Obituaries

Claude Emerson Cramer, Jr

Claude Emerson Cramer, Jr

Apr 16, 2014

Claude Emerson Cramer Jr, age 84, of Sebring, passed away at 4:09 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Copeland Oaks. He was born June 10, 1929, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Claude E. Sr. and Jessie Cramer. Claude was a very active life member of Uniontown United Methodist Church and a current member of Union Avenue United Methodist Church. He was...

Holly Hepburn Dixon

Holly Hepburn Dixon

Apr 15, 2014

Holly Hepburn Dixon, 65, passed away peacefully at Alliance Community Care Center on Tuesday after a long, brave battle with cancer. Holly was born December 27, 1948 in Canton to Dwight and Dorothy (Gibner) Hepburn and had lived in Alliance most of her life. She was a 1966 graduate of Alliance High School. She recently retired as a registered investment...

O. Kay (Vaughn) Best Bravis

O. Kay (Vaughn) Best Bravis

Apr 14, 2014

O. Kay (Vaughn) Best Bravis, age 64, of Alliance passed away at 1:20 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2014, at her home. She was born August 24, 1949, in Mansfield, Ohio, to Oliver P. and Helen M. (Wade) Vaughn and resided in Alliance most of her life. A 1967 graduate of Marlington High School, Kay was employed as a home health...

Arlyis A. Popa

Arlyis A. Popa

Apr 14, 2014

Arlyis A. Popa, age 64, of Alliance, passed away at 9:31 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 14, 1949, in Alliance, Ohio, to Arnold and Francis (Murphy) Trummer. Arlyis attended Alliance City Schools and was formerly employed as a private duty home health aide and STNA at Canterbury Villa. She attended First Assembly...

James G. "Pops" McNemar

James G. "Pops" McNemar

Apr 13, 2014

James G. "Pops" McNemar, age 66, of Alliance, departed at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 13, 2014, at his home with his loving family by his side. He was born March 2, 1948, in Oakland, Maryland, to Clyde and Freda (Cross) McNemar, and lived in Alliance most of his life. James attended Alliance High School and was a United States Army...

Patricia H. Harrigan

Patricia H. Harrigan

Apr 13, 2014

Patricia H. (Beatty) Harrigan, age 68, of Alliance, passed away at 9:15 a.m., Sunday, April 13, 2014, at her home. She was born November 26, 1945, in Alliance, Ohio, to Willard A. and Bessy (Dezenzo) Beatty. Patricia was a graduate of Youngstown State University and employed as a certified public accountant in New York City. She was a member of...

Ted Everett Johnson

Ted Everett Johnson

Apr 12, 2014

Ted Everett Johnson, age 77 of Alliance, went home to be with his Lord and loving wife at 11:55 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. He was born December 12, 1936 in Canton, Ohio, the son of Erma Darst. Ted received his Masters Degree in Education from Kent State University and taught at Canton McKinley...

Everett Linear

Everett Linear

Apr 11, 2014

Everett Linear, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at 5:10 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2014 at Altercare of Alliance. He was born January 24, 1928 in Smithfield, Ohio to Hobart Linear and Georgia (Freeman) Linear-Johnson. A 1946 graduate of Smithfield High School, Everett graduated in 1948 from Erma Lee's College of Barbering and Cosmetology in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a...

Franklin Persutti

Franklin Persutti

Apr 7, 2014

Franklin Persutti, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 5:33 a.m., Monday, April 7, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1929, in Belmont, New York, to Raphael and Kathryn (Rabb) Persutti. Franklin was employed by Norfolk Southern Railroad as a yard foreman until his retirement after 40 years of service. He attended Maranatha Church of God...

Arla Jean Rumsey

Arla Jean Rumsey

Apr 4, 2014

Arla Jean (Wuthrick) Rumsey, age 75, of Beloit, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2014, at her home. She was born in Salem, Ohio, to Ralph and Alberta (Siegenthaler) Wuthrick. A 1956 graduate of Goshen High School, Arla was an active member of Maximo Zion Church. She was formerly employed at MPI Labels for 20 years. She was...

