Obituaries

Ethel Ritchie

Ethel Ritchie

Mar 4, 2010

Ethel C. Ritchie, age 94, of Alliance, passed away at 10:15 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Aultman Hospital. She was born July 7, 1915, in Lexington, Ohio, to Clyde Arthur and Mabel Leona (Hartenstein) Ritchie and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A 1933 graduate of Alliance High School, Ethel attended Mount Union College. She was employed at the former...

Margaret Hickman

Margaret Hickman

Mar 2, 2010

Margaret A. Hickman, age 73, passed away at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at St. Joseph Emergency and Diagnostics Center. She was born September 10, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland to Charles and Margaret (Ahrens) Oneil. Survivors include her children, Faron (Linda) Hickman of New Hampshire, Marvin (Lora White) Hickman of N. Benton, Clifford (Stacy) Hickman of Alliance, John Hickman...

Wayne Tallman

Wayne Tallman

Feb 26, 2010

Wayne Allen Tallman, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 8:45 a.m. Friday, February 26, 2010 at his home. He was born January 23, 1927 in Middlebourne, West Virginia to Harold and Dorothy (Kinney) Tallman. Wayne was employed by Babcock and Wilcox Manufacturing as a crane operator and tool crib attendant until his retirement in 1983. He was a part...

William Monroe

William Monroe

Feb 24, 2010

William Monroe, age 72, of Alliance, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at his home. Born June 22, 1937 in Alam, West Virginia, to Joseph and Dorothy (McCune) Monroe, William was an Alliance resident since 1950. He was employed by American Steel Foundries for 32 years before his retirement in January of 1997. William was in the...

Marie Bilcze

Marie Bilcze

Feb 21, 2010

Marie M. Bilcze, age 91, of Alliance, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at her home. She was born January 14, 1919, in Switzerland, to Adolph and Marie (Schneider) Schott and resided in Alliance most of her life. Marie was a cafeteria aid for Alliance Public Schools until her retirement. A member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Marie was active...

Harold Blake

Harold Blake

Feb 20, 2010

Harold D. Blake, age 83, of Alliance, passed away peacefully at 8:57 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2010, at Alliance Community Hospital with his loving family at his side. He was born May 14, 1926, in Solon, Ohio to Harold D. Sr. and Thelma Elsie (Goodrich) Blake and was an Alliance resident for 51 years. A graduate of West Tech in...

Kenneth Pearce

Kenneth Pearce

Feb 20, 2010

Kenneth Earl Pearce, age 82, of Alliance, died at 11:20 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2010 with his family at his bedside at Alliance Community Hospital. Mr. Pearce was born, November 19, 1927 in Ross County, Ohio, to George Hallard and Amy Garrison Pearce. He was raised in New Holland, Ohio, and served in the Navy as an air traffic controller...

Thelma Nichols

Thelma Nichols

Feb 19, 2010

Thelma Irene Nichols, age 70, of Alliance, passed away at 3:53 a.m. Friday, February 19, 2010 at her home. She was born September 23, 1939 in Adrian, Michigan to Harlow Benjamin and Irene Esther (Dickerson) Anderson. Thelma was a 1957 graduate of Adrian High School in Michigan, and Atwater Church of the Nazarene was her church family. She loved to...

Donald Murphy

Donald Murphy

Feb 18, 2010

Donald "Tim" Murphy age 53, of Alliance, passed away at 10:10 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 27, 1956 in Youngstown, Ohio to Donald and Janet (Eaton) Murphy. A 1975 graduate of West Branch High School, he was formerly employed by Don Murphy Excavating and later retired as a welder for American Steel...

Thelma Covington

Thelma Covington

Feb 18, 2010

Thelma L. Covington, age 91, of Canton, formerly of Grafton, West Virginia, passed away at 4:50 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Oakhill Manor in Louisville. She was born March 25, 1918 in Grafton West Virginia, Taylor County, to Charles C. and Lenora (Griffith) Smith. Thelma served as a foster grandparent with the Taylor Co. School System and enjoyed being...

