Obituaries

Ruth Lyberger

Ruth Lyberger

Jan 16, 2018

Ruth (Gibbons) Lyberger, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 5:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Bel Air Care Center. She was born October 25, 1932, in Damascus, Ohio, to the late Brent and Ethel Mary (O'Toole) Gibbons. A longtime member of Vine Street United Methodist Church, she was also an Order of St Luke's Region Four member and...

H. John Snyder

H. John Snyder

Jan 14, 2018

H. John Snyder, age 70, of Alliance, passed away at 2:55 p.m., Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Marymont Hospital in Garfield Heights. He was born February 13, 1947 in Alliance, Ohio to Homer and Pauline Snyder. A graduate of West Branch High School, John received his degree in Engineering from Ohio University. The former Safety Service Director for the City...

Victoria Ellen (Tzetzu) Haupt

Victoria Ellen (Tzetzu) Haupt

Jan 13, 2018

Victoria Ellen (Tzetzu) Haupt of Hartville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 after a ten-month courageous battle with Cancer. Vicki was surrounded by her family, to whom she devoted her life. Born July 8, 1944 in Alliance, Ohio, to the late Victor and Carmella (Aquilo) Tzetzu, she graduated from Alliance High School and attended The Ohio State University. After...

Mildred Ann (Crabtree) "Millie" Epperly

Mildred Ann (Crabtree) "Millie" Epperly

Jan 12, 2018

Mildred Ann "Millie" (Crabtree) Epperly, age 65 of Salem, passed away at Essex III of Salem on Friday, January 12, 2018. She was born August 7, 1952, in Alliance, Ohio, to Glen T. and Wanda (Russell) Crabtree. In 1994, Millie received her high school diploma from the Port Charlotte Educational Center. Millie worked as a nursing assistant when she was...

Ronald Lee "Bear" Williams

Ronald Lee "Bear" Williams

Jan 12, 2018

Ronald Lee "Bear" Williams, age 61, of Alliance, passed away from an extended illness on Friday, January 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 22, 1956 at Alliance Community Hospital to Wilbert G. and Shirley (Mason) Williams. He lived in the Alliance area for his entire life. Ron will be remembered by many as...

Naomi I. (Teter) and Lawrence R. Breit

Naomi I. (Teter) and Lawrence R. Breit

Jan 10, 2018

Naomi I. (Teter) Breit, age 90, passed away on January 8, 2018, at Danbury Senior Living in Alliance. She was born October 25, 1927, to Richard E. and Irma (Royer) Teter in New Baltimore, Ohio. Naomi graduated from Marlboro High School and Kent State University. She spent her career of 31 years in the Marlington School District teaching second grade,...

Jane Eynon Moncrief

Jane Eynon Moncrief

Jan 7, 2018

Jane Eynon Moncrief, 93, of Alliance, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on January 7, 2018, after a long illness. Born on October 6, 1924, in Alliance to Kathleen Ellett Eynon and Charles Chester Eynon, she lived in Alliance her entire life. In the fall of 1945, she married Donald Benton Moncrief. A graduate of Alliance High...

Shirley R. Marquis

Shirley R. Marquis

Jan 7, 2018

Shirley R. Marquis passed away at her home in Louisville, Ohio on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Snyder and worked as a Legal Secretary for over 50 years. Shirley had many interests, which included traveling, cooking, and gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Marquis. Survivors include...

Annette Thompson

Annette Thompson

Jan 6, 2018

Annette (Daniels) Thompson, 58, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, due to multiple complications. She was born on May 10, 1959, to Annie Lois and Jesse Lee Daniels Sr. in the city of Alliance. At the age of 16, Annette was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Following her graduation from Alliance High School, she went on to attend college...

JoAnne Galbreath

JoAnne Galbreath

Jan 3, 2018

JoAnne Galbreath, age 82, of Sebring, passed away at 9:22 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born April 7, 1935 in Alliance to Don and Ruth (Shreve) Phillips. JoAnne was a graduate of Goshen High School and worked as a telephone operator in Damascus and then at Salem Hospital. A member of Damascus Friends Church...

