Obituaries

James E. McClarren

James E. McClarren

Mar 18, 2014

James E. McClarren, age 71, of Alliance, passed away at 10:50 a.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born October 24, 1942, in Alliance, Ohio, to the late Robert McClarren and Ida Mae McClarren Roberts and lived most of his life in the Alliance area. Jim was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he...

Wayne A. Wilson

Wayne A. Wilson

Mar 15, 2014

Wayne A. Wilson, age 57, of Laveen, Arizona and formerly of Homeworth, died Saturday March 15, 2014 at Aultman Hospital. He was born May 28, 1956 in Sebring, Ohio to Leonard Wilson and Mildred (Best) Wilson Grimm. Wayne attended West Branch High School, and was formerly employed as a delivery driver for Terry's Tire Town. He was a member of...

Chelsea L. Bartholdi

Chelsea L. Bartholdi

Mar 14, 2014

Chelsea L. Bartholdi, age 24, of Alliance, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 at her home. She was born April 20, 1989, in Warren, Ohio, to Michael and Paula (Yingling) Bartholdi. Chelsea was a 2006 graduate of Windham High School. She liked reading, writing, scrapbooking, traveling and photography. She loved spending time with her daughter, Aubree. Survivors include her parents...

Wilda M. Bahler

Wilda M. Bahler

Mar 7, 2014

Wilda M. Bahler, age 90, of Beloit, passed away at 5 a.m., Friday, March 7, 2014, at Auburn Skilled Nursing in Salem. She was born September 8, 1923, in Alliance, Ohio, to Fred and Elsie (Kaiser) Lare. Wilda was employed at Alliance Manufacturing. A consummate mother and homemaker, Wilda was an excellent cook who enjoyed preparing meals for her family...

Paula Jean Hill

Paula Jean Hill

Mar 2, 2014

Paula Jean Hill, age 67, of Alliance, passed away at 5:22 p.m., Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Arbors of Fairlawn. She was born January 16, 1947, in Independence, Missouri, to Charles and Lucille (Kirksey) Sage. A graduate of Alliance High School and Canton Business College, Paula worked for Babcock and Wilcox Tubular until her retirement. She was an active...

Dale E. Conrad

Dale E. Conrad

Feb 21, 2014

Dale E. Conrad, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 10:59 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born October 18, 1923, in Alliance, to Cregg and Florence (Benner) Conrad. Dale was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp. He was employed as a Pipe and Hydraulic Fitter at Alliance Machine. He was an...

Paul Howard Cope

Paul Howard Cope

Feb 19, 2014

Paul Howard Cope, age 66, of Alliance passed away at 3:05 p.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born June 15, 1947, in Alliance, Ohio, to Paul R. and Shirley (Palmer) Cope. Howard attended Marlington and West Branch High Schools, was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and formerly employed at A-I Answering Service. He was...

Mary Irene (Black) Marschinke

Mary Irene (Black) Marschinke

Feb 18, 2014

Mary Irene (Black) Marschinke, age 96, of Alliance, passed away February 18, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born in 1917, in Alliance, Ohio, to Marshall and Estella (Warner) Black. Irene was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Charles A. Marschinke and her sister, Cora (Black) Jones. She is survived by two sons, David Marschinke (Christine)...

Joseph Castellucci

Joseph Castellucci

Feb 14, 2014

Joseph C. Castellucci, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at 6:12 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2014 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 23, 1939 in Alliance, Ohio to Constantine and Catherine (Pandin) Castellucci. A graduate of Alliance High School, Joe worked for the Canteen Corporation, B&W Research, and later for Akron- Metropolitan Housing. Joe was a Paratrooper in...

Margaret (Peggy) Castina

Margaret (Peggy) Castina

Feb 14, 2014

Margaret (Peggy) Castina, age 80, of Alliance, passed away at 11:31 a.m., Friday, February 14, 2014 at Aultman Hospital. She was born January 7, 1934, in Alliance, Ohio, to Robert and Margaret (Perkins) Williams Mrs. Castina was a 1951 graduate of Alliance High School and employed as a cafeteria aid for fifteen years with the Alliance School System. A member...

Louise A. Clegg

Louise A. Clegg

Feb 13, 2014

Louise A. Clegg, age 90, of Salem, passed away at 3:52 a.m., Thursday, February 13, 2014, at Auburn Skilled Nursing Center in Salem. She was born July 9, 1923, in Salem, Ohio, to Ernest and Anna (Wuthrick) Raber. Louise retired from the former Keener Rubber in Alliance. Survivors include her four grandsons, Ronnie (Tracy) Kozar, Doug (Wendy) Kozar, both of...

Robert R. Freshly

Robert R. Freshly

Feb 11, 2014

Robert R. Freshly, age 90, of Homeworth passed away at 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at McCrea Manor. He was born September 15, 1923, in Homeworth, Ohio, to Allen and Gladys A. (Stoffer) Freshly. Robert received his high school diploma while in the United States Army, having served during World War II. He was employed as a truck driver...

Thelma Lucille (Pauli) Saunier

Thelma Lucille (Pauli) Saunier

Feb 8, 2014

Thelma Lucille (Pauli) Saunier, 93, passed into eternity Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital at 10:09 a.m. due to complications from a fall. Other than her time in World War II Thelma lived her entire life in the Alliance area. Her last residence was with her sister-in-law, Helen Pauli on the same farm on which Thelma was raised....

Ruth Ann Hinerman

Ruth Ann Hinerman

Feb 7, 2014

Ruth Ann (Gabbel) Hinerman, age 67, of Alliance, passed away at 6:15 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2014, at her home. She was born May 10, 1946, in Alliance, to Henry and Elsie (Charlton) Gabbel and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Ruth graduated from Alliance High School in 1965. She was employed with Genie Company for more than 26 years, where...

Helen C. Makin

Helen C. Makin

Feb 5, 2014

Helen C. (Williams) Makin, age 90, of Salem, formerly of Washington Twp., Homeworth, Ohio, passed away at 7:50 a.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Sterling House of Salem. She was born October 6, 1923, in Alliance, to Homer J. and Anna E. (Logue) Williams and was a lifelong area resident. Helen was a graduate of Alliance High School and a...

Noah Collins

Noah Collins

Feb 5, 2014

Noah Collins, age 85, of Alvin, Texas, formerly of Alliance, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas. He was born March 20, 1928, in Ironton, Ohio, to Thomas and Doris D. (Fraley) Collins and was a resident of Alvin, Texas for 32 years. Noah was employed by the former Gem Clay Company...

Lori Lee Ohman

Lori Lee Ohman

Feb 4, 2014

Lori Lee (Battershell) Ohman, age 54, of Alliance, passed away at 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at her home. She was born May 24, 1959, in Alliance, to Kenneth and Lois Battershell. Lori was employed at Coastal Pet Products in Alliance. Survivors include her daughters, Brandi (Paul) Carpenter of Alliance and Marissa (Keith) Schalmo and Chelsi Ohman, both of...

Alton T. Wilhelm

Alton T. Wilhelm

Feb 2, 2014

Alton T. Wilhelm, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 4 p.m., Sunday, February 2, 2014, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 5, 1919, in Randolph, Ohio, to Royce and Edith (Walker) Wilhelm. Alton was a graduate of Randolph High School in the Class of 1938. He worked for Babcock and Wilcox Company for 22 years and later...

Edwin C. Thomas

Edwin C. Thomas

Jan 30, 2014

Edwin C. Thomas, age 65, of Alliance, passed away at 4:10 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2014, at his home. He was born August 6, 1948, in Erwin, Tennessee, to Don and Nancy (Shelton) Thomas. Ed was a graduate of Alliance High School and retired from Republic Steel after 27 years. He loved to play pool, chess and target shoot, and...

Barbara D. Graham

Barbara D. Graham

Jan 26, 2014

Barbara D. (Stober) Graham, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 9 a.m. Sunday January 26, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was born September 24, 1932 in Canton to Richard and Dorothy (Werner) Stober. Barbara was a former member of Christ United Methodist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher. A loving and...