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Gloria Mae (Gang) Schmitt

Gloria Mae (Gang) Schmitt

Sep 29, 2015

Gloria Mae (Gang) Schmitt, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 10:10 p.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital following a short illness. Born October 20, 1925, to Robert and Irene (Hilbert) Gang, she resided in Alliance her entire life. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-mother, Delpha (Starkey) Gang; and daughter, Elizabeth Schmitt. Surviving are...

Cindy D. Hill

Cindy D. Hill

Sep 24, 2015

Cindy D. Hill, age 64, passed away peacefully at 3:40 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2015, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Cindy was born April 20, 1951, in Alliance, Ohio, to Richard B. and Nancy (Edinger) Wollam. A librarian in the Alliance City Schools for 25 years, Cindy was an avid reader and shopper of shoes. Her...

Grace (Pirie) Leask

Grace (Pirie) Leask

Sep 23, 2015

Grace Catherine Jean (Pirie) Leask, age 91, of Deerfield, passed away at 6:50 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born December 13, 1923, in South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada to George and Ella (Stewart) Pirie and moved to Deerfield in 1950. Grace was a graduate of St. Mary's School of Nursing in Timmins, Ontario. She had...

John Stanley Scott

John Stanley Scott

Sep 23, 2015

John Stanley Scott, age 86, of Alliance passed away at 9:07 a.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Altercare of Alliance. He was born August 21, 1929, in Rinard Mills, Ohio, to James Tony and Matilda Jane (Graham) Scott and came to Alliance in 1949. A graduate of Graysville High School, John was employed at Transue and Williams Stamping Department for...

Kathy DeHart Eddy

Kathy DeHart Eddy

Sep 23, 2015

Kathy DeHart Eddy, age 61, of Alliance passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at her home. She was born February 13, 1954, in Olive Hill, Kentucky to Ile and Emma (Reynolds) DeHart. She attended Alliance High School and was an animal lover, avid collector of Elvis and loved the Cavs. Kathy is survived by her mother, Emma DeHart; children, Regina...

Joseph D. Waskivich

Joseph D. Waskivich

Sep 22, 2015

Joseph D. Waskivich died peacefully at his home, September 22, 2015, in Sebring, at the age of 65 surrounded by his loving family and friends. Joe was born October 4, 1949, in Alliance, Ohio, to Edward J. and Rose L. (Ross) Waskivich. Joe had a long career working for both Volkswagon and Ford Motor Company, until his retirement in 2007....

Donald R. Funkhouser

Donald R. Funkhouser

Sep 21, 2015

Donald R. Funkhouser, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 1:40 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2015, at Community Care Center. He was born February 21, 1934, at his home in Alliance, Ohio, to Roy and Hattie (Rittenhouse) Funkhouser and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A 1952 graduate of Alliance High School, Donald was a maintenance supervisor with American Steel Foundry...

William E. Wilcox Sr

William E. Wilcox Sr

Sep 14, 2015

William E. Wilcox, Sr., age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Monday, September 14, 2015, at his home. He was born July 5, 1932 in Deerfield to Melvin and Mildred (Brock) Wilcox. A 1950 graduate of Goshen High School, Bill worked for 37 years and retired as a supervisor from Alliance Machine Co. He was a Korean War...

Lorraine (Lins) Bennett

Lorraine (Lins) Bennett

Sep 14, 2015

Lorraine (Lins) Bennett, age 84, of Alliance, passed away at 8:25 p.m., Monday, September 14, 2015, at Canterbury Villa after an extended illness. She was born July 9, 1931, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, to Clarence and Alice (Lynn) Lins and has resided in Alliance since 1946. A 1949 graduate of Alliance High School, Lorraine was head majorette in school and also...

Donald L. Lanham

Donald L. Lanham

Sep 13, 2015

Donald L. Lanham, age 76, of Bergholz, passed away at 7:26 a.m., Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville. He was born March 19, 1939, in Buchannon, West Virginia to Ivan and Audra (Beckner) Lanham. Donald had worked for the railroad for 30 years as a mechanic and he enjoyed hunting. Survivors include his wife, Hazel...

