Obituaries

John H. Fetty

John H. Fetty

Sep 3, 2013

John H. Fetty, age 92, of Canton, passed away at 8:55 p.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center. He was born April 24, 1921, in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, to John Henry and Lena Lou (Leach) Fetty. Mr. Fetty was a graduate of Parkersburg High School and employed as a bus driver for Canton City Lines and later...

Carolyn Anderson

Carolyn Anderson

Sep 2, 2013

Carolyn M. Anderson, age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 6:44 a.m., Monday, September 2, 2013, at Aultman Hospital. She was born July 23, 1944, in Alliance, to Alfred and Marie (Williams) Anderson. A graduate of Alliance High School, Carolyn was employed with Sancap Abrasives for 46 years until her retirement. Carolyn was a member of the Church of God...

Jo Anne Burr

Jo Anne Burr

Sep 1, 2013

Jo Anne Burr, age 76, of Deerfield, passed away at 2:21 a.m., Sunday, September 1, 2013, at Akron City Hospital. She was born November 23, 1936, in Alliance, to Raymond and Helen (Clapsaddle) Ruggly. Jo Anne was a 1954 graduate of Alliance High School and was an Alliance Municipal Court Clerk for 23 years, until her retirement. She was a...

Joan Hoiles Voorhees

Joan Hoiles Voorhees

Sep 1, 2013

Joan (Hoiles) Voorhees, 81, of Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013, at her daughter's home in Russellville, Kentucky. She was an Alliance, Ohio, native born September 15, 1931, to the late Arthur Jones Hoiles and Martha Gertrude McHenry Hoiles. Joan was the Operations Manager for the Bill Voorhees Company in Nashville, Tennessee. She was a member of the...

Gordon Harrison

Gordon Harrison

Aug 30, 2013

Gordon Louis Harrison, age 75, of Alliance, was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to father Eric B. and mother, Harriet W. Harrison. He passed away on August 30th at the Cleveland Clinic. The family moved to Alliance in 1945 to own and operate The Alliance Hardware Company. Gordon ran the company from 1962 until it's closing in 1999. Gordon graduated from...

Dorothy Angle

Dorothy Angle

Aug 30, 2013

Dorothy M. Angle, age 95, of Alliance, passed away at 3:40 p.m., Friday, August 30, 2013, at Canterbury Villa. She was born September 7, 1917, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harry and Twila (Cease) Angle. Dorothy was employed as an inspector at Alliance Manufacturing, retiring January 1, 1981, after 30 years of service. She was a member...

Nona Lea Fish King

Nona Lea Fish King

Aug 30, 2013

In loving memory of Nona Lea Fish King. Mom was born March 28, 1936 in Ravenna, Ohio, to Harold Glenn Fish and Dorothy Mae Able. Mom passed away August 30, 2013 of congestive heart failure. Mom will be missed by her brother, Glenn Fish; sister, Sandy Frayer; three daughters, Denise (Steve) Mellen, Laura (Milo) Hughes, Joyce King and their families....

John "Mitch" Zinkhon

John "Mitch" Zinkhon

Aug 27, 2013

John Mitchell Zinkhon, age 74, of Alliance, passed from this earthly life on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, with the love of his life, Joyce Zinkhon, and his children at his side. He was born September 14, 1938, at home in South Charleston, Ohio, to Flora Dell Zinkhon and Dale King. After retiring from Reckitt and Benckiser, he enjoyed spending time...

Benton Pletcher

Benton Pletcher

Aug 27, 2013

Benton Michael Pletcher, infant son of Dale Anthony Pletcher and Stephanie Noble, was stillborn at 2:25 p.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at Alliance Community Hospital. Benton was loved and will be missed by his parents; maternal grandmother, Cathy Noble, maternal grandfather, William Noble; paternal grandmother, Tammie Lynn Hall, paternal grandfather, Glenn David Hall; paternal great-grandparents, Joseph and Betty Macione; and...

