schuh, age 70, of Alliance, passed away unexpectedly with his wife by his side, on March 30, 2022.

He was born on October 17, 1951 in Alliance to Donald R. and Suzanne (Naylor) Schuh.

Richard graduated from Alliance High School in 1969 and later received his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from...

Mar 30, 2022

Barbara Ann (Salchow) Syme, age 82, of Alliance passed away at Bel Air Care Center on March 30th.

Barb was born October 28, 1939, to Lester Salchow and Harriet (Keltz) Salchow.

She retired from Refresh Dental in 2014 after nearly 40 years.  She spent 20 years singing with Sweet Adelines International.

She is...

Mar 29, 2022

Roxanne L. Yoho, age 69, of Alliance, passed away on March 29, 2022 at New Dawn Care Center.

She was born on November 19, 1952 in Alliance to Clarence E. Steed Jr. and Barbara J. (Noling) Morris.

Roxanne graduated from Marlington High School in 1970. She loved to cook and worked as chef and private...