Tod L. Cassidy

Tod L. Cassidy

Sep 12, 2015

Tod L. Cassidy, age 61, of Beloit, died at 7:14 a.m., Saturday, September 12, 2015, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born June 13, 1954, in Alliance, Ohio, to Lee V. and Marjory E. (Moulin) Cassidy. Tod was a graduate of Alliance High School and was employed for 41 years at PTC Alliance and worked in shipping and receiving. He...

Mary Jean Hines

Mary Jean Hines

Sep 10, 2015

Mary Jean Hines, age 90, of Minerva, passed away at 11:59 p.m., Thursday, September 10, 2015, at her home. She was born April 29, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio, to Byron Yates and Gertrude (Liber) McCready. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mary Jean was Salutatorian for her 1946 Mount Union College graduation. She also attended The Cleveland Institute of Art...

Jerry L. Hone

Jerry L. Hone

Sep 9, 2015

Jerry L. Hone, age 58, of Alliance, passed away at 1:58 p.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Aultman Hospital. He was born September 21, 1956, in Houston, Texas, to Robert L. and Janet (Gregor) Hone. Jerry was a 1975 graduate of Alliance High School. He was a self-employed painter. A Navy veteran, Jerry enjoyed playing pool, golf, and watching the...

Grover L. Bigham

Grover L. Bigham

Sep 8, 2015

Grover L. Bigham, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Bel-Air Care Center. He was born February 7, 1925, in Rockbridge, Ohio, to Fredrick and Wreatha (Fox) Bigham. Grover had been previously employed at Morgan Engineering for 38 years and a courier for Bank One for more than 7 years. He was a...

Frankie J. Allen

Frankie J. Allen

Sep 6, 2015

Frankie J. Allen, age 97, of Alliance, passed away at 9:10 a.m., Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Canterbury Villa. She was born November 30, 1917, in Oka, West Virginia, daughter of James M. and Ella Louverine (Ellison) Moss. She came to Alliance in 1953 and lived here for many years before spending fifteen years in Georgia, then returning to Alliance...

Cathy D. Tucker

Cathy D. Tucker

Sep 6, 2015

Cathy D. Tucker, age 65, of Alliance, passed away at 12:30 p.m., September 6, 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born August 3, 1950, in Alliance Ohio, to Harold and Gertrude (Lelech) Bartlett. A graduate of Marlington High School, Cathy retired after 24 years at Big Lots Department Store. She was a member of the Lexington United Methodist Church....

Eugene W. Hawthorne

Eugene W. Hawthorne

Sep 4, 2015

Eugene W. Hawthorne, age 87, of Homeworth, passed away at 6:04 p.m., Friday, September 4, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 19, 1928, in Richman, Ohio, to Walter A. and Elizabeth (Kugler) Hawthorne. A member of Pine Lake Christian Church, Gene worked for 37 years as a machine operator at Sancap. He also enjoyed colleting Tonka trucks,...

Elmer Junior Hardy

Elmer Junior Hardy

Sep 4, 2015

Elmer Junior Hardy, age 71, of Beloit passed away at 2:45 a.m., Friday, September 4, 2015, at his home. He was born August 30, 1944 in Salem to Elmer L. and Alice D. (Kraft) Hardy. A 1963 graduate of West Branch High School, Elmer was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and he drove for Tauro Bros. Trucking in Girard for...

Frances L. Inherst

Frances L. Inherst

Sep 3, 2015

Frances L. Inherst, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 3:50 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born June 22, 1932 in Alliance to Oscar and Isabelle (Thomas) Inherst. A former member of Alliance Baptist Temple, Frances retired from D-Con after 32 years of service. She enjoyed fishing, camping and playing bingo. Survivors include her...

Robert L. Wiles Sr

Robert L. Wiles Sr

Sep 3, 2015

Robert L. Wiles, Sr. age 80, of Alliance, passed away at 1:27 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 7, 1934, in Alliance, Ohio, to Russell C. and Mildred K. (Brower) Wiles. Robert was employed as a heater at Transue and Williams Forge until his retirement. He enjoyed farming, woodworking, gardening and he continued...

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