Berneice Martinock

Berneice Martinock

Feb 16, 2010

Berneice L. Martinock, age 79, of Alliance, passed away at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 5, 1930 in Ridgefield Park, NJ to George B. and Katherine (Steer) Youngling. Berneice graduated from Ridgefield Park High School in Ridgefield Park, NJ and was co-owner and president of Mid America Marketing for 15 years,...

Solen Dadisman

Solen Dadisman

Feb 16, 2010

Solen Junior Dadisman, age 93, of Louisville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family Tuesday afternoon, February 16, 2010. Born November 24, 1916 in Phillipi, West Virginia in Barbour County to Solen and Sarah (Tyre) Dadisman, Solen was employed at Timken Roller Bearing as a melt-shop steelworker for twenty six years until his retirement in 1978. He...

Carl Bailey

Carl Bailey

Feb 15, 2010

Carl L. Bailey, loving husband, father, friend and pastor died quietly at his home on February 15, 2010. He was born November 24, 1926 in Cranston, Rhode Island. The most important fact to know about Pastor Carl was that he was a loyal servant of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for nearly 50 years. As a very young man,...

Pamela Montler

Pamela Montler

Feb 11, 2010

Pamela S. Montler, age 61, of Alliance, passed away at 1:25 a.m. Thursday, February 11, 2010 at her home. She was born November 4, 1948 in Salem, Ohio, to Omar and Donna (Conrad) Powell. A 1967 graduate of West Branch High School, Pamela was a licensed practical nurse and was formerly employed at Aultman Hospital as an operating scrub nurse....

Ashley Haidet

Ashley Haidet

Feb 9, 2010

Ashley E. Haidet, age 23, of Alliance, passed away at 9:51 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. She was born November 26, 1986 in Alliance, Ohio to Martin Zaleski and Amy Haidet. A 2005 graduate of Alliance High School, Ashley attended Bowling Green University and Tri C in Cleveland, and was manager of McDonald's in Massillon. Survivors include...

Carol Reese

Carol Reese

Feb 5, 2010

Carol Lynn Reese, age 58, of Alliance, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Friday, February 5, 2010 at Arbors At Canton. She was born, February 11, 1951 in Alliance, Ohio, to George Walter and Barbara June (Wilson) Messenheimer. A 1970 graduate of Alliance High School, Carol was employed at Mount Union College in food service. A member of Christ United Methodist...

Robert Burchfield

Robert Burchfield

Feb 4, 2010

Robert L. "Rob" Burchfield, age 38, of Sebring, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010, at his home. He was born May 2, 1971 in Alliance, Ohio, to Wilbur W. and Carol A (DeWitt) Burchfield. A graduate of Alliance High School, Rob earned his Associates Degree in Electronics from ITT. He was a certified sprinkler fitter for Union Local No. 669....

Alice L. Maloney

Alice L. Maloney

Feb 4, 2010

Alice L. Maloney, age 94, of Arizona, passed away at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Casa De Las Abuelos in Tucson, Arizona. She was born August 21, 1915 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania to J. Paul and J. Jeanette (Horton) Morris. A 1933 graduate of Alliance High School, Alice was a member of the First Christian Church since 1946. Her...

Wayne Knight

Wayne Knight

Feb 3, 2010

Wayne R. Knight, age 66, of Alliance, passed away at 5:02 a.m. Wednesday February 3, 2010, at McCrea Manor. He was born, October 18, 1943, in Alderson, West Virginia to Rexell and Violet Elise (MacDonald) Knight. Wayne, a graduate of Levittsburg High School was self-employed in the lawn care and snow removal business and was employed by the former Henschen...

Sabra Tolerton

Sabra Tolerton

Feb 2, 2010

Sabra J. "Tinkie" Tolerton, age 82, of Alliance, passed away at 1:51 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at her home. She was born July 8, 1927 in Youngstown, Ohio to Egbert and Charlott (Battles) Tinklepaugh. A 1949 graduate of Mount Union College, Sabra was a member and past treasurer of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She also was a member...