Obituaries

Opal Ruth

Opal Ruth

Sep 29, 2012

Opal Ruth went to be with the Lord peacefully on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Salida Woods, Mentor, OH. Opal was born May 30, 1920 in Homeworth, OH to Hiram and Pearl (Heffner) Heestand. On March 22, 1941 she married Charles F. Ruth, Jr. in Bisbee, Arizona. Opal was a homemaker for many years and later worked for Armours and...

Melva Jean Watson

Melva Jean Watson

Sep 26, 2012

Melva Jean (Grimm) Watson, age 87, of Alliance, died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital following a short illness. She was born November 1, 1924, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, to Walter Alfred and Marie Agnes (Schroeder) Grimm and lived in Alliance most of her life. Melva was a January 1943 graduate of Alliance High School....

Kathryn V. Eyer

Kathryn V. Eyer

Sep 26, 2012

Kathryn V. (Thomas) Eyer, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 2:20 p.m., Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at her home with her family and her aid by her side. She was born March 2, 1918, in Alliance, Ohio, to Paul and Ruth (Potts) Thomas. Kathryn and her husband, Bill, started grade school together, and they both graduated in June of...

Joseph E. Roberts

Joseph E. Roberts

Sep 26, 2012

Joseph Edward Roberts, age 87, of Alliance, died at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012. He was born October 31, 1924, in Alliance, to Richard and Bertha (Moore) Roberts and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Joseph was a 1942 graduate of Alliance High School, vice president of engineering at Worldco Corporation in Alliance, and previously employed by the former Alliance...

George L. Phillips

George L. Phillips

Sep 23, 2012

George L. Phillips, age 70, of Damascus, died at 5:47 a.m. Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Pleasant View North Retirement Center. He was born April 13, 1942, in Alliance, to Robert James and Ethel Marie (Coe) Phillips. George was a member of the Alliance Nazarene Church and past president of the Residence Council at Pleasant View North. He loved to...

Kimberly Marie Copeland

Kimberly Marie Copeland

Sep 22, 2012

Kimberly Marie Copeland, age 55, of Alliance died at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born August 28, 1957, in Alliance, to Charles R. and Georgette (Tormasi) Copeland and has resided most of her life in Alliance. A 1975 graduate of Alliance High School she was co-owner of Network Video and worked for Famous...

Earl D. Dickerhoof

Earl D. Dickerhoof

Sep 22, 2012

Earl David Dickerhoof, age 95 of Paris, died at 10:22 p.m. Saturday September 22, 2012 at Bel Air Care Center. He was born September 27, 1916 in Middlebranch, Ohio to William and Laura (Hinton) Dickerhoof. A 1934 graduate of Middlebranch High School, Earl was a self-employed farmer and dairyman and member of Salem United Methodist Church for 56 years. Earl's...

Ruby E. Rhoads

Ruby E. Rhoads

Sep 21, 2012

Ruby E. Rhoads, age 93, of Limaville, died at 7:11 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 11, 1919 in New Baltimore, Ohio to Joseph and Olive (Puffer) Wymer. A graduate of Marlboro High School, and along with her late husband, was owner of the former Rhoads Limaville Market. Ruby liked to sew, crochet,...

Howard A. Hill

Howard A. Hill

Sep 20, 2012

Howard A. Hill, age 77, of Marlboro, passed away at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, September 20, 2012, at Canterbury Villa of Alliance. He was born March 6, 1935, in Senecaville, Ohio, to Ernest and Hazel (Potts) Hill. Howard graduated from South East High School in 1953 and attended trade school for drafting. He attended Science Hill Community Church. He served in...

Evelyn Mae Mason

Evelyn Mae Mason

Sep 18, 2012

Evelyn Mae Mason, age 95, of Alliance, after a prolonged illness, has gone to meet her Lord at 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at Roselawn Gardens. She was born September 1, 1917, in Alliance, to George and Pearl (Dutton) Nieman, and was a lifetime Alliance resident. Evelyn was a member of the Tri-County Church of Christ. She enjoyed playing...