Doris M. Swihart

Doris M. Swihart

Apr 3, 2014

Doris M. (Hutchinson) Swihart, age 76, of Alliance, formerly of Gary, Indiana, passed away at 6:35 p.m., Thursday, April 3, 2014, at McCrea Manor. She was born July 18, 1937, in Marshall County, Indiana, and has been an Alliance resident since 2013. Doris enjoyed playing bingo, dominoes and UNO and watching TV, especially "Let's Make A Deal" and "The Price...

Arthur A. Malone

Arthur A. Malone

Apr 1, 2014

Arthur A. Malone, age 88, of Alliance, passed away at 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 18, 1925, in Kiln, Mississippi, to Booker and Sophronia (Leon) Malone. Upon graduation from high school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Arthur joined the United States Army, serving in World War II from 1944 to 1946....

Robert T. McGirr

Robert T. McGirr

Mar 31, 2014

Robert T. McGirr, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at 1:54 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2014, at Sterling House of Alliance. He was born December 11, 1926, in Alliance, Ohio, to Thomas L. and Opal (Battershell) McGirr. Robert attended Lakeview High School in Chicago, Illinois. He was employed in maintenance for TRW, and B.F. Goodrich before retiring from Gen Corp...

John Benincasa

John Benincasa

Mar 30, 2014

John Benincasa, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at 10:40 a.m., Sunday, March 30, 2014, at his home. He was born November 11, 1926, in Star City, West Virginia, a suburb of Morgantown, to Joe and Betty (Bitonti) Benincasa. John and his family came to Alliance in the mid 1930's and graduated from Alliance High School in 1944 and from...

Edward "Eddie" Wilson

Edward "Eddie" Wilson

Mar 28, 2014

Edward "Eddie" Wilson, age 49, of Alliance, passed away at 9:25 a.m., Friday, March 28, 2014, at Roselawn Gardens. He was born March 21, 1965, in Alliance, Ohio, to James Wilson and Donna (Matticks) Wilson Lare. A graduate of Boardman High School, Eddie was a member of Well Spring Bible Church. Eddie was a very thoughtful and giving person who...

Nancy A. Hoyle

Nancy A. Hoyle

Mar 27, 2014

Nancy A. Hoyle, age 82, of Alliance, passed away at 8:25 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Sterling House of Alliance. She was born November 12, 1931, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, to Glen and Edith (Hagerman) Rearick and has been a resident of Alliance since 1942. Nancy was a 1949 graduate of Alliance High School and attended Wittenberg College in...

Lisbeth E. "Beth" Stanford

Lisbeth E. "Beth" Stanford

Mar 23, 2014

Lisbeth E. "Beth" Stanford, age 73, of Alliance, passed away at 4:26 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 2014, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She was born June 17, 1940, in Sebring, Ohio, to William and Sara C. (Brown) Albert. Beth had a bachelor's degree from the Eastern Nazarene College and did graduate work at the University of Maryland in...

Dale E. Kilchenman

Dale E. Kilchenman

Mar 22, 2014

Dale E. Kilchenman, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 11:25 a.m., Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Canterbury Villa. He was born April 7, 1932, in Stone Creek, Ohio, to Ernest and Freda (Lahmers) Kilchenman and has been a resident of Alliance since 1951. Dale graduated from Stone Creek High School and attended Canton Actual Business College. He was employed...

Betty J. Rounds

Betty J. Rounds

Mar 20, 2014

Betty J. Rounds, age 82, of Alliance, passed away at 10:50 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 28, 1931, in Oakland, Maryland, to Theodore Sherman and Edna Blanche (Reams) Cross. Betty was a member of the Freeburg Church of the Brethren, a former member of Pine Grove Church of the Brethren in Oakland,...

Mabel D. Aebersold

Mabel D. Aebersold

Mar 20, 2014

Mabel D. (Griggy) Aebersold, age 90, of Marlboro went home to be with the Lord at 2:30 a.m., Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born November 16, 1923, in Hartville, Ohio, to Harry and Irene (Kinsley) Griggy. Mabel Aebersold was a member of Alliance Baptist Temple. She loved gardening, meeting people at her roadside produce stand,...