Obituaries

Janet West

Janet West

Dec 14, 2008

Janet Druscilla West, age 59 of Alliance, died at Alliance Community Hospital at 2:07 a.m. after a long illness, on Sunday, December 14, 2008. She was born on November 10, 1949 in Alliance, Ohio to Roy and Betty (Morgan) Ogden. Jan was a graduate of West Branch High School and Aultman School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She was...

William Shipp

William Shipp

Dec 10, 2008

William J. Shipp, age 89, of Alliance, died at 3:19 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at Roselawn Terrace. He was born August 24, 1919, in Burwell, Nebraska to Ernest and Lillian (Ungar) Shipp. William graduated from high school in Superior, Nebraska and was a self employed painter until his retirement. He was a U.S. Army World War II Veteran having...

Lela Raber

Lela Raber

Dec 9, 2008

Lela M. Raber, age 78, of Louisville, died at 9:08 a.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at her home. She was born September 13, 1930 in Akron to Alton Wise and Pearl (Keller) Porter. Lela was a graduate of the former Marlboro High School and was owner of the Raber Dairy Farms. A member of the Maximo Zion Church, she was...

R. James Newkirk

R. James Newkirk

Dec 9, 2008

R. James Newkirk, age 87, of Alliance, died at 2:24 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at his home. A graduate of Alliance High School, Jim was employed as a Radio Salesman with WDPN-Q92 for 43 years. Jim, devoted his life to family, community and country. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and formerly ushered there. He was...

Thelma Geiger

Thelma Geiger

Dec 8, 2008

Thelma Elenore Geiger, age 100, of Sebring, died at 6:50 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008 at Copeland Oaks. She was born April 30, 1908 in Madison, Ohio to William and Mollye (Fischgrund) Parks and lived at Copeland Oaks since July of 1974. Prior to her marriage, she was Society Editor and Sunday Magazine Editor of the Canton Repository, then was...

Irene Oyster

Irene Oyster

Dec 7, 2008

Irene H. (McMaster) Oyster, age 96 of Alliance, was called home to heaven at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. Mrs. Oyster was born April 4, 1912, in Alliance, Ohio to Robert A. and Mariam (Simpson) McMaster Sr. and was a lifelong resident. A graduate of Alliance High School and Alliance Business College, Mrs. Oyster was...

Thomas Lorden

Thomas Lorden

Dec 7, 2008

Thomas E. Lorden, age 86, of Alliance, died at 11:16 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Salem Community Hospital. He was born April 1, 1922 in Alliance to Corneilus A. and Arta C. (Reeder) Lorden and was a lifelong resident. Thomas retired from Filnor Inc. in 1984. He was a U.S. Army World War II Veteran serving in the Pacific...

William E. Mason

William E. Mason

Dec 1, 2008

William E. Mason, age 85, of La Mirada, CA, died at 1:10 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2008 at Mirada Hills Rehabilitation and Convalescence Hospital in California. He was born, July 12, 1923, in Youngstown, Ohio to Earl and Elizabeth (Simons) Mason and moved from Alliance to California in 1963. William worked for the railroad in Youngstown before moving to California....

Leah Compton

Leah Compton

Nov 29, 2008

Leah Compton, age 88, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, died at 5:50 p.m. Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born February 13, 1920 in Muncie, Indiana to Dr. E.H. and Cora B. (Benson) Clauser and resided in Alliance since 1947. Mrs. Compton was a graduate of Ball State College, now Ball State University, in 1941, receiving...

Margaret Carroll

Margaret Carroll

Nov 28, 2008

Margaret Marie Carroll, age 90 of Alliance, died Friday, November 28, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Carroll was born January 31, 1918 in Alliance, Ohio to Carl and Wilma (Dugen) Todd. Margaret graduated from Alliance High School and was a graduate of the Former Alliance Business College. She was employed by Morgan Engineering as an Executive Secretary until retiring. Mrs....

Brian Sandifer

Brian Sandifer

Nov 25, 2008

Brian Craig Sandifer, age 45, of Alliance, formerly of Warsaw, Ohio died at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Canterbury Villa. He was born January 4, 1963 in Alliance to Jerry B and Nancy A. (Hilsmier) Sandifer. A 1981 graduate of West Branch High School, Brian also attended Hocking Technical College. Brian loved the outdoors. He cared for the...

Morrison Teves

Morrison Teves

Nov 25, 2008

Morrison Daniel Teves, age 5 months, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born June 11, 2008 in Alliance, to Aaron Michael Teves and Lisa Renee Buehman. In addition to his parents, Morrison is survived by his sister, Zoe Elizabeth Teves; maternal grandparents, John Buehman of Alliance and Marcia Buehman of Cuyahoga Falls; paternal grandmother, Margaret...

Teresa Keller

Teresa Keller

Nov 23, 2008

Teresa A. Keller, age 47, of Louisville, died at 12:38 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2008 at her mother's home. She was born January 5, 1961, in Alliance to John Walter and Beverly (Wang) Frank. A graduate of Marlington High School, Teresa received her Associate Degree as a Medical Assistant with Akron University and was attending Kent State University Stark County...

Dorothy Ramser

Dorothy Ramser

Nov 22, 2008

Dorothy L. Ramser, age 88 of Alliance, died at 4:03 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. Mrs. Ramser was born June 25, 1920 in Washington Twp., Ohio to John and Allie (Byers) Ditch. A 1938 graduate of Alliance High School, Dorothy worked as a Bookkeeper for fifteen years after her children were grown. She then worked at...

Jeanette Faust

Jeanette Faust

Nov 21, 2008

Jeanette Faust, age 86, of Alliance, formerly of North Dakota and Wyoming, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday, November 21, 2008 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born January 24, 1922 in Williston, ND, to Benjamin and Petra (Hovind) Innis and was an Alliance resident for the past twelve years after moving from Wyoming. Jeanette was a 1940 graduate of Williston...

Paul E. Cox

Paul E. Cox

Nov 21, 2008

Paul E. Cox, age 91, of Alliance, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday, November 21, 2008 at McCrea Manor. He was born August 29, 1917 in Masury, OH to Jesse Ligo and Mayme A. (Gable) Cox and lived in Alliance since 1945. Paul attended Memorial High School in Campbell, OH and retired from Morgan Engineering on December 31, 1979. He was...

Esther Stahl

Esther Stahl

Nov 19, 2008

Esther Elaine Stahl, age 95, of Alliance, died at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Canterbury Villa. She was born February 2, 1913 in Alliance, to Frank L. and Mary A. (Keiter) Stahl and was a lifelong resident. A 1931 graduate of Alliance School, Ms. Stahl was employed as a cashier and assistant manager by movie theaters in Alliance...

Pearl Patla

Pearl Patla

Nov 17, 2008

Pearl Eva Patla, age 76, of Alliance, went home to be with her Lord at 5:30 a.m. Monday, November 17, 2008, at Canterbury Villa. She was born February 12, 1932 in Homeworth to Alva and Dorothy Isabell (Conrad) Teeters and lived most of her life in the area. Pearl was a 1951 graduate of Alliance High School and was a...

Donald Thompson

Donald Thompson

Nov 16, 2008

Donald Lee Thompson, age 54, of Beloit, went to be with the Lord at 11:50 a.m. November 16, 2008 at his home after a brief illness. He was born January 16, 1954 in Alliance, to James R. and Marian (Bartlett) Thompson. A 1972 graduate of West Branch High School, Don was employed at the Timken Company. He was a member...

Dorothy Ann Deioma

Dorothy Ann Deioma

Nov 14, 2008

Dorothy Ann Deioma, age 72, of Alliance, died in the early morning hours, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at her home. She was born August 25, 1936, in Detroit, MI to Joseph Lester and Annie Mary (McGrorty) Dietz. Dorothy was a member of the Regina Coeli Catholic Church where she served with the Alter and Rosary Society, Cosmopolitan Club, Women's Club,...