Russell P. Harper

Russell P. Harper

Jan 3, 2018

Russell Perry Harper, age 75, of Alliance, passed away at 5 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born July 16, 1942, in Gimlett, Kentucky, to Bill and Maggie (Barker) Harper and has been a resident of Alliance since the mid-1960s. Russell was a high school graduate, a veteran of the United States Army and National...

Roger S. Griffin

Roger S. Griffin

Jan 3, 2018

Roger Stratton Griffin, 88, of Alliance, Ohio, passed away on January 3rd, 2018. He was born in Wauseon, Ohio, to the late Peter and Sadie Griffin. He lived most of his life in Wauseon, Columbiana, Deerfield and Malvern, Ohio. Roger is survived by his wife of 66 years, Pauline (Trudel); children, Elaine (Bob) Puz of Malvern; Mark (Carol) Griffin of...

Mary Lou Main

Mary Lou Main

Jan 3, 2018

Mary Lou (Louella) Main, age 75, of Paris, passed away at 9:10 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at The Inn at University Village in Massillon. She was born April 22, 1942, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Robert Harold and Margaret Earlene (Wilson) Richey and has resided in Paris since 1974. Mary Lou graduated from California State Teachers College and taught...

Linda Lee Snyder

Linda Lee Snyder

Jan 3, 2018

Linda Lee Snyder, age 68, of Alliance, passed away at 5:12 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Aultman Hospital. She was born December 12, 1949, in Alliance, Ohio, to Harry and Greta (DeLong) Snyder. Linda was a West Branch High School graduate. She enjoyed taking many cruises with her friends and many trips to Disney. She enjoyed playing bingo and...

Julia Ann Slimak

Julia Ann Slimak

Dec 31, 2017

Julia Ann Slimak (nee Goodrich), age 78, of Alliance, passed away at 7 a.m. Sunday, December 31, 2017 at her home. She was born December 13, 1939 in Hundred, West Virginia to Paul Ershel and Hazel Claire (Stutler) Goodrich. A 1956 graduate of Alliance High School, Julia attended Mount Union College, and in 1995, graduated from Hannah E. Mullins School...

Doris J. Skipper

Doris J. Skipper

Dec 30, 2017

Doris Jane (McKenzie) Skipper, age 92, of Alliance, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 21, 1925 in Alliance, Ohio to Alva R. McKenzie and Zetta B. (Sheehan) McKenzie. A June 1943 graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Skipper worked at Steel Equipment Specialist from 1978-1986, and for the Stark County Prosecutors Office...

Frank C. Webb

Frank C. Webb

Dec 29, 2017

Frank Charles Howard Webb, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at McCrea Manor. He was born November 16, 1932 in Alliance, Ohio to Frank Arthur and Alice (Frank) Webb. Frank worked in the forging department at Transue and Williams until retiring. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, where he was...

Suann Freconna

Suann Freconna

Dec 24, 2017

Suann (Stydnicki) Freconna, 58, of Alliance, Ohio, and Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away Dec. 24, 2017, in Port Charlotte Tidewell Hospice after a brief illness. Suann, also known as Sue, was born and raised in Elyria, Ohio, and worked for several area restaurants until she and her husband, Joe, retired and settled into their Berlin Lake home near Alliance, Ohio,...

Margaret Ann (LeMay) Slusser-Stillrich

Margaret Ann (LeMay) Slusser-Stillrich

Dec 24, 2017

Margaret Ann "Peg" Slusser-Stillrich, age 73, of Alliance, passed away at 11:00 p.m., December 24, 2017, at her winter home in Okeechobee, Florida. She was born March 25, 1944, in Alliance, Ohio, to Earl E. LeMay and Hazel L. (Johnson) LeMay. A graduate of Alliance High School, Peg also graduated from Timken Mercy Hospital School of Nursing as a Licensed...

Beth (Gronemeier) Hanks

Beth (Gronemeier) Hanks

Dec 22, 2017

Beth (Gronemeier) Hanks, 101, of Alliance and Copeland Oaks, passed away peacefully Dec. 22, 2017 at Crandall Medical Center. Born Jan. 30, 1916, in Bloomington, IL to William H. and Eula Mae Gronemeier, Beth loved to walk barefoot, stick her toes in the ocean and get her hands dirty in the garden. Traveling with her husband and entertaining her grandchildren...