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Hilda E. Gainor

Hilda E. Gainor

Dec 8, 2015

Hilda Elizabeth Gainor, age 93, of Alliance, passed away at 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born at Alliance City Hospital April 9, 1922, to John and Anna (Hallman) Gockel. Hilda was a 1941 graduate of Alliance High School. She was employed as a telephone operator with Ohio Bell, a receptionist with Caskey Motor...

Talmadge G. Garvin

Talmadge G. Garvin

Dec 6, 2015

Talmadge G. Garvin, age 84, of Alliance, passed away at 2:50 p.m., Sunday, December 6, 2015, at his home. He was born July 31, 1931, in Brownton, West Virginia, to Harry and Dorothea (Moore) Garvin and has resided in the area most of his life. A 1950 graduate of Alliance High School he was employed in restaurant supply sales. Talmadge...

Andreas "Andy" Davidz

Andreas "Andy" Davidz

Dec 3, 2015

Andreas "Andy" Davidz, 77, a physicist and carbon arc operator, passed away on the afternoon of Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Florida surrounded by his loving family. Andy, a long-time resident of Homeworth, Ohio, was born June 24, 1938, on the island of Kisar in Indonesia. He survived the occupation of the country by...

Melvin P. "Mel" Martell Jr

Melvin P. "Mel" Martell Jr

Dec 1, 2015

Melvin P. "Mel" Martell Jr., age 71, of Alliance, passed peacefully to Heaven at 5 a.m., Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at his home. He was born July 5, 1944 in Napa, California, to Melvin P. and Wilma F. (Dove) Martell. Mel had been a diesel mechanic at the Chevron Oil Company for over 20 years and a mechanic with Coca-Cola...

Anna J. Kurtz

Anna J. Kurtz

Nov 28, 2015

On the evening of November 28, 2015, Anna Jean Kurtz, 72, passed away after a two year battle with cancer, surrounded by family. Anna Jean, better known as Jean, was born March 29, 1943, in Toronto, Ohio. She was the thirteenth of fourteen children. She was known by her children as the "witch doctor" for her passion for alternative and...

Elizabeth A Albright

Elizabeth A Albright

Nov 28, 2015

Elizabeth A. Albright, age 98, of Louisville, passed away at 7:27 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Oakhill Manor. She was born May 29, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Jacob and Sudie (Coss) Meinzen. Elizabeth graduated from Alliance High School and Kent State University. She was a teacher at Lexington Elementary School for 18 years. A charter member of the...

Ruth Stanley-Vesseriat

Ruth Stanley-Vesseriat

Nov 23, 2015

Ruth Stanley-Vesseriat died at 1:48 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2015, at Bel Air Care Center. She was born in 1916, to Clarence and Julia (Earnest) Beck. Ruth graduated from the eighth grade at Lexington Township School and had attended the Lexington United Methodist Church. She was extremely fond of being a life resident of the "Carnation City" Alliance, Ohio. The...

Karen D. Miller

Karen D. Miller

Nov 22, 2015

Karen D. Miller, age 68, of Alliance, passed away at 1:39 p.m., Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Aultman Hospital. She was born in Alliance, April 8, 1947, to Henry and Dena (Wise) Theis. A 1965 graduate of Alliance High School, Karen was self-employed as a tax preparer and had previously worked at Babcock and Wilcox Research. Karen was a member...

Virginia M. King

Virginia M. King

Nov 19, 2015

Virginia M. King, age 92, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at her home where she was surrounded by her family. Virginia was born January 13, 1923, in Alliance, Ohio, to John A. "Jack" and Audrey (Koch) Birch. On July 28, 1945, she married Rod V. King who passed away November 11, 2001. She graduated in 1941 from...

Dennis W. Williams

Dennis W. Williams

Nov 19, 2015

Dennis W. Williams, age 70, of Louisville, went home to be with the Lord November 19, 2015. He was born in Canton, Ohio, June 16, 1945, to Paul and Mabel (Clapper) Williams. Dennis was a graduate of East Canton High School and Mount Union College where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. While at Mount Union he studied...

