Obituaries

Mary M. Jacobs

Mary M. Jacobs

Mar 25, 2017

Mary M. Jacobs, age 94, of Alliance, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Bel Air Care Center. She was born December 3, 1922 in Sebring, Ohio to James Manos and Mildred (Johns) Manos Waugman. A 1940 graduate of Sebring High School, Mrs. Jacobs worked at the former Americana Arts China in Sebring. Mary was a member of First Christian...

Kathryn S Dykshoorn

Kathryn S Dykshoorn

Mar 23, 2017

Kathryn S. Dykshoorn, age 54 of Alliance, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 23, 2017. She was born April 20, 1962 in Salem, Ohio to Fred and Patricia (Thrash) Camp. Kathy graduated from United Local High School in 1980 and attended Evangel College in Springfied, Missouri. She was formerly employed by Pizza Hut and Stambaughs and in 1984...

Joan Carol Biery

Joan Carol Biery

Mar 21, 2017

Joan Carol Biery, age 76, of Alliance, passed away at 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017. She was born May 13, 1940 in Ravenna to Willis C. Biery and Virginia (Biery) Stuart. Joan graduated from Marlboro High School, was a dental assistant for Dr. Boyce for seven years, and retired after 32 years from the Hoover Company. She was a...

Elden J Hallman

Elden J Hallman

Mar 21, 2017

Elden J. Hallman, age 87, of Alliance, peacefully passed away at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday March 21, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born April 16, 1929 in Alliance, Ohio to the late John and Alma (Brantingham) Hallman. Elden attended Alliance City Schools and then served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Korean War. He was a...

Arel "Jimmy" Johnson Jr

Arel "Jimmy" Johnson Jr

Mar 20, 2017

Mr. Arel "Jimmy" Johnson Jr., age 65, of Alliance, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born September 24, 1951 to Arel and Dorothy Johnson in Alliance, Ohio. He was one of seven children born through their union. Arel's father died when he was seventeen years old. Several years later his mother Dorothy remarried to Benjamin...

Christine A Jones

Christine A Jones

Mar 19, 2017

Christine Ann Jones passed to her eternal reward Sunday at 6:45 a.m. at Community Care following a brief battle with lung cancer. She was born Easter Sunday April 18, 1954, in Alliance and lived all her life in the Alliance and Columbus areas. She was the daughter of Esther E. Pauli Ailes and the late James B. Ailes. When Christine...

Richard Wayne Roberts

Richard Wayne Roberts

Mar 19, 2017

Richard Wayne Roberts of Alliance, age 79, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in McFarland, West Virginia, on February 3, 1938, to Ora B. Roberts. Wayne was employed by SugarDale Meats (Fresh Mark) in the maintenance department for 32 years until his retirement. Wayne was a former...

Joy Sagle Brown

Joy Sagle Brown

Mar 18, 2017

Joy Sagle Brown was born Joy Anne Sagle on February 26, 1927 at Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio to Guy and Lucy Sagle. Her sunset was peaceful on March 18, 2017, surrounded by her loving children. Joy had a love of music and books: singing in the church choir and senior choral group in Alliance; librarian at local library and...

Jean Louise Brown

Jean Louise Brown

Mar 16, 2017

Jean Louise Brown, age 92, of Alliance, passed away at 1:55 p.m., Thursday, March 16, 2017 at McCrea Manor. She was born December 22, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio to J. Gilbert and Bernice (Heacock) Heacock. Jean was a graduate of Alliance High School and received her RN degree from St. Luke's School of Nursing. She was employed by Dr. Baker...

William "Bill" Pritt

William "Bill" Pritt

Mar 14, 2017

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Mason Ross Larkins

Mason Ross Larkins

Mar 12, 2017

Mason Ross Larkins, 28 of Alliance, Ohio, passed away on March 12, 2017 in Aubrey, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. Friends may call from 6-7 p.m. prior to the service. Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave. Alliance, Ohio 44601. Friends may register online...

Thomas M. Fox

Thomas M. Fox

Mar 12, 2017

Thomas Michael Fox, age 71, of Alliance, passed away at 2:58 p.m., Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. He was born February 4, 1946 in Alliance, Ohio to Alton and Anna May (Walker) Fox. Thomas received his associates degree from Stark State College and he was a supervisor at PCC in Minerva, Ohio. He was...

Merriel R. (Merle) Burkhead

Merriel R. (Merle) Burkhead

Mar 11, 2017

Merriel R. (Merle) Burkhead, age 91 of Sebring, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. He was born November 23, 1925 in Rayland, Ohio to Harold Raymond and Lois Darrah (Kugler) Burkhead. Pastor Burkhead graduated from Cleveland Bible College (now Malone), Kent State and the Oberlin School of Theology. He served as...

Elizabeth A. Potts Reber

Elizabeth A. Potts Reber

Mar 9, 2017

Elizabeth A. Potts (Reber), age 83, of Sebring, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1933 in Sebring, Ohio to Glen Mason and Winifred (Bennett) Mason Hawley. Betty worked in the office at Royal China and retired from Thorne's after working as a cashier. She was a member of Pine...

Mike G. Cindia

Mike G. Cindia

Mar 7, 2017

Michael G. Cindia, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 2:07 a.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Canterbury Villa. He was born October 7, 1922, in Massillon, Ohio to Nick and Helen (Muntean) Cindia. Mike was a graduate of Massillon Washington High School and he came to the Alliance area in 1945. He was an auto mechanic and owned his...

Howard Eugene Blasiman

Howard Eugene Blasiman

Mar 2, 2017

Howard Eugene Blasiman, age 79, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was born June 30, 1937, in Louisville, Ohio, to William G. and Clara M. (Flitcraft) Blasiman. Howard was a 1955 graduate of Alliance High School and then served in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Bunker Hill Air Force Based in Peru, Indiana,...

Kathryn E. Plajer

Kathryn E. Plajer

Mar 2, 2017

Kathryn E. (Shultz) Plajer, age 97, passed away at 1 PM Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring, Ohio surrounded by family. She was born May 27, 1919, in Milton, OH to Albert and Emma (Spell) Shultz. Kathryn (Katye) was a 1937 graduate of Alliance High School and attended Kent State University. Kathryn married William (Bill) P....

Ella Grace Courtright

Ella Grace Courtright

Mar 2, 2017

Ella Grace Courtright Ella Grace Courtright, 1926-2017, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born November 9, 1926, in Orbisonia PA, to Herbert and Edna Scott. Grace graduated from Altoona High School and Eastern Nazarene College with a nursing degree. While in Eastern Nazarene she met her lifetime sweetheart, John Courtright. They married...

Margaret "Peggy" Storck

Margaret "Peggy" Storck

Mar 1, 2017

Margaret "Peggy" (Speer) Storck, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 5:23 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 23, 1925, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Robert and Blanche (Irwin) Speer. Peggy was a 1943 graduate of Alliance High School. She was the owner of a beauty shop, had been employed by Ohio Bell, was...

Richard Montgomery

Richard Montgomery

Mar 1, 2017

Richard E. Montgomery, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 11:40 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living. He was born November 26, 1933, in Alliance, to Howard and Alice (Kirkbride) Montgomery and had been a lifelong resident of the Alliance area. Richard was a 1951 graduate of Marlboro High School. After serving in the United States Army,...