William Paul Wiley
May 24, 2013
William Paul Wiley William Paul Wiley, age 74, of Minerva, passed away at 9:12 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center. He was welcomed into this world on October 3, 1938, in Steubenville, Ohio and loved by Peter and Mary (Rice) Steed. A U.S. Army veteran, William retired from General Motors and was a member of the United...

David A. Charlton
May 23, 2013
David A. Charlton, age 59, of Alliance, died suddenly at 12:40 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home with his mother by his side. He was born December 7, 1953, in Alliance, to Franklin J. and Margaret (Swecker) Charlton. David graduated from Alliance High School. He was formerly employed by Alliance Community Hospital as a nurse's assistant. He was...
James S. Rittenhouse, Jr
May 23, 2013
James S. Rittenhouse, Jr., age 83, of Alliance, died at 3:10 a.m., Thursday, May 23, 2013, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. He was born August 7, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to James S., Sr. and Grace S. (Barnett) Rittenhouse and was a lifelong resident. A 1947 graduate of Alliance High School, James also attended Mount Union College. He...
Ralph A. Cooper
May 20, 2013
Ralph A. Cooper, age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. He was born November 9, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Cecil and Irene (Piscatelli) Cooper. Ralph loved music and played with the Monarch Band in his 20's. Ralph worked for Bell...
James F. Phillips
May 18, 2013
James F. Phillips, age 89, of Sebring, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born December 10, 1923 in Wellston, OH to Frank and Belva (Jones) Phillips. James was a graduate of Wellston High School and was employed by Alliance Manufacturing as an inspector until his retirement. A U. S. Army veteran who received the...
Richard "Rich" Duane Kibler
May 15, 2013
Richard "Rich" Duane Kibler, age 37, of Alliance, died at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at his home. He was born May 23, 1975, in Alliance, to Richard H. and Roberta L. (Kibler) Kibler. Rich graduated from Marlington High School and attended Kent State University. He was employed as a foreman at American Steel and a machining center supervisor...
Carl John Hari
May 13, 2013
Carl John Hari, age 92, of Alliance died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Alliance Hospital. He was born in Alliance on December 10, 1920 to John A. and Bertha (Yaggi) Hari and except for a few years was a life resident of Alliance. He married Mary Jane Walter of Salem on her birthday and they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary...
Gale E. Williamson
May 11, 2013
Gale E. Williamson, age 78 of Alliance, passed away at 3:47 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center, with his family by his side. He was born December 23, 1934 in St. Mary's, West Virginia to Paul and Marie (Fitzwater) Williamson. A graduate of Alliance High School, Gale attended David Lipscomb Bible College and Mount Union College....
Harry E. Miller
May 11, 2013
Harry E. Miller, age 86 of Alliance, passed away at 2:40 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Aultman Hospital. He was born April 21, 1927 in Alliance, Ohio to Mike and Mila (Jaconic) Miller. A 1947 graduate of Alliance High School, Harry attended Dyke Business College in Cleveland and was the former owner and operator of Manhattan Cleaners until retiring...
Lesley (Grandma) (Ward) Brendlinger
May 10, 2013
Lesley Brendlinger, age 60, of Sebring, passed away at 5:20 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 at her home, with her family by her side. She was born November 1, 1952, in Alliance, Ohio to Edward and Myrtle (Rawson) Ward and was a life-long resident of the area. A 1970 graduate of Alliance High School, Lesley worked at many retail stores,...
Paul Jacob Snider
May 9, 2013
Paul J. Snider, age 95, of Alliance, entered into eternal rest on May 9, 2013. Mr. Snider was born October 8, 1917 in Alliance to Jacob E. and Goldie Mae (McClure) Snider. He dropped out of school at an early age to work the farm but earned a degree in life's experiences that was equivelent to a PHD. After working...

Robert "Bob" Biddle
May 9, 2013
Robert "Bob" Biddle, age 83, of Limaville, passed away at 11:55 pm May 9, 2013 at his home. He was born April 3, 1930, in Mauckport, IN to Ed and Helen (Bodenstadt) Biddle and grew up in the area. He was then raised by mother Helen and George Michael. A 1942 graduate of Atwater High School, Bob was a metal...
Richard C. Wilson
May 7, 2013
Richard C. Wilson, age 90 , of Alliance, died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 31, 1922, in Salem, to Marion R. and Elsie M. (Speidel) Wilson. A 1940 graduate of Augusta High School , Dick also attended Bliss Business College receiving a certificate in accounting. He served in the U....
Charles Luca
May 5, 2013
Charles Luca, age 92, of Alliance, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Community Care Center. He was born December 28, 1920 in Alliance, Ohio to George and Julia (Matiyku) Luca. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mr. Luca worked as a cost estimator, engineer and in sales for Alliance Machine Company for 46 years. Chuck was a...
Lester C. Welch, Jr
May 5, 2013
Lester C. Welch Jr., age 78, of Alliance, died at 1:18 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born June 2, 1934 in Akron, Ohio to Lester C. and Clarice A. (Curnew) Welch. Mr. Welch retired in 1994 after 31 years of service with the Chrysler Corporation. A member of Holy Lamb Church of God, Lester...
Raymonde R. Hoopes
May 4, 2013
Raymonde Rose Hoopes, age 82, died at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Autumn Aegis in Lorain, Ohio. She was born February 18, 1931, in Alliance, Ohio to Charles and Rosa (Robb) Hoopes. A graduate of Alliance High School and Dale Carnegie Course, Miss Hoopes resided in Alliance most of her life before moving to Amherst, Ohio in November...
Charles C. Eakins
Apr 19, 2013
Charles C. Eakins, age 74, of Alliance, died at 1:29 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2013 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born November 7, 1938 in Hartford, W.Va. to Edward and Georgia (Griggs) Eakins, and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Eakins was employed as a truck driver for Republic Waste and he enjoyed reading, working in his yard and taking...

Marie E Sorge
Apr 17, 2013
Marie Elizabeth Sorge, age 83, passed away on April 17, 2013. She was born on December 26, 1929. She graduated from Alliance High School in 1948. She married Joseph Sorge, April 19th, 1958, and resided in Salem, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Philip and Rose, and her brother, Joseph Mastroianni. She was active at Saint Paul...
Michael Dennis Patrick Colbert
Apr 14, 2013
Retired Ohio Army National Guard career soldier and U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, Michael Dennis Patrick Colbert, age 69, of Alliance, died Sunday, April 14, 2013. He ended his earth life's journey at Wyant Woods Skilled Care Center, Akron/Fairlawn, Ohio, in the loving, comfort filled presence of his wife, Marikay. He was a resident there since November 2010. Proud to be...
Helen Oesch
Apr 13, 2013
Helen L. Oesch, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Community Care Center. She was born May 6, 1926 to Harvey and Mina (Eutzly) Domino. Helen was a graduate of the Alliance Business College and Salem Business College and retired in 1992 after working as a receptionist and switch board operator at Molly...