Donna J. Valentine

Donna J. Valentine

Nov 16, 2015

Donna J. Valentine died peacefully, November 16, 2015, surrounded by her girls. According to her wishes, a Celebration of Life dinner was held in Hartville and attended by her closest friends and immediate family.

Tony A. Lee

Tony A. Lee

Nov 15, 2015

Tony A. Lee, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 4:02 a.m., Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 20, 1924, in Sebring, Ohio, to Kelly (Lee) Caughman and Sarafine Lee and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A graduate of Mount Union College where he played football and basketball, he was a dedicated fan and...

Ralph Arthur Marshall

Ralph Arthur Marshall

Nov 13, 2015

Ralph Arthur Marshall, age 98, of Alliance, passed away at 8:26 p.m., November 13, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born June 8, 1917, in Alliance Ohio to George and Nellie (Barnes) Marshall and was a lifelong area resident. A 1935 graduate of Alliance High School, Ralph was a machinist at Babcock and Wilcox Research Center. He retired in...

Daniel C. Zinz

Daniel C. Zinz

Nov 13, 2015

Daniel C. Zinz, 36, passed away November 13, 2015, at his home in Deerfield, surrounded by loving family and friends after three years courageously battling cancer. He was born November 7, 1979, in Alliance, Ohio, to Donald A. Zinz and Lucille (Biedrzycki) Zinz. A 1998 graduate of Southeast High School, Dan received his Bachelor's Degree (2003) and Master's Degree (2007)...

Dominique A. Hinds

Dominique A. Hinds

Nov 11, 2015

Dominique Andre Hinds, age 20, of Alliance, passed away at 2:52 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Salem Regional Medical Center. He was born July 6, 1995, in Sulzbach, Germany, to Venita (Boykin) Davis and Felix (Diane) Hinds. Dominique was a graduate of Hoke County High School in North Carolina and employed with New Leaf as a home health care...

Jodi A. Knaggs

Jodi A. Knaggs

Nov 11, 2015

Jodi A. (Kale) Knaggs, age, 45, of Alliance, passed away at 6:09 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at Summa Health Systems in Akron. She was born July 22, 1970, in Alliance, Ohio, to Gregory M. and Judith A. (Jarvis) Kale and has been a lifelong Alliance resident. A graduate of Marlington High School, she had also been a member of...

Joseph E. Wise

Joseph E. Wise

Nov 9, 2015

Joseph E. Wise, age 88, of Alliance, passed away at 5:45 a.m., Monday, November 9, 2015, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born December 30, 1926, in Howard, W. Va., to Thomas and Sarah (Blake) Wise and lived in Alliance from a young age. A decorated U.S. Army veteran, Joe served as a Military Policeman during the Korean War. After...

Heidi Lynn Henschel

Heidi Lynn Henschel

Nov 9, 2015

Heidi Lynn Henschel, age 60, of Alliance passed away at 4:30 p.m., Monday, November 9, 2015 at Alliance Community Hospital after a long illness She was born April 8, 1955, in Wadsworth, Ohio, and is the daughter of Erwin Harold and Billie Dean (Danes) Henschel. Heidi was a 1973 graduate of Medina High School and formerly employed by Henschel's Snack...

Alan Todd Sandifer

Alan Todd Sandifer

Nov 9, 2015

Alan Todd Sandifer, age 49, of Orlando, Florida, passed away, Monday, November 9, 2015. He was born November 18, 1965 in Alliance, Ohio. Alan was a graduate of Ohio State University and held his graduate degree from Northwestern University. He was a member of Faith Assembly of God Church in Orlando. Alan was also an avid football fan and Ohio...

Rhea J. Nester

Rhea J. Nester

Nov 7, 2015

Rhea J. Nester, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at 8:55 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2015, at her home. She was born June 16, 1941, in Maximo, Ohio, to Karl and Lucretta (Moulin) Brunner and was a lifelong resident. Rhea was a member of the Marlboro Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, William Nester, whom she married December 27, 1988;...

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