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Harold Sweitzer

Harold Sweitzer

Apr 25, 2008

Harold B. "Hal" Sweitzer, age 91, of Sebring, died at 1:52 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2008 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was born, October 4, 1916 in Marlboro, Ohio to Benjamin and Bessie (Haidet) Sweitzer and lived in the Alliance-Marlboro area his whole life. Hal graduated from the former Marlboro High School in 1934 and was manager of the...

Betty Hall

Betty Hall

Apr 23, 2008

Betty Cabassa Hall, age 90, of Alliance, died at 1:54 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born in Manchester, England, August 19, 1917 to Thomas and Ethel (Brown) Spencer and resided in Alliance since 1938. Betty was a former member of the Plymouth Brethren Church and later at the Christian Missionary Alliance. Betty received her...

Geraldine McKnight

Geraldine McKnight

Apr 22, 2008

Geraldine V. McKnight, age 84, of Alliance, died at 4:28 a.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born January 17, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio to Ross and Susie (Rickel) Risden. Geraldine was a graduate of Alliance High School. She loved the joy that painting, gardening and her family brought to her life. She will be deeply...

Earl P. Williams, Sr

Earl P. Williams, Sr

Apr 21, 2008

Earl P. Williams, Sr. age 89, of Courtland, Ohio, died peacefully with his children at his side, Monday, April 21, 2008 at Sterling House in Alliance. He was born, October 20, 1918, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Herbert and Mabel (Finney) Williams. Earl was a founding member of St. Robert's Catholic Church. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy during...

Richard G. Mergenthaler

Richard G. Mergenthaler

Apr 20, 2008

Richard G. Mergenthaler, age 83, of Columbus, formerly of Alliance, died Sunday morning, April 20, 2008 at his home. He was born November 13, 1924 in Alliance Ohio to Earl and Mabel (Myers) Mergenthaler. Richard graduated from Alliance High School and was a Tool & Die Maker at Alliance Steel Products until his retirement in 1992. He was a member...

Donald Keen

Donald Keen

Apr 20, 2008

Donald R. Keen, age 90, of Sebring, died at 6:15 a.m. Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born December 30, 1917 in Alliance, Ohio to Joseph Ross and Mabel (Hartzell) Keen. A 1937 graduate of Alliance High School, Mr. Keen attended Indiana Tech School and was employed as a Pattern Maker for Alliance Machine Co. for...

Violet McMillen

Violet McMillen

Apr 19, 2008

Violet "Susie" McMillen, age 50, of North Benton, died peacefully at 5:42 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born June 21, 1957 in Canton, Ohio to Jack and Violet (Myers) Barker. Susie attended West Branch High School, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed life and her animals. She will be dearly missed by her family...

Nancy C. Sines

Nancy C. Sines

Apr 18, 2008

Nancy C. Sines, age 66, of Alliance, died April 16, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born March 8, 1942 in Moundsville, WV to Harry Alwood and Cora Irene (McCosh) Brown. She was a member of Alliance Baptist Temple in Alliance. Mrs. Sines is survived by her husband, David A. Sines, whom she married April 29, 1960; daughter, Tammy...

Jean M. Kinsey McCaskey

Jean M. Kinsey McCaskey

Apr 17, 2008

Jean M. Kinsey McCaskey, age 76, of Alliance died at 10:28 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2008 at her home. She was born in Dillonvale, Ohio on July 20, 1931 to James and Marie (Horrigan) Penman. Jean graduated from Dillonvale High School and was a self-employed beautician for many years. She was the former owner of Kinsey's Kountry Kitchen, and Al...

Alexander Mitchell

Alexander Mitchell

Apr 16, 2008

Alexander L. "Pops" Mitchell, age 78, of Alliance, died at 10:20 a.m. April 16, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born December 15, 1929 in Lorain, Ohio to Thomas D. and Jean (Lesley) Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell worked for Goodwill Industries. He is survived by three daughters, Crystal (Jack) Eagan of Alliance, Judy Goudy, of Newark, Ohio, and Barbara (Johnny)...

Luiz K. Fujimoto, MD

Luiz K. Fujimoto, MD

Apr 14, 2008

Dr. Luiz K. Fujimoto, 60, of Alliance, died peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2008, at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by his family. He was born April 14, 1948, in Gar?a, Brazil to Yoshitsugu Fujimoto and Matsumi Takemiya. He received his medical degree from the Universidade de Sao Paulo in 1975, and practiced as a general and cardiothoracic surgeon at...

Jack Smith

Jack Smith

Apr 13, 2008

Jack Smith, age 81, of Homeworth, died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Bel-Air Care Center. Jack was born in 1926, the son of David and Mary Smith and attended Alliance High School. He worked many years in Auto Parts Sales, where he was known as "Smitty". He later worked a-ten year tenure with the Columbiana County Highway...

Ruth Gerber

Ruth Gerber

Apr 12, 2008

Ruth L. Gerber Ruth L. Gerber, age 90, of Alliance, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Community Care Center. She was born December 17, 1917 in Alliance, Ohio to Charles G. and Laura (McLean) Gerber and was a lifelong Alliance resident. A 1936 graduate of Alliance High School, Ruth worked as a Seamstress at the former Taylorcraft....

John Andrie

John Andrie

Apr 9, 2008

John W. Andrie, age 92, of Alliance died at 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at his home. He was born in Atwater, Ohio September 10, 1915 to Charles J. and Elsie D. (Nidy) Andrie and was a lifelong resident. John was a 1934 graduate of Atwater High School and a member of Lexington United Methodist Church. He was employed...

Georgia W. Lane

Georgia W. Lane

Apr 9, 2008

Georgia Wilcoxon Lane, 78, died on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. Born on September 1, 1929 in Alliance, Ohio, Mrs. Lane was a daughter of Dr. George M. and Louise (Shem) Wilcoxon. Georgia attended the University of Chicago at age 16 for two years. She transferred to Mt. Union College, graduating with a B.A. in...

Lois M. Schott

Lois M. Schott

Apr 7, 2008

Lois M. Schott, age 82 of Alliance, died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Canterbury Villa. She was born March 27, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio to Kenneth and Helen (Huffman) Witherspoon and was raised by Emery and Ida Witherspoon. Lois was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church. She was employed as a school bus driver for...

Michael E. Mikol

Michael E. Mikol

Apr 5, 2008

Michael E. Mikol, age 49, of Alliance, died at 3:02 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2008 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born August 10, 1958 to Michael E. and Ruth Ann (Crow) Mikol. Michael was a 1977 graduate of Marlington High School and was employed at Browning Ferris Industries and was later employed as a...

Pauline Byron

Pauline Byron

Apr 4, 2008

Pauline R. Byron, age 90, of Fairfield, Ohio, formerly of Alliance, died at 6:00 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2008 at Heartland of Woodbridge in Fairfield. She was born July 28, 1917 in Alliance, Ohio to Charles and Harriet (Fox) Anthony. Pauline was a graduate of Alliance High School and was employed as a secretary by the former McCaskey Register. She...

Monty Welsh

Monty Welsh

Apr 1, 2008

Monty L. Welsh, Sr. age 72, of Alliance, went to be with the Lