Obituaries

Mary Jo Maurer

Mary Jo Maurer

Jan 19, 2011

Mary Jo Maurer, age 67, of Alliance, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born August 20, 1943 in Cadiz, Ohio to Woodrow and Irene (Barker) Laughlin. She was a graduate of Cadiz High School, enjoyed her grandchildren and her church. Mary was a founding member of the Truth Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband,...

Ellen Wallace

Ellen Wallace

Jan 18, 2011

Ellen Mae Wallace, age 85, of Homeworth, Ohio, died at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born February 27, 1925, in Homeworth to Floyd and Opal (Keister) Wallace. Ellen was a graduate of Minerva High School and Canton Business College. She was employed at McCaskey Register, Midland Buckeye Savings and Loan, Bill Hoover's Construction...

Earl C. Thurmond, Sr

Earl C. Thurmond, Sr

Jan 18, 2011

Earl C. Thurmond Sr., departed this life Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at 12:20 p.m. at Alliance Community Hospital after a long illness. Earl was born October 11, 1934, in Brownsville, Tennessee, the third child of Joseph Cecil and Ossie Bell (Hess) Thurmond Sr., and was 76 years young. Earl came to Ohio at the age of 18. He took a...

Pauline Keen

Pauline Keen

Jan 17, 2011

Pauline C. (Baab) Keen, age 88, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, died at 8:10 p.m. Monday, January 17, 2011 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born in Baltic, Ohio, April 5, 1922, to Valentine E. and Caroline E. (Ott) Baab and has resided in the vicinity since 1945. Pauline was a 1940 graduate of Baltic High School and a 1945...

Catherine Dawson

Catherine Dawson

Jan 14, 2011

Catherine Ryan Dawson, passed away at Alliance Community Hospital with family and her priest at her side, on January 14, 2011, after a long illness. Mrs. Dawson, 89, was born and lived in Alliance, Ohio her entire life. She graduated from Alliance High School in 1939, and the Mercy School of Nursing in 1942. She served in the U.S. Army...

Mary Edgecombe

Mary Edgecombe

Jan 13, 2011

Mary Louise Ryan Cooey Edgecombe, 90 of Alliance, Ohio and Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Thursday, Jan. 13 in Alliance following an extended illness. Born Jan. 31, 1920 in Alliance, she was a 1937 graduate of Alliance High School and attended what was then Walsh College in Canton. Mrs. Edgecombe was an executive secretary most of her working life, including...

Daniel Gorman

Daniel Gorman

Jan 11, 2011

Daniel M. Gorman, age 52, of Hartville, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Bucyrus Community Hospital. He was born July 22, 1958, in New York to William and Agayla (Schteppa) Gorman. Gorman joined the Mount Union community in 1985 after having served as assistant professor and director of the athletic training education program and head athletic trainer at State...

Ashlyn French

Ashlyn French

Jan 9, 2011

Ashlyn Marie French, 6 days old, passed away at 4:27 p.m. Sunday, January 9, 2011, at Akron Children's Hospital. She was born January 3, 2011, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, to Greg French and Amanda Romigh. Survivors include her parents of Alliance; two sisters, Austyn N. French and Alyssa L. French, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Kim L. and...

Helen Hazen

Helen Hazen

Jan 6, 2011

Helen (Pauli) Hazen, age 91, of Alliance, died at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 5, 1919, and was a lifelong resident of Lexington Township. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Erma (Oswalt) Pauli. Also preceding her in death were a sister, Phyllis Price and a...

Reba Pettit

Reba Pettit

Jan 2, 2011

Reba F. Pettit, age 81, of Sebring, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Sunday, January 2, 2011, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born January 2, 1930, in Ankneytown, Ohio, to Rev. Jacob D. and Bertie (Huffer) Zigler. She was a 1948 graduate of Alliance High School. She was employed as a dental assistant for thirty years, formerly employed by Dr....

