Obituaries

Florence J. Tatu

Florence J. Tatu

Feb 16, 2012

Florence J. Tatu, age 75, of Alliance, died at 4:10 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born June 16, 1936, in Bedford, Ohio, to John Tatu and Katherine (Olton) Tatu and has lived in Alliance since she was 5 years old. A graduate of Alliance High School, Florence worked at Jay's Variety Store from 1972...

Hazel M. Fagan

Hazel M. Fagan

Feb 15, 2012

Hazel M. Fagan, age 88, of Alliance, died at 10:22 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Salem Community Hospital. She was born February 21, 1923, in Marysville, Ohio, to William A. Clapper and Laura Clapper. A 1941 graduate of Alliance High School, Hazel was a member of the First Christian Church of Alliance and employed with the family construction company...

Mary Ann Nimereala

Mary Ann Nimereala

Feb 13, 2012

Mary Ann Nimereala, age 85, of Alliance, died at 3:53 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born September 24, 1926, in Alliance, Ohio, to Nick Sandru and Helen (Silea) Sandru. A graduate of Alliance High School and the former Alliance City Hospital Nurses School, Mary retired in 1990, after working as an RN in Pediatrics,...

John H. Mohr

John H. Mohr

Feb 11, 2012

John H. Mohr, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at his home at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012. He was born June 14, 1921 in Alliance, Ohio to Louie J. and Augusta (Bailey) Mohr. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mr. Mohr worked as a bricklayer for Local #6 in Canton. An endowment member of the N.R.A., John was...

Paraschiva Budac

Paraschiva Budac

Feb 11, 2012

Paraschiva Budac, age 95, of Alliance, died at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Bartlet Hospital in Juneau, Alaska. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2012, at St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church in Alliance, with the Rev. Fr. Pantelimon Stanciu officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Monday. Interment will be...

Elva May Johnson

Elva May Johnson

Feb 11, 2012

Elva May (Rosenberger) Johnson, age 91, of Alliance, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Community Care Center. She was born December 16, 1920 in Paris, Ohio to Homer and Celesta (Petre) Rosenberger and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and associated with the family farm. She attended Freeburg School, was a member of Beechwood...

George P. Sutton

George P. Sutton

Feb 10, 2012

George P. Sutton, age 85, of Homeworth, died at 9:05 a.m., Friday, February 10, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 15, 1926, in Bergolz, Ohio, to Perry Sutton and Esther (Opp) Sutton. George graduated from Minerva High School and worked at McCaskey Register and Alliance Drop Forge, in addition to being a farmer. He was a member...

Evelyn F. Deuvall

Evelyn F. Deuvall

Feb 10, 2012

Alliance, died at 2:50 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2012, at her home. She was born November 7, 1927, in Columbiana County, Ohio to Charles H. and Elizabeth V. (Kirk) Bell. A 1946 graduate of Alliance High School, Evelyn worked for Manhatten Cleaners and A.M. Employee's Credit Union. A faithful member of Vine Street United Methodist Church, where she volunteered at...

Ricardo R. "Rick" Marsili

Ricardo R. "Rick" Marsili

Feb 10, 2012

Ricardo R. "Rick" Marsili, age 63, of Alliance, died at 11:14 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2012, at Aultman Hospital. He was born February 4, 1949, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Clemente Marsili and Betty (Kolar) Marsili. A high school graduate, Ricardo worked as an engineer for AT & T. His survivors include his wife, Gemma (Borbajo) Marsili of Alliance; father,...

Barbara E. "Bobi" (Reisch) Bodo

Barbara E. "Bobi" (Reisch) Bodo

Feb 8, 2012

Barbara E. "Bobi" (Reisch) Bodo, age 75, of Alliance, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 23, 1936, in Alliance, to Norman Reisch and Lucille Cordelia (Schrader) Reisch, and was a lifetime resident of Alliance. A 1954 graduate of Alliance High School, Bobi worked as a clerk for 30 years for...

John E. Crawford

John E. Crawford

Feb 1, 2012

John E. Crawford, age 87, of Alliance, died at 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Aultman Hospital. He was born December 1, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to Arthur B. Crawford and Nora S. (Miller) Crawford. A graduate of Alliance High School, John attended Ohio State University, where he studied dentistry. In 1951, he received his D.D.S. After practicing dentistry...

Parma Jean (Soviero) Carretta

Parma Jean (Soviero) Carretta

Jan 31, 2012

Parma Jean (Soviero) Carretta, age 95, of Alliance, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Salem Community Hospital. She was born June 17, 1916, in Alliance. She was a 1935 graduate of Alliance High School and employed as an educational supervisor for Singer Sewing Company prior to her marriage. She worked with her husband, Ernest, at the former...

Anna Popovich

Anna Popovich

Jan 30, 2012

Anna Popovich, age 94, of Alliance, passed away, at 12:20 p.m. Monday January 30, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. Anna was born February 12, 1917, in Bobtown, Pennsylvania, to Charles and Mary (Kratky) Svoboda. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alliance, where she ushered for more than 20 years. She enjoyed bowling, cooking,...

Sharon Rae (Boyd) Kelley

Sharon Rae (Boyd) Kelley

Jan 29, 2012

Sharon Rae (Boyd) Kelley, age 39, of Alliance, died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2012, at her home after a short illness. She is loved and will be deeply missed. She was born November 20, 1972, in Cleveland, to Samuel P. Boyd and Shirley Ellen (Oney) Boyd. Sharon left behind a loving husband, Steven Dale Kelley, whom she married...

M. Jane Albu

M. Jane Albu

Jan 29, 2012

M. Jane Albu, age 89, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1922, in Akron to Clifton Andrew and Helen (Pursell) Andrew and was a lifelong area resident. Jane was a graduate of Garfield High School in Akron. She was employed as a cook for Alliance schools,...

William D. Simmons

William D. Simmons

Jan 26, 2012

William D. Simmons, age 83, of Alliance, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012, at his home. He was born January 17, 1929, in Akron, to John Simmons and Jesse (Clark) Simmons, and has resided in the Alliance area since 1996. A 1949 graduate of East High School in Akron, Bill worked as a tire builder with Goodyear Tire...

Thelma Carpenter

Thelma Carpenter

Jan 26, 2012

Thelma Carpenter, age 91, of Salem, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born March 29, 1920, in Deerfield, Ohio to Harvey and Verda (Woodward) Williams. Mrs. Carpenter was formerly employed at Alliance Manufacturing, and Strong Enamel in Sebring. Thelma enjoyed playing cards, fishing, bowling, traveling, camping, going to the theatre, and...

Pete W. Solvey

Pete W. Solvey

Jan 26, 2012

Pete W. Solvey, age 66, of Waynesburg, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Canton. He was born December 17, 1945, in Canton Township to Michael and Mabel L. (Numan) Solvey and has resided in Waynesburg for 27 years. Pete was a proud truck driver for Smith Evergreen Nursery, in Magnolia, and...

Ralph Carl Kline III

Ralph Carl Kline III

Jan 26, 2012

Ralph Carl Kline III, age 50, of Alliance, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012 at his home. He was born March 5, 1961 in Charleston, South Carolina to Ralph Carl Kline II and Polly Jo (Marshall) Kline. A 1980 graduate of Marlington High School, Ralph attended Kent State University, where he studied Criminal Justice. In 1994, he graduated...

John Snyder

John Snyder

Jan 25, 2012

John Snyder, age 41, of Alliance, died at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born May 28, 1970, in Alliance, Ohio, to Edward G. Snyder and Marie (Bichsel) Snyder. John was a graduate of Western Reserve High School. He was employed as a carpenter for 16 years at...