Judith Anne Miller
Oct 13, 2018
Judy (Allen) Miller, age 80, of Alliance, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018 at her home. She was born July 3, 1938, in Alliance to Robert and Edith (Borton) Allen. She was employed at Alliance Community Hospital as a registered nurse for over 30 years. Judy was a member of the First Christian Church in Alliance. She loved reading, cross...
Richard R. Barkdoll
Oct 11, 2018
Richard R. Barkdoll, age 88, of Alliance, passed away peacefully at 7:40 a.m., Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born March 8, 1930, in Alliance, Ohio, to Joseph and Cora Mae (Barnhart) Barkdoll. Richard, a 1948 graduate of Alliance High School went on to Kent State University to receive his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. A...
Craig A. Underwood
Oct 8, 2018
Craig A. Underwood, age 48, of Alliance, died suddenly October 8, 2018. Craig was born April 29, 1970 in Alliance, Ohio to Rick and Wanda (Gray) Underwood. Craig attended Alliance High School and was the owner/operator of Underwood Auto Care and later, AutoDoc, Auto Repair. A Christian by faith, he attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Craig's passion in...
Stephen F. Diser
Oct 8, 2018
Stephen F. "Steve" Diser, age 76, of Alliance, passed away at 2:50 a.m., Monday, October 8, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born May 4, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Frank and Evelyn (Stephenson) Diser. Steve earned his Bachelor's Degree from Kent State University and his Master's Degree in Industrial Safety at Central Missouri State University. He was employed...
Ruth May Powell Brunner
Oct 8, 2018
Ruth was born June 1, 1931, to Kenneth R. Powell and Marie L. Smith at Alliance City Hospital. She passed from this life a few hundred yards away from the same spot she entered the world on October 8, 2018, surround by family and friends so numerous a sign had to be posted to keep out any more visitors. She...

James H. McCann II
Oct 5, 2018
Jim McCann of Alliance passed away on October 5, 2018, at the age of 77. A 1958 graduate of Marlboro High School and 1963 graduate of the University of Akron, Jim spent 7 years in the USAF as an auditor reaching the rank of Captain. He was then employed at Ohio Edison and FirstEnergy for 35 years in various positions....

Eleanor L. Kinsey
Oct 4, 2018
Eleanor L. Kinsey, age 85, of Randolph, passed away at 10:59 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She was born March 3, 1933, in Fly, Ohio, to Otto Dale and Susanna (Salisbury) Williamson. Eleanor was a member of the Atwater Church of the Nazarene. She managed a shoe department at Super Center and was...
George Blebea
Oct 3, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of George Blebea born on April 15, 1927 in Ileni Romania, announces his passing on October 3, 2018 at the age of 91. George arrived in the United States in 1964 with his wife and children and worked at the American Steel Foundry where he retired in 1987. He devoted much of...
Marcene Mae Buchs
Sep 27, 2018
Marcene Mae Buchs, age 84, of Alliance, died September 27, 2018 in her home. She was born March 7, 1934 in North Georgetown, Ohio, the daughter of William J. and Nettie F. (Stryffeler) Buchs. Marcene lived in Alliance all her life, spending her early years on a farm in Beachwood. She graduated from Alliance High School where she was a...
Lila B. Metzger
Sep 27, 2018
Lila B. Metzger, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born October 19, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio, to Walter and Helen (Feeley) Kuenzle. Lila received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toledo. She was a Registered Medical Technologist through the American Society of...
Marjorie McCallum
Sep 26, 2018
Marjorie McCallum, age 101, of Louisville, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Alsatian Independent Living Facility in Louisville. She was born December 4, 1916, in Marlboro, Ohio, to James and May (Eutzley) Wolfe. Marjorie was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and the Women's Hardscrabble Club. She enjoyed traveling, especially to Florida, visiting with family and friends, cooking...
Donald Thomas Sampson Junior
Sep 26, 2018
Donald Thomas Sampson, Junior, of Deerfield, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on September 26, 2018 at the age of 78. Don was born September 28, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio. A graduate of Mount Union College, he was a bookkeeper for most of his life and farmed his family's centennial farm. Don was a 32nd° Mason, a Shriner from the Valley of...
Laverne C. Johnson
Sep 18, 2018
Lavern C. Johnson, age 70, of Alliance passed away at 5 a.m., Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born March 23, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio, to Herman and Melissa (Holsey) Johnson. A graduate of West Branch High School, Laverne was employed with the City of Alliance for 20 years as a plant operator. He was a...
Marie Elizabeth Moser
Sep 18, 2018
Marie Elizabeth (McGary) Moser, age 103, passed away at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, 18-September-2018 at her home. She was born 27-May-1915, in Markle, Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania to Alendar Labana and Margaret Etta (Gailey) McGary. Marie married her husband, Ernest R. Moser, 12-June-1948 in Alliance, Ohio, at the First Reformed Church in Alliance. A 1935 graduate of Allegheny Township High...
Homer R. Guthrie Jr
Sep 16, 2018
Homer Robert Guthrie Jr, age 84, of Alliance, died September 16, 2018, at Aultman Hospital. He was born January 11, 1934, in San Diego, California, the son of Homer R. Guthrie and Lucille (Houghton) Guthrie Musgrave. Bob served in the U.S. Navy for twenty years. He was a member of the American Legion, DAV, and VFW. Survivors include his companion,...

Ray C. Sluss
Sep 14, 2018
Ray C. Sluss age 91, of Copeland Oaks in Sebring, passed away at 6:50 p.m., Friday, September 14, 2018. The son of Howard and Anna (Kurtz) Sluss of rural Louisville, Ray was born September 30, 1926. Ray was a 1944 graduate of Marlboro High School, received his Bachelor's Degree from Ashland College and his Master's Degree from Ohio State University....
Lois Hubbard
Sep 12, 2018
Lois Hubbard, 90, formerly of The Long Community at Highland, Lancaster, PA and Alliance, OH, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, PA. She was born in Clay Township, Butler County, PA to the late Harry B. and Clara G. (Wolford) Schlosser. A graduate of Alliance High School, Lois attended Eastern Nazarene College in Wollaston,...
Jerry H. Messenheimer
Sep 10, 2018
Jerry H. Messenheimer, age 67, of Alliance, passed away Monday, September 10, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born November 9, 1950, in Alliance, Ohio. Jerry was employed by the Joliet Workshop in Canton and was a member of Pine Lake Christian Church in Sebring. He enjoyed music, NASCAR, bowling and Cleveland Sports. Survivors include his siblings, Kerry Messenheimer...
Charles P. "Bud" Howe
Sep 8, 2018
Charles P. "Bud" Howe, age 72, of Alliance, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born December 11, 1945, in Alliance, Ohio, to Charles and Mary (Gaiser) Howe. A 1963 graduate of Marlington High School, Bud was a Certified Electrician, and formerly worked in maintenance for Sancap. Bud enjoyed spending time with...
Wade Allen Fox
Sep 8, 2018
Wade Allen Fox, age 94, of Marlboro, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at 1:28 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Alliance Community Care Center. He was born December 11, 1923, in Marlboro Township, Ohio, to Jasper and Blanche (Keller) Fox. A 1941 graduate of Marlboro High School, Wade served in the U.S. Army during WWII earning various honors...