Obituaries

William John Carli, Jr

William John Carli, Jr

Nov 13, 2008

William "Bill" Carli, Jr. age 61, of Alliance, died at 1:13 p.m. Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Aultman Hospital. He was born May 29, 1947, in Alliance, to William and Betty (Parks) Carli. A 1965 graduate of Alliance High School, Bill went on to receive his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics Education from Mount Union College. While there he...

Robert Curtis

Robert Curtis

Nov 10, 2008

Robert Wade Curtis, age 88, of Copeland Oaks, Sebring died at 5:45 a.m. Monday, November 10, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born in Phalanx Station, Ohio, on May 18, 1920 to Albert P. and Ruby (Hill) Curtis. Robert was a graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was employed...

Sheila Moore

Sheila Moore

Nov 7, 2008

Sheila K. Moore, age 67, of Alliance died at 1:46 a.m. Friday, November 7, 2008, at Alliance Community Hospital. Born January 5, 1941, in Morgantown, West Virginia to Ralph H. Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Clingan) Pugh, she had lived in Alliance since 1967. Sheila graduated from University High School in Morgantown and attended Morgantown Business College. A member of the...

Esther Kirkbride Montgomery

Esther Kirkbride Montgomery

Nov 7, 2008

Esther Josephine Kirkbride Montgomery, age 101, of Deerfield, surrounded by her family, was called to be with the Lord on Friday, November 7, 2008. Esther lived 80 years on the farm until the moment she was called home. Esther was born at the Kirkbride farm in North Benton on August 31, 1907, to Willis and Mary Kirkbride (Gilbert), where she...

Mary Schopp

Mary Schopp

Nov 5, 2008

Mary Beth Schopp, age 41, of Alliance, passed away at 9:49 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. Beth was born Nov. 10, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee to Don E. and Mary Nelle (Reed) Sharp. A former resident of Hendersonville, TN, Beth had lived in Alliance since 1992. A 1985 graduate of Hendersonville High School, she graduated from...

Merl Baughman

Merl Baughman

Nov 4, 2008

Merl H. Baughman, age 94, of Alliance died at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at Oak Hill Manor. He was born September 11, 1914 in Paris, Ohio to Hosea and Edith (Eberly) Baughman and was a lifelong resident. Merl was a graduate of Louisville High School, employed as a Locomotive Operator at United Engineering for 15 years until his...

David Cipriano

David Cipriano

Nov 4, 2008

David Peter Cipriano, age 68, of Alliance, died unexpectedly at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. He was born May 16, 1940 in Ravenna, Ohio to Peter and Susan (Brecky) Cipriano. David was a 1958 graduate of Ravenna High School and a National Guard Veteran. He was a member and past treasurer of the Portage County Chapter of the Ohio...

Thu-Hoa Triplett

Thu-Hoa Triplett

Nov 4, 2008

Thu-Hoa Thi Triplett died at her home on her birthday, November 4, 2008 surrounded by her family. She fought a valiant 18-month struggle against cancer. She was born Tran Thi Thu-Hoa (Autumn Blossom) in Vinh Binh, Tra-Vinh, Vietnam on November 4, 1949, the daughter of Tran Huu Nhan and Dam Thi Can. She is survived by her husband of more...

Maria Acierni

Maria Acierni

Nov 2, 2008

Maria R. Acierni, age 110, of Alliance, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Community Care Center. She was born February 14, 1898 in Italy and has lived in the Alliance area since she was 21 years old. Maria, at the age of 16, showed a tremendous amount of courage and demonstrated a will to live after being...

Stanley Barker

Stanley Barker

Nov 1, 2008

Stanley "Chet" Barker, age 78, resident of Alliance, died at 4:27 a.m. Saturday, November 1, 2008 at McCrea Manor. Stanley was born on October 20, 1930 in Pedro, Ohio to Arlie L. Barker Sr. and Nancy A. (Collins) Barker Cracium. He attended Alliance Public Schools. Stanley was a crane operator at Babcock and Wilcox Tubular Division until retiring after 33...

Paul Baughman

Paul Baughman

Oct 31, 2008

Paul J. Baughman, age 85, of Alliance, died October 31, 2008 at 8:10 p.m. at McCrea Manor Nursing Home. He was born April 11, 1923 in Paris, Ohio to Ferd and Ola (Niederhiser) Baughman and lived in the Alliance area for the past sixty years. Mr. Baughman graduated from Minerva High School and was the Manager and Vice President of...

Lela Reed

Lela Reed

Oct 31, 2008

Lela G. Reed, age 81 of Copley, Ohio died at 7:05 p.m. Friday, October 31, 2008 at Lorantffy Care Center in Copley, Ohio. She was formerly of Alliance and Akron. Lela was born August 20, 1927 in Clear Lake, Iowa to Aneus and Bessie (Pitman) Frohling. Mrs. Reed was a Nurse Aid in Colorado. Survivors include her two sons, William...

Raymond G Taylor Jr. D.O.

Raymond G Taylor Jr. D.O.

Oct 26, 2008

Dr. Raymond G. Taylor, age 87, of Bay Village, Ohio formerly of Alliance, Ohio died at 5:20 p.m. Sunday, October 26, 2008 at St. John West Shore Hospital in Westlake, Ohio. He was born December 30, 1920 in Alliance to Raymond G. Taylor Sr. and Berdine C. (Vesseriat) Taylor. Dr. Taylor was a 1938 graduate of Alliance High School. He...

Harry Hays, Jr

Harry Hays, Jr

Oct 21, 2008

Harry Hays, Jr., age 87, of Alliance died at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Roselawn Terrace. He was born August 14, 1921 in Alliance to Harry Sr. and Mina (Reeder) LeBer. After graduating from Alliance High School he was an electrician for Alliance Manufacturing until his retirement in 1983. He was a member of the First Christian Church...

Ottilie Peti

Ottilie Peti

Oct 21, 2008

Ottilie Peti, age 80, of Alliance peacefully went home to be with the Lord at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 9, 1928 in Hanau, Germany and was a resident of Alliance since 1952. Ottilie was co-owner and operator at Peti's Meat Market from 1964 to 1992...

Richard Morrow

Richard Morrow

Oct 19, 2008

Richard Curtis Morrow, age 80 of Homeworth, passed away Sunday morning at 12:20 a.m. Oct. 19, 2008 in the comfort of his home after a month long illness. Richard was born March 8, 1928 in Mercy Hospital of Canton to Samuel Freeman Morrow and Lela Maud (McConnell) Morrow. He was raised in Carrollton and moved to the family farm in...

Taylor Degenhard

Taylor Degenhard

Oct 18, 2008

Taylor Ann Degenhard, age 5 of Louisville, passed away Saturday evening at 4:50 p.m. October 18, 2008 at Akron Children's Hospital. She was born June 30, 2003 in Alliance, Ohio to Jarrod and Tricia (Folk) Degenhard. Taylor was a very strong willed, very caring and beautiful little girl. During her three and a half year battle with cancer she touched...

Mary Armstrong

Mary Armstrong

Oct 17, 2008

Mary Aileen Armstrong, age 85, of Alliance died at 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 17, 2008 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born in Alliance, Ohio November 18, 1922 to James and Aileen (Lane) Anderson. A graduate of Alliance High School Mary was a volunteer at the Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center, a member of the Alliance Historical Society, wrote and published two...

Leora Gardner

Leora Gardner

Oct 16, 2008

Leora A. Gardner, age 87, of Canton, formerly of Alliance, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Canton Regency Retirement Community. She was born January 20, 1921 in Alliance to Walter M. and Nellie (Taylor) Miller and resided most of her life in the Alliance area. A graduate of the former Marlboro High School, Leora was an Independent...

Hazel Blake

Hazel Blake

Oct 15, 2008

Hazel M. Blake, age 83, of Alliance died at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Aultman Hospital. She was born June 22, 1925 in Cameron, West Virginia to Ellis and Lizzie (Blake) Blake and has lived in Alliance for 60 years. Hazel was employed as a nurse's aid and a notary at Blake Auto Sales. She was a member...