Clara Roar

Clara Roar

Dec 30, 2010

Clara M. (Stevens) Roar, age 78, of Alliance, died at 11:52 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born September 24, 1932, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, to Thomas and Emma (Knipp) Stevens. Clara was a graduate of high school in Kentucky. She was a member of the Truevine Old Regular Baptist Church in Clinton, Ohio, and...

Freda Jurs

Freda Jurs

Dec 28, 2010

Freda M. Jurs, age 92, of Alliance, Ohio, died at 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at McCrea Manor. She was born October 29, 1918 in Sebring, Ohio to Samuel and Catherine (Routh) Benning. Freda was employed at Babcock and Wilcox Research in the duplicating department for 40 years until her retirement. She was a member of the Christ United...

Bernard Schopfer

Bernard Schopfer

Dec 26, 2010

Bernard R. Schopfer, age 87, of Homeworth, Ohio, died at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. He was born June 24, 1923, in North Georgetown, Ohio, to William and Lucinda (Bartley) Schopfer. Bernard was a graduate of the former Goshen High School. He was employed by Alliance Machine Company for more than 35 years until his retirement...

Trudy Warner

Trudy Warner

Dec 24, 2010

Trudy K. Warner, age 68, of Alliance, passed away at 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 24, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. Trudy was born February 19, 1942 in Alliance, Ohio to Dillo and Louise (Grunder) Bowman and graduated from Sebring High School. Trudy enjoyed arts and crafts and previously sold Home Interior items; she loved landscaping, rocks, and gardening; and watching...

Catherine Ziegler

Catherine Ziegler

Dec 24, 2010

Catherine P. Ziegler, age 82 of Alliance, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Friday, December 24, 2010 at Essex of Salem. She was born February 15, 1928 in Salem, Ohio to Paul J. and Elsie (Ingledue) Phillips, and graduated in 1947 from Leetonia High School. Mrs. Ziegler was of the Protestant faith and member of the Eagles in Salem. Survivors include...

Agnes Baum

Agnes Baum

Dec 24, 2010

Agnes L. (Hudak) Baum, age 91, of Alliance, died at 4:45 a.m. Friday, December 24, 2010, at Canterbury Villa. She was born September 6, 1919, in Bergolz, Ohio, to Michael and Anna (Horvanec) Hudak. Mrs. Baum graduated from high school and was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in New Franklin. Survivors include her sons, Ronald P. (Judy) Baum...

Shirley Dragomir

Shirley Dragomir

Dec 21, 2010

Shirley M. Dragomir, age 87, of North Georgetown, passed away at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at St. Mary's Alzheimer Center in Columbiana. She was born October 30, 1923, in Bangor, Maine, to Walter and Hazel (Day) Marshall. A graduate of Leslie College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Shirley worked in a department store and taught school in Maine. In October...

Elsie Foust

Elsie Foust

Dec 19, 2010

Elsie J. Foust age 93, of Alliance, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, December 19, 2010, at McCrea Manor. She was born April 12, 1917 in Barberton Ohio to William and Freda (Krugle) Doll and resided in the vicinity since 1970. Elsie was of the Lutheran faith and a member of the D.A.V. of Alliance. She was a farmer on her...

Dr. George David Spiker

Dr. George David Spiker

Dec 19, 2010

Dr. George David Spiker, age 68, of Sebring, died of complications from diabetes at 3:20 a.m. December 19, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 17, 1942 in Canton, Ohio to George D. and Mary E. (Allenbaugh) Spiker. George received his B.S. from Mount Union College; his Masters of Combined Science from the University of Mississippi and Education...

Joseph Malinowski

Joseph Malinowski

Dec 19, 2010

Joseph Malinowski, age 82, of Alliance, died at 8:44 p.m. Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1928, in Alliance, Ohio, to Casimir and Hedwig "Jenny" (Stuffer) Malinowski. He was a 1947 graduate of Alliance High School and retired after working as a shipping clerk at American Steel. Joseph was a member of the...