Bonnie L. Dourm

Bonnie L. Dourm

Sep 16, 2012

Bonnie L. Dourm, age 61, of Alliance, died at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, September 16, 2012, at her home. She was born August 12, 1951, in Alliance, to Leroy and Evelyn (Weaver) Dourm. A 1969 graduate of Marlington High School, Bonnie received her bachelor's in 1973 and master's in 1987, both from Kent State University. She was a library media specialist...

Stanley L. Sutton

Stanley L. Sutton

Sep 15, 2012

Stanley L. Sutton, age 87, of Homeworth, passed away at 2:10 p.m. September 15, 2012, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born September 27, 1924, in Freeburg, Ohio to Charles P. and Ester (Opp) Sutton. A graduate of Minerva High School, Stanley was employed as a carpenter for Joe Rodgers Building and Heating and was also a horse trainer...

Rita E. Elliott (Wilson) Gorman

Rita E. Elliott (Wilson) Gorman

Sep 11, 2012

Rita E. Elliott (Wilson) Gorman, age 68, of Alliance, passed away at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born February 25, 1944, in Alliance, to Richard T. Elliott and Sylvia (Wilson) Wright and has been a lifetime Alliance resident. Rita, a 1962 graduate of Alliance High School, worked as a sales clerk at Rite...

Rev. Donald A. Burge

Rev. Donald A. Burge

Sep 7, 2012

Rev. Donald A. Burge, 91, of Sebring, passed away Friday Sept.7, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring, Ohio. He was born May 19th, 1921, in Centralia, PA, to Alfred G. and Florence A. (Benfield) Burge. He resided in Sebring since 1990. Rev. Burge attended elementary school and graduated from high school in Centralia, PA. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan...

Russell E. "Duke" Iden

Russell E. "Duke" Iden

Sep 7, 2012

Russell E. "Duke" Iden, age 96, of Homeworth, died Friday September 7, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born September 13, 1915 on a farm, five miles east of Minerva, to Samuel J. and Neata (Roudebush) Iden. Duke spent his first two years of schooling in a one-room school, and finished his education in the Minerva School system. In...

Betty J. Ott

Betty J. Ott

Sep 4, 2012

Betty Jane Ott, age 88, of Alliance, died at 11:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born June 13, 1924, in Alliance, to Wallace and Mary (Hendricks) Wagner. Betty attended Alliance High School and worked at G.C. Murphy's and Alliance Ware during WWII.. Survivors include her children; Jim (Carol) Ott and David (Cheryl) Ott both...

Helen E. Zeller Carnahan

Helen E. Zeller Carnahan

Sep 4, 2012

Helen E. Zeller Carnahan, age 95, died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 5:40 p.m. She was born April 13, 1917, in Winona, Ohio, the daughter of the late Mary and Alfred Stryffeler. She was a wallpaper hanger for 35 years and saddened many when she retired. Helen was a member of Bethel United Church of Christ of Beloit. She was...

Robert L. Stewart

Robert L. Stewart

Sep 4, 2012

Robert L. Stewart, age 70, a lifetime resident of Homeworth, Ohio died on September 4, 2012, at his home with his family by his side. He was born to Earl W. and Ollie E. Stewart on November 21, 1941 and passed away after a short battle with cancer at his farm, East of Homeworth. Mr. Stewart honorably served in the...

Donald E. Kibler

Donald E. Kibler

Sep 3, 2012

Donald E. Kibler, age 77, of Alliance, died at 7:07 p.m. Monday, September 3, 2012 at Aultman Hospital. He was born June 30, 1935 in Alliance to Duewain Miller Kibler and Mary Kathryn (Hartman) Kibler. Donald was a high school graduate and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was an operating engineer, heavy equipment operator, semi-truck driver and farmer. Donald attended...

Wilma Mae Simmons

Wilma Mae Simmons

Aug 31, 2012

Wilma Mae Simmons, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at her home at 5:55 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2012. She was born April 20, 1918 in Bellsville, Ohio to Jim and Arminta (Brock) Milligan. A 1936 graduate of Bellsville High School, Wilma was a member of Tri-County Church of Christ in Beloit. Survivors include her sons, Henry (Barbara) Simmons of...