Obituaries

Felipe Alvarado

Felipe Alvarado

Aug 6, 2009

Felipe C. Alvarado, age 70, of Alliance, departed at 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 5, 1939 in Naguabo, Puerto Rico. He was employed for 26 years at Don Poncho's Restaurant as a cook. People sometimes had a hard time understanding Felipe, but one thing he made clear was that he wanted...

Elaine Green

Elaine Green

Aug 3, 2009

Elaine M. Green, age 81, of Sebring, died at 4:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2009 at Salem Community Hospital. She was born January 24, 1928 in Alliance, Ohio to William and Ruth (Adamson) Green and was a lifelong resident. Miss. Green graduated from Alliance High School and was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents....

Clifton Vance

Clifton Vance

Aug 2, 2009

Clifton D. Vance, age 28, of Alliance, passed away unexpectedly at 4:11 a.m. Sunday, August 2, 2009 due to an ATV accident. He was born February 19, 1981 in Alliance to Leonard O. Vance and Nancy M. Vance. Clif was a 1999 graduate of Marlington High School and was employed at the Timken Company in Canton in the Steel Division....

William Cain

William Cain

Aug 1, 2009

William Wilford Cain, age 89 of Diamond, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Robinson Memorial Hospital. He was born March 7, 1920 in Sandusky, Ohio to Olin and Ethel Eddy, and was adopted by Hugh Cain. Mr. Cain was employed at Rockwell International and attended Atwater United Methodist Church. A U. S. Army Veteran, he was...

Ann Loar

Ann Loar

Jul 30, 2009

Ann E. Loar, age 80, of Alliance passed away at 3:59 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born May 19, 1929 in Junior, West Virginia to Howard and Kermith (Browning) Ware and resided in Alliance since 1951. Ann was a 1946 graduate of Belington High School. She was a member of the Vine St. United...

Ann E. Loar

Ann E. Loar

Jul 30, 2009

Ann E. Loar, age 80, of Alliance passed away at 3:59 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born May 19, 1929 in Junior, West Virginia to Howard and Kermith (Browning) Ware and resided in Alliance since 1951. Ann was a 1946 graduate of Belington High School. She was a member of the Vine St. United...

Louise Edwards

Louise Edwards

Jul 26, 2009

Louise Edwards, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 11:15 p.m. July 26, 2009 at her daughter's home in Alliance. She was born on December 21, 1927 in Alliance to Clifford and Stella Himmelspach Irish. Louise graduated from Alliance High School and Mount Union College. She retired in 1988 from Marlington Schools after teaching 3rd grade at Marlboro Elementary for...

Kyle Krahling

Kyle Krahling

Jul 26, 2009

Kyle Richard Krahling, age 36, of Sebring, passed away suddenly at 1:12 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born August 6, 1972 in Alliance to Richard and Marilyn (Allen) Krahling. A 1990 graduate of West Branch High School, Kyle was attending T.D.D.S Truck Driving School in North Jackson. He was employed by PTC Alliance as...

Jean Gwin

Jean Gwin

Jul 24, 2009

Jean M. Gwin, age 84, of Alliance passed away, Friday, July 24, 2009, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 21, 1925, in Alliance, to Dr. Harry and Olive (Shontz) Weaver. Jean was a graduate of Alliance High School and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science Degree from Mt. Union College. She then graduated from the former...

Nancy Craven

Nancy Craven

Jul 20, 2009

Nancy E. Craven, age 72, of the Alliance area, passed away at 6:27 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2009, at Select Specialty Hospital in Canton. She was born May 27, 1937 in Alliance to Arthur Hazen McGirr and Viva Pearl (Stewart) McGirr and resided in Alliance and the vicinity most of her life. Nancy was a graduate of Alliance High School...

Hugo Blymiller

Hugo Blymiller

Jul 18, 2009

Hugo O. Blymiller age 95, of Alliance died at 6:42 a.m. July 18, 2009 at his grandson's home. He was born April 17, 1914 in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania to James E. and Rose (Hays) Blymiller. Mr. Blymiller resided in California for 40 years and moved to Alliance since 2000. He worked as a Welder for Taylorcraft Corp., and previously was employed...

Rev. William Burdette Thomas

Rev. William Burdette Thomas

Jul 16, 2009

Rev. William Burdette Thomas, age 82, of Sebring, passed away at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born October 30, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio to Walter Burdette Thomas and Gladys (Williams) Thomas and resided in Alliance and vicinity since 1998. Rev. Thomas attended elementary schools in Cleveland, West Tech High School in Cleveland and...

Katherene Corbi

Katherene Corbi

Jul 15, 2009

Katherene W. Corbi, age 66, of Alliance passed away at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital after a courageous ten year battle with breast cancer. She was born May 15, 1943 in Troy, New York to Thomas Joseph and Genevieve (D'Ambro) Welch. Kathy was a member of the Regina Coeli Catholic Church and was a graduate...

Robert R. Hunter Sr. Attorney at Law

Robert R. Hunter Sr. Attorney at Law

Jul 14, 2009

Robert R. Hunter, Sr., Attorney at Law, age 90, of Alliance passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Community Care Center. He was born February 28, 1919 in Alliance to F.E. and Edith (Kayler) Hunter and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Attorney Hunter was a 1937 graduate of Alliance High School, a 1941 graduate of Mount Union College and a...

Wilma Wiggs

Wilma Wiggs

Jul 10, 2009

Wilma J. Wiggs, age 67, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord at 7:15 a.m. Friday, July 10, 2009 at Country Lawn Center in Navarre. She was born February 15, 1942 in Salem to William and Catherine (Rohan) Boso. Wilma was a graduate of Salem High School and was operations manager for Value City Department Stores until retiring...

Kenneth Snode

Kenneth Snode

Jul 8, 2009

Kenneth Benjamin Snode, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at Bel-Air Care Center on Wednesday July 8, 2009, with his wife and children at his side. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Ken was born August 20, 1921, in Alliance to Ida (Pauli) and Benjamin Snode. He grew up on the family farm, and in 1959 was instrumental...

Judith Baytos

Judith Baytos

Jul 8, 2009

Judith Layne (Woolf) Baytos, age 65 of Alliance, passed away at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. Judy was born September 24, 1943 in Alliance to Orville and Leotto (Walter) Woolf and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1960 graduate of Huntington Park High School in California. A member of the Pine Lake Christian...

Beulah Estock

Beulah Estock

Jul 2, 2009

Beulah "Bea" Shipp Estock, age 94, of Alliance, died at 7:55 a.m. Thursday, July 2, 2009 at Canterbury Villa of Alliance. She was born January 9, 1915 in Alliance to H. Frank and Clara Anna (Springer) Thornton. She is the step-daughter of Elizabeth Martin Thornton A graduate of Alliance High School, Beulah was a member of the First Church of...

Charles Mather

Charles Mather

Jun 30, 2009

Charles J. Mather, age 88, of Alliance, died at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at his home. He was born July 28, 1920 in Alliance, to Simon A. and Grace (Hunter) Mather. Mr. Mather was a graduate of Alliance High School. He was employed at Alliance Manufacturing (Machine Set Up) for 37 years and retired in 1990. A United...

William Campbell

William Campbell

Jun 29, 2009

William R. Campbell, age 85, of Alliance, died at his home at 9:15 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2009. He was born March 1, 1924 in Lebanon, Va., to Roy W. and Barbara (Dye) Campbell and graduated from Lebanon High School. Mr. Campbell was employed as a pipefitter at B & W Research and Ford Motor Company where he retired in...