Obituaries

Karen Sue Weekly

Karen Sue Weekly

Feb 11, 2018

Karen Sue Weekly, age 63, of Alliance, passed away at 5:00 a.m. Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born November 5, 1954, in Alliance, Ohio to Elmer Earl and Edna Elizabeth (Eberling) Weekly. Karen attended Marlington Schools. She loved animals, especially her cats. Survivors include her sister, Judith Bradway, of Alliance; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and...

Gerald W. Yoho

Gerald W. Yoho

Feb 11, 2018

Gerald W. Yoho, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at 5:10 p.m., Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Altercare of Alliance. He was born March 21, 1931, in Alliance, Ohio, to the late Harold and Nellie (Andrews) Yoho. Jerry was a graduate of Alliance High School and attended Stark State College. He was employed as a Lieutenant for the Alliance Fire...

Bonnie K. "Kay" Wilson

Bonnie K. "Kay" Wilson

Feb 10, 2018

Bonnie K. "Kay" Wilson, age 76, of Homeworth, passed away at her home at 5:40 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born September 5, 1941 in Alliance, Ohio to Ralph and Betty (Battershell) Freeman. Kay graduated from Alliance High School and attended Flight Attendant School. She previously worked at the bank and Genie Company. Kay enjoyed Card Club with...

Kevin T. Brown

Kevin T. Brown

Feb 6, 2018

Kevin T. Brown, age 46, of Sebring, Ohio, passed away at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 11, 1971, in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Thomas and PJ (Jeswald) Brown. Kevin was a graduate of Marlington High School and employed as a meat cutter at Giant Eagle. Survivors include his parents; wife, Kim...

Quay V. Kimes

Quay V. Kimes

Feb 5, 2018

Quay V. (Crawford) Kimes age 93, of Homeworth, passed away at 3:37 p.m., Monday, February 5, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 1, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to Arthur B. and Nora (Miller) Crawford. Quay was a graduate of Alliance High School. She was a member of the Reading Church of the Brethren and the Greeley Grange....

Herbert Lee Gorby

Herbert Lee Gorby

Feb 5, 2018

Herbert Lee Gorby, age 90, passed away quietly Monday February 5, 2018 at his home. He was born December 26, 1927, in East Palestine, Ohio, to Warren G. and Martha (Whitehouse) Gorby. He graduated from East Palestine High School in 1945, where he was an outstanding athlete. He earned 12 letters in football, basketball and track. As a fullback, he...

Esther Pauli Ailes

Esther Pauli Ailes

Feb 5, 2018

Esther Pauli Ailes, age 93, of Alliance, passed away at 9:20 a.m., Monday, February 5, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born August 1, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to the late Jacob and Erma (Oswalt) Pauli. Esther was raised on a farm on Route 619 and attended a one room school house called Union Grove, located just one-fourth of...

Darla D. Burris

Darla D. Burris

Feb 4, 2018

Darla D. (Hardman) Burris, age 73, of Alliance, passed away at 1:35 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018, at her home in Lexington Township. She was born February 3, 1945, in Alliance, Ohio, to Roy and Annabelle (Humphries) Hardman and is survived by her children Warren (Michelle) Price of Canton and Shawna (Michael) Price of Alliance; grandchildren, Brennan, Lauren, Oliver and...

Richard Auld Jones

Richard Auld Jones

Feb 4, 2018

Richard Auld Jones, age 98, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 3:44 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Crandall Medical Center. Dick was born May 21, 1919, in Alliance, Ohio, to William R. and Jessie (Auld) Jones. A graduate of Alliance High School, Dick graduated in 1942 from Mount Union College, and attended Ohio State University. He was...

Norma Jean Pederzolli

Norma Jean Pederzolli

Feb 3, 2018

Norma Jean (Kirkham) Pederzolli, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 12:45 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Altercare of Alliance. Norma was born September 26, 1928, in Sebring, Ohio to the late William and Anna (Carins) Kirkham. She graduated from Sebring High School in 1946. Norma was a housewife and homemaker that enjoyed spending time with her sons, daughters-in-law,...

Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones

Feb 2, 2018

Ruth Jones, age 95, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 11:45 p.m., Friday, February 2, 2018, at Copeland Oaks. Ruth was born December 11, 1922, in Alliance, Ohio, to Allison D. Thompson and Lillian W. (Watkins) Thompson Marschinke. A 1940 graduate of Alliance High School, Ruth graduated in 1970 from Mount Union College and taught first grade for...

Charles L. Rieger

Charles L. Rieger

Feb 1, 2018

Charles L. Rieger, age 97, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 2 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1920, in Strasburg, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary (Haswell) Rieger and has resided in the Alliance area since 1972. Charles was a graduate of Strasburg High School and received a Bachelor's Degree...

Mathilda "Tillie" Ameser

Mathilda "Tillie" Ameser

Feb 1, 2018

Mathilda "Tillie" Ameser, age 99, of Alliance, passed away at 12:45 a.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Brookdale Alliance Assisted Living. She was born October 24, 1918, in Atwater, Ohio, to William "Carl" and Emma (Emplit) Lawrence. Tillie was a 1937 Alliance High School graduate and formerly employed at O'Neil's Department Store and the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. A...

Edward G. Witherspoon

Edward G. Witherspoon

Feb 1, 2018

Edward G. Witherspoon, age 97, of Alliance, passed away at 12:10 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Danbury Senior Living of Alliance. He was born September 28, 1920 in Alliance Ohio to Edward and Helena Witherspoon. Edward was an Alliance High School graduate and employed at Babcock and Wilcox. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Karl F. Wurgler

Karl F. Wurgler

Jan 28, 2018

Karl F. Wurgler, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 10:15 p.m., Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 9, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to Fritz and Hermine (Schuller) Wurgler. Karl was former manager of the Aid Budget Company and owner of Alliance Bureau of Collections for 36 years. He was a...

Robert Joseph Ryan

Robert Joseph Ryan

Jan 27, 2018

Robert Joseph Ryan, age 63, of Alliance, died at his home Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born May 6, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey to Herbert F. and Beverly F. (Bowe) Ryan. Bob was the Owner/Operator of R.J.R. Trucking and a Nascar fan, especially of Jeff Gordon. Survivors include siblings, Cynthia Warburton of Alliance, Sister...

Edward W Shearrow

Edward W Shearrow

Jan 26, 2018

Edward Wayne Shearrow, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at his home at 3:30 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018. He was the son of Charles and Lillian Mae (Kraft) Reeder and was born in Alliance, Ohio, on September 14, 1943. A graduate of Alliance High School, Edward worked at B&W, and the City of Alliance Water Department, before retiring as...

Mary Elizabeth Davison

Mary Elizabeth Davison

Jan 25, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Davison, age 95, of Alliance, passed away at 8:12 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Community Care Center. She was born September 7, 1922, in Alliance, Ohio, to Monroe and Flora E. (Eyer) Biery. Mary was a graduate of Alliance High School and received her nursing degree from Youngstown Hospital Association. She was formerly employed at Alliance Community...

William H. Woodward

William H. Woodward

Jan 22, 2018

William H. Woodward, 88, of Alliance passed away at 4:30 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2018, at Davis Haven in Beloit. He was born March 25, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to William Jay and Lois Gladys (Oyster) Woodward and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Woodward was employed by Coca Cola Bottling Company in Alliance and retired in 1991 from Transue and...

Karen Temple Wiese

Karen Temple Wiese

Jan 21, 2018

Long time Alliance resident and community volunteer, Karen Temple Wiese, moved to her eternal home just as day was dawning on January, 21, 2018 at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC. Karen's death followed a year-long battle with a rare, soft tissue sarcoma. Born Karen Sue Elliott on November 17, 1935, in Detroit, MI, to Wilbur Hiram...