Obituaries

Feb 28, 2019

Janet Summers, age 80, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center.

She was born September 11, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, to William Earl and Audrey (Fox) Weast.

A 1956 graduate of Marlington High School, Janet lived in the Alliance area her whole life and was a member of Aldersgate United...

Feb 28, 2019

Bruce L. Laubert, age 90, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019, at Community Care Center of Alliance.

He was born August 10, 1928,  in Atwater, Ohio, to the late Lester and Cecile (Kingsbury) Laubert.

Bruce was a graduate of Atwater High School and formerly employed with Babcox and Wilcox Tubular Products as a...

Feb 26, 2019

Charles F. Renz III, age 68, of Alliance, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at Canterbury Villa of Alliance surrounded by his loving family.

He was born September 20, 1950, in Alliance, Ohio, to Charles F. II and Thelma (Hedrick) Renz.

Charles graduated from Marlington High School and was employed with The Hoover Company until...

Feb 22, 2019

Charles R. Mead, age 73 of Alliance, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born June 11, 1945 to Charles R. and Delores J. (Drinkhouse) Chester. At the age of 9, Chuck was adopted by his step-father, John P. Mead. A veteran of the U. S. Army, Chuck served with the 281st Military Police...

Feb 19, 2019

Lela Marie (Garvin) Gibson, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at Canterbury Villa of Alliance. She was born May 24, 1932, in Hacker Valley, West Virginia, to Oscar Evert and Agnes Pearl (House) Garvin and has resided in Alliance since 1952. Lela Marie was a home maker and a member of Southside Church...

Feb 14, 2019

Robert L. Jack age 92, of Alliance, passed away at 5:55 p.m., Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 27, 1926, in Moundsville, West Virginia, to George Everett and Hazel (McCabe) Jack. A graduate of Alliance High School, Robert was employed as a bookkeeper for Barnes Provision and also sold sweepers for Electrolux. Robert was...

Feb 13, 2019

Patricia Ann Masters, age 68, of Alliance, passed away at 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2019, at her home. She was born June 2, 1950, in East Liverpool, Ohio. Patricia was formerly employed by Keener Rubber Company in Alliance as a Tubular until her retiring after 40 years of service. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and hand stitched quilts. Survivors...

Feb 12, 2019

Lawanda K. Harnish, age 74, of Marlboro, passed away at 5:57 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2019, after a short illness with her family by her side at The Cleveland Clinic. She was born August 5, 1944, in Lebanon, Missouri, to Max and Mabel (Willhite) Hammond. Lawanda was a graduate of Willow Run High School in Ypsilanti, Michigan and attended the...

Feb 7, 2019

Lou Ann (Maple) Jaeb, age 82, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019, at St Luke's Lutheran Community in North Canton. She was born August 14, 1936, in Elkins, West Virginia, to Lloyd and Luella (Hartley) Maple. Lou Ann attended college and was employed as a teacher. Her husband Thomas, was a former minister in the Friends Church where she was...

Feb 1, 2019

Lori L. (Brush) Gleich, age 60, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 1, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Canton, OH on December 30th, 1958 to William "Bill" and Nanette (Zarrelli) Brush. Lori was a 1976 graduate of Alliance High School. She attended the Malone University, Hondros College. She...

Jan 29, 2019

Linda (Massey) Sloan, age 67, of Alliance, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at Alliance Community Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born May 1, 1951, in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Henry and Dimmie (Howard) Massey. Linda was an active member of Second Baptist Church and a member of the Gladys Merrell Temple No. 1049....

Jan 27, 2019

90-year-old Dolores Leasure Carli, of Alliance, passed away Sunday morning at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. Born in 1928 in Sistersville, West Virginia, she and her family moved to Alliance so her father could work at American Steel Foundries. That work ethic was instilled in "Dee" who was always busy, either working or volunteering. In her teens she blocked sweaters...

Jan 26, 2019

Patrick Thomas Sano, age 25, passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2019. Born May 2, 1993 in Charlotte, North Carolina, Patrick had resided his entire life in Alliance. Patrick was the beloved son of Lynn (McCallum) Penturf and the late David Sano, Jr. He was also preceded in death by his grandfather, David Sano Sr. and uncle, Thomas Sano. Patrick...

Jan 25, 2019

Kimberly Kelly Caldwell, age 58, of Ravenna, and formerly of Alliance, passed away at 12:42 p.m., Friday, January 25, 2019 at University Hospital in Ravenna. She was born March 8, 1960 in Alliance, Ohio to Glenn Creamer and Joan (Martin) Triplett. Kimberly attended Alliance High School and was formerly employed by Jo-Ann's Store Inc., in Hudson, Ohio. She enjoyed spending...

Jan 22, 2019

Vincent Campbell II age 18, of Alliance, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Aultman Hospital. He was born June 14, 2000, in Canton, Ohio, to Vincent C. Campbell and June Chula. Vincent was strong willed and passionate about life. He loved going to the skate park to practice new tricks on his bike. Other days he would just listen...

Jan 22, 2019

Marjorie J. Winters, age 76, of Canton, Ohio, longtime resident of Alliance, passed away at 6:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born September 28, 1942 in Salem, Ohio, to Ernest and Gertrude (Nace) Childs. Marjorie was a graduate of David Anderson High School in Lisbon, Ohio, and was formerly employed by the J.C. Penney...

Jan 21, 2019

Audie M. Toussant, age 61, of Maximo, loving son, father, and grandfather, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019, peacefully in his home. Audie was born March 30, 1957, in Alliance, to Eugene and MaryLou (Smith) Toussant. He was baptized on April 14, 1957 at St. Joseph's Church in Maximo. He was a former machinist for Hercules Manufacturing in Massillon and...

Jan 21, 2019

Gerald E. "Jerry" Bertolini, age 73, of Alliance, passed away to be with our Lord on January 19, 2019, at University Hospital Portage Medical Center after battling pancreatic cancer. He was born December 19, 1945, in Alliance, Ohio, to Pete and Mary (Spada) Bertolini and lived his entire life in Alliance. A 1963 graduate of Alliance High School, Jerry then...

Jan 17, 2019

Lois J. (Christen) Sheehan Tasker, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 9:55 p.m., Thursday, January 17, 2019, at Bel-Air Care Center. She was born August 29, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to Mervin H. and Florence (Cobbs) Christen. A 1942 graduate of Alliance High School, Lois was employed at the former Taylorcraft of Alliance and also for 16 years with...

Jan 16, 2019

Mary Catherine (Michl) Stone, age 82, of Alliance, died January 16, 2019 at her residence at Danbury Senior Living. She was born November 25, 1936 in Stow, Ohio, the daughter of Nicholas P. and Mary T. (Gresh) Michl. After graduation from Stow High School, she was employed by the Ohio State Highway Department, and moved to Alliance following her marriage...