Obituaries

Florence A. Penturf

Florence A. Penturf

Mar 21, 2012

Florence A. Penturf, age 92, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, died at 6 a.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born July 22, 1919, in Alliance, to William A. and Lillian (Anderson) Byers. Florence, a graduate of Alliance High School and Kent State University, taught school for 32 years at the former Fairmount Children's Home, where...

Carl E. Brown

Carl E. Brown

Mar 17, 2012

Carl E. Brown, age 95, of Sebring, formally of Alliance, died at 12:50 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born January 25, 1917, in Ashland County, to Elvy and Effie (McBride) Brown. A 1934 graduate of Jeromesville High School, Carl spent 10 years as a self-employed co-owner of Stonebridge Sales and for 20 years he...

Lucille E. (Morlan) Allen

Lucille E. (Morlan) Allen

Mar 17, 2012

Lucille E. (Morlan) Allen, age 97, of Alliance, died at 7:09 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 20, 1914 in Brazil, Indiana to Jessie and Edna (Cox) Morlan. Lucille had been employed by O'Neils Department Store and had been a bookkeeper for Ruff Floor Covering. She was a member of the Union Avenue...

Gerald "Jerry" Cox

Gerald "Jerry" Cox

Mar 15, 2012

Gerald "Jerry" Cox, age 86, of Alliance, closed his eyes at Davis Haven in Beloit, and opened them in glory at 12:27 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012. Born August 4, 1925, in Putnam County, Indiana, to the late Gilbert and Lessie (O'Neal) Cox, he came to know Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the age of 78. Jerry was...

Lillian Francis (Mueller) Quillman

Lillian Francis (Mueller) Quillman

Mar 12, 2012

Lillian Francis (Mueller) Quillman, age 80, of Alliance, died at 10:47 a.m. Monday, March 12, 2012, at Aultman Hospital. She was born April 7, 1931, in Alliance, to Carl T. Mueller and Fanny L. (Smith) Mueller. A 1948 graduate of Alliance High School, Lillian worked at First National Bank, Genie Company, (formerly Alliance Manufacturing) retiring in August of 1994 after...

Ruth Leyda

Ruth Leyda

Mar 11, 2012

Ruth Leyda, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Kent, Ohio. Born in 1917 in Akron, Ruth moved to Alliance with her husband Bill, where she became a mother and then a teacher. Named a Jennings Scholar, Ruth taught fourth and fifth grades at Rockhill School for many years. She also belonged to the Alliance Women's Club, the YWCA, the...

Ruth Ann Mohr

Ruth Ann Mohr

Mar 6, 2012

Ruth Ann Mohr, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at her home at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012. She was born December 2, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to Lorin and Viola (Keller) Burgett. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Mohr received her Master's Degree in Nursing from Pittsburgh University. She worked as an R.N. at Alliance City Schools,...

John E. Lastivka

John E. Lastivka

Mar 5, 2012

John E. Lastivka, age 78, of Alliance, died at 1:55 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2012, at Alliance Community Care Center. He was born September 12, 1933, in Port Homer, Ohio, to Andrew and Ann (Bednar) Lastivka and has resided in Alliance since 1957. John graduated from Toronto High School and worked at the former Ameritech as a technician until his...

Jill Lynn Kennedy

Jill Lynn Kennedy

Mar 5, 2012

Jill Lynn Kennedy, age 52, of Alliance, passed away at her home on Monday, March 5, 2012. She was born April 14, 1959, in Alliance, Ohio, to Gordon and Miriam Dregich. A graduate of Alliance High School, Jill was a homemaker, who enjoyed spending time with her family. She also liked gardening, watching movies, house decorating, and playing with the...

Harry M. Wilson, Jr

Harry M. Wilson, Jr

Mar 4, 2012

Harry M. Wilson, Jr. age 92, of Alliance, died at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home with his wife by his side. He was born August 20, 1919, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Harry M. Sr. and Frances (King) Wilson. A graduate of University of Pittsburgh, Harry spent many years as a purchasing agent for Sancap until his...

Anna F. Cowen

Anna F. Cowen

Mar 4, 2012

Anna F. Cowen, age 88, of Alliance, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Aultman Hospital. She was born November 22, 1923, in Madison, Tennessee, to Oscar and Mamie Cline. A graduate of Peabody College, Anna taught high school in Florida. She was a member of the Union Avenue United Methodist Church, where she participated in church activities...

Martha E. Graybill

Martha E. Graybill

Mar 2, 2012

Martha E. Graybill, age 87, of Alliance, died at 7:05 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born October 15, 1924, in Alliance, to Joseph James Fitzgerald and Woodie Oella (Nixon) Fitzgerald. Martha was a 1942 graduate of Alliance High School and a 1947 graduate of Mount Union College with a bachelor in education. She started...

Merle Wilson Morris

Merle Wilson Morris

Feb 24, 2012

Merle Wilson Morris, age 87, of Alliance, died at 11:40 a.m., Friday, February 24, 2012, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born May 10, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Frances Susan (Woolf) Morris. Merle attended the former Fairmount one-room school and graduated from Alliance High School. He retired in 1986 from Damon Chemical,...

Angeline E. Michael

Angeline E. Michael

Feb 23, 2012

Angeline E. Michael, age 91, of Alliance, died at 8:50 a.m., Thursday, February 23, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born August 28, 1920, in Lowellville, Ohio, to Frank and Carmella (Ziccardi) Pasquale and has resided in Alliance since 1936. Angeline attended Todd and Rayen High School in Youngstown, was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, and...

Ellen M. Minger

Ellen M. Minger

Feb 21, 2012

Ellen M. Minger, age 56, of Alliance, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born May 21, 1955 in Bedford, Ohio to Lester and Marjorie (Black) Stanley. A 1973 graduate of Alliance High School, Ellen was employed by Pressworks. She enjoyed bowling, bingo and playing cards with her friends and especially loved spending...

John E. Dickson, Sr

John E. Dickson, Sr

Feb 21, 2012

John E. Dickson, Sr., age 62, of Alliance, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at his home. John was born November 12, 1949, in Alliance, Ohio, to James and Hazel (Heaton) Dickson. He associated with the First Baptist Church, worked as a chipper at American Steel, and enjoyed camping and spending time with his friends. John was a...

Alan J. Venables, Sr

Alan J. Venables, Sr

Feb 19, 2012

Alan J. Venables, Sr., age 66, of Alliance, went Home to be with The Lord at 10:40 a.m. Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. He was born April 12, 1945, to the late Arthur Venables and Mary Venables, and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A graduate of Alliance High School, Alan was co-owner and operator...

Edythe Hornbeck

Edythe Hornbeck

Feb 19, 2012

Edythe Hornbeck, age 97, of Alliance, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Bel-Air Senior Living Community. She was born February 17, 1915, in Leetonia, Ohio, to Wilbur Arter and Bessie (Barthalow) Arter. A 1938 graduate of David Anderson High School in Leetonia, Edythe received her Bachelor Degree at Heidelburg College and worked as a home economist at...

Paul "Doug" Boggs

Paul "Doug" Boggs

Feb 17, 2012

Paul "Doug" Boggs, age 67, of Alliance, died at 12:00 p.m. February 17, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born January 18, 1945, in Canton, Ohio, to Paul J. and Beatrice (Merriman) Boggs. A graduate of Ohio Northern University, Paul was a former partner at Fidelity Collections Agency. A U. S. Air Force Veteran, he attended the Presbyterian church...

Jesse Mitchell

Jesse Mitchell

Feb 17, 2012

Jesse Mitchell, age 19, of Maximo, passed away as the result of an automobile accident at 9 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012. He was born July 14, 1992 in Massilon, Ohio to Edward and Kim (Toussant) Mitchell. Jesse attended the Good Shepherd School and was a 2011 graduate of Marlington High School. Jesse attended the Chapel of Marlboro church....