Steven F. Mitchell

Steven F. Mitchell

Aug 27, 2013

Steven F. Mitchell, age 60, of Salem, passed away at 7:05 a.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at Essex of Salem. A private family service will be held. Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.

Miriam Dregich

Miriam Dregich

Aug 25, 2013

Miriam Dregich, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 6:40 p.m., Sunday, August 25, 2013, at Community Care Center. She was born June 3, 1930, in Alliance, Ohio, to Fredrick and Isabel (Thomlinson) Whitaker. A graduate of Alliance High School, Miriam was formerly employed by Alliance Manufacturing. She enjoyed traveling with her friend, Betty Haidet, and reading, and loved shopping,...

Lois A. Snowden

Lois A. Snowden

Aug 22, 2013

Lois A. (Slusser) Snowden, age 84, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born July 15, 1929, in Alliance to William Harrison and Ida M. (Wise) Slusser. Lois was a deputy clerk of the Stark County Board of Elections and a member of the Bolton...

Margaret A. Beran

Margaret A. Beran

Aug 14, 2013

Margaret A. Beran, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 6:31 p.m., Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 4, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to Hugh Gordon and Irene (Irwin) Robertson. An Alliance High School graduate, Mrs. Beran graduated from St. Luke Nursing School in Cleveland where she later was employed as a nurse. Survivors...

Wilson Davis

Wilson Davis

Aug 14, 2013

There will be no visitation or service for Wilson Davis

James R. Caldwell

James R. Caldwell

Aug 12, 2013

James R. Caldwell, age 59, of Ravenna, passed away at 12:52 p.m., Monday, August 12, 2013, at Salem Community Hospital. He was born March 1, 1954, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, to Mervin and Eleanor (McCormick) Caldwell. A graduate of West Branch High School, James was an auto body technician for Stadium GM in Salem. He was of the Wesleyen methodist faith....

Esmond E. Fogle

Esmond E. Fogle

Aug 12, 2013

Esmond E. Fogle, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at 8:42 p.m., Monday, August 12, 2013, at Community Care Center. He was born October 13, 1926, in Akron, Ohio, to John and Ruth (Scott) Fogle. A graduate of Wadsworth High School and Mount Union College, he remained very active with Sigma Nu Fraternity and the University. He was past president...

Paul Freed

Paul Freed

Aug 10, 2013

Paul L. Freed, age 76, of Alliance, passed away at 6:00 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Aultman Hospital. He was born July 20, 1937 in Alliance, Ohio to Elmer and Marie (Riley) Freed. Mr. Freed worked as a fitter for Alliance Machine Company. Survivors include his wife, Beulah D. (Teeters) Freed, whom he married April 5, 1958; four children,...

Wilma (Powelson) Marteney

Wilma (Powelson) Marteney

Aug 9, 2013

Wilma (Powelson) Marteney, age 82, formerly of Beloit, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2013, in Sugar Grove, OH. She was born September 22, 1930, in Anapolis, Ohio, to Willard and Jessie Powelson. A member of the Ohio Eastern Star Palmy Chapter No. 114, Wilma retired from the Genie Company in 1992. Survivors include her sons, Mark Marteney...

Lee Breit

Lee Breit

Aug 9, 2013

Lee O. Breit, age 80, of Minerva, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2013, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 23, 1932 in Marlboro Township to John and Estel (Jacobs) Breit. Lee was a machinist and an estimator for the Alliance Machine Company for 43 years until his retirement. He was a member of the Paradise...

Anthony "Tony" Russo

Anthony "Tony" Russo

Aug 6, 2013

Anthony C. "Tony" Russo, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 3:14 a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born October 25, 1931, in Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, to Samuel Francis and Elizabeth (Reda) Russo. Tony attended St. Joseph Catholic School and was a 1950 graduate of Alliance High School. He was employed as...