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Dianna (Sotcan) Peterson

Dianna (Sotcan) Peterson

Sep 3, 2015

Dianna (Sotcan) Peterson, age 71, of Alliance, passed away at 1:32 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 7, 1943, in Alliance, Ohio, to John and Mary (Ciocania) Sotcan. A graduate of Alliance High School, Dianna was also a member of the Mount Union College Class of 65 and Tri...

Geraldine R. Baughman

Geraldine R. Baughman

Aug 31, 2015

Geraldine Ruth (Sellers) Baughman, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 8:37 a.m., Monday, August 31, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 2, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio, to Howell and May (Cobb) Sellers and lived in Alliance all her life. Geraldine graduated from Alliance High School in the class of 1943. She was a former employee of...

Dorothy M. Swiner

Dorothy M. Swiner

Aug 31, 2015

Dorothy M. Swiner, age 80, of Alliance, passed away at 12:04 a.m., Monday, August 31, 2015, at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born October 17, 1934, in Alliance, Ohio, to Frank Householder and Pearl (Dutton) Householder Giffin. Dorothy was employed with Cintas Uniform Service for 32 years. She enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include...

Quentin L. Durell

Quentin L. Durell

Aug 29, 2015

Quentin L. Durell, age 96, of Alliance, died at 7:13 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Altercare of Alliance. He was born June 11, 1919 in Alliance, to Arthur and Sarah Hazel (Peterman) Durell. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mr. Durell worked as a Machinist at Morgan Engineering. A WWII U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of the...

Robert W. Hoffmaster

Robert W. Hoffmaster

Aug 28, 2015

Robert W. Hoffmaster, age 95, of Alliance, passed away at 5:20 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2015, at McCrea Manor. He was born January 8, 1920, in Salem, Ohio, to Lloyd and Phoebe (Spink) Hoffmaster and resided most of his life in the Alliance area. A 1939 graduate of Alliance High School, Bob had been a photographer with his business Blencolor...

Edward L. Russell

Edward L. Russell

Aug 26, 2015

Edward L. Russell, age 77, of Alliance, passed away at 2:58 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 10, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, to Fred M. and Mildred (Hawkins) Russell and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Ed had retired from Transue and Williams Forge after 32 years, and also had an...

Evelyn M. Bolen

Evelyn M. Bolen

Aug 22, 2015

Evelyn M. Bolen, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 8:05 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Summa Health System in Akron. She was born August 11, 1925, in Amsterdam, Ohio, to John and Amy (Roudebush) Shepherd. Evelyn retired from the Alliance Machine Company where she was an accountant for 25 years. For more than 50 years, Evelyn was a...

Charles Virgil McCammon

Charles Virgil McCammon

Aug 22, 2015

Charles Virgil McCammon, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 5:50 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born January 21, 1926, in Alliance, Ohio, to Charles E. and Josephine (Sylvester) McCammon. Virgil was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and for the past 60 years, was owner/operator of McCammon Heating and Air Conditioning, which is...

Ruth Smith Sweitzer

Ruth Smith Sweitzer

Aug 21, 2015

Ruth Smith Sweitzer, age 94, of Jacksonville, Texas, died of natural causes August 21, 2015, in Jacksonville. She was born May 6, 1921, in Marlboro, Ohio, to Forrest and Mary Smith. She graduated from Marlboro High School in 1939 and was a member of First Christian Church of Alliance. Ruth was an avid bridge player and Ohio State Buckeyes and...

Laura Jo Dalton

Laura Jo Dalton

Aug 18, 2015

Laura Jo Dalton, age 83, of Sebring, passed away at 2:20 a.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Copeland Oaks. She was born August 9, 1932, in Alliance, Ohio to Joseph and Marian H. (Morrow) Dalton. Laura was a 1950 graduate of Alliance High School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Kent State University. She also did...

Willie Mae Jones

Willie Mae Jones

Aug 17, 2015

Willie Mae Jones, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at 2:25 P. M., Monday, August 17, 2015, at Community Care Center. She was born September 25, 1940 in Alliance, Ohio, to the union of Frank and Aria (Canada) Jones. Willie was a member of the New Zion Baptist Church and a lifetime member of the Gladys Merrill Temple No. 1049....

Margaret Ann Bittner

Margaret Ann Bittner

Aug 16, 2015

Margaret Ann Bittner, age 69, of Atwater, passed away at 1:20 A.M., Sunday, August 16, 2015, at University Hospital Portage Medical Center (formerly Robinson Memorial Hospital). She was born July 24, 1946 in Alliance, Ohio to Glen and Mary (Donohoe) Baker. A graduate of Alliance High School, she had been employed at Alliance Baptist Temple with the Temple Tots, Alliance...

Helen M. Magrath

Helen M. Magrath

Aug 16, 2015

Helen M. Magrath age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 5:40 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2015 at her home. She was born April 18, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio to Verne Syme and Erma (Grimes) Syme Burt. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Magrath graduated from the Canton Academy of Beauty Culture and was the owner and operator of the...

Juanita June Shutler

Juanita June Shutler

Aug 15, 2015

Juanita June Shutler, 101 years young and beloved by all who were blessed by her presence, went to be with her Lord August 15, 2015 at 4:44 a.m. after a brief illness. Juanita was born March 12, 1914 in a log cabin during a heavy snowstorm in Mansfield Township, Ohio to Pearl and James A. Hahn. She was a devoted...

Margaret Sue Beltrami

Margaret Sue Beltrami

Aug 15, 2015

Margaret Sue Beltrami, age 63, of Eden NC and formerly of Alliance, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born August 25, 1951 in Olive Hill, Kentucky to Joe Cannon and Gladys Ruth (Tackett) Boggs. A 1969 graduate of Alliance High School, Sue graduated from Hannah Mullins School of Practical Nursing in 1992. Sue had...

Lloyd T. "Tom" Myers Jr

Lloyd T. "Tom" Myers Jr

Aug 14, 2015

Lloyd T. "Tom" Myers Jr. age 39 of Alliance, passed away at his home on Friday, August 14, 2015. He was born February 16, 1976 in Alliance, Ohio to Lloyd T. Myers Sr. and Joyce L. (Thomas) Myers Bland. Tom attended Alliance Schools and was a member of Damascus Friends Church. He loved his boys dearly; they meant the world...

Lynn A. Miller

Lynn A. Miller

Aug 13, 2015

Lynn A. Miller, age 62, of Alliance, passed away after a long illness on August 13, 2015, at her daughter's house surrounded by her family. She was born September 28, 1952, in Alliance, Ohio to Charles C. and Nancy C. (Tussa) Davis. A West Branch High School graduate, Lynn enjoyed many occupations, but her greatest passion was helping her sister...

Tracy Lynn Holmes

Tracy Lynn Holmes

Aug 13, 2015

Tracy Lynn Holmes, age 46, of Newark, Delaware, passed away at 4:22 a.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born November 30, 1968, in Spring Lake, North Carolina, to Donald H. and Connie L. (Antoline) Holmes. Tracy was a 1987 graduate of Louisville High School, 1994 graduate of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, and was formerly...

John G. Walker

John G. Walker

Aug 13, 2015

John G. Walker, 85, of Limaville, passed away at 2:10 p.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Alliance Community Care Center. He was born September 20, 1929, in Cadiz, Ohio, to John Rusk and Mildred (Goedel) Walker. John was an Inspector at Ford Motor Company retiring after 39½ years of service. He was a member of the PBA Bowling Tour from...

Lucile L. Wilson

Lucile L. Wilson

Aug 12, 2015

Lucile L. Wilson, age 93, of Sebring, passed away at 8:12 a.m., Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at Copeland Oaks. She was born October 20, 1921, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, to Lowell and Lizbeth (Lutrell) Langworthy and has resided in the Alliance area since 1946. Lucile was employed at Alliance City Hospital in the radiology department for many years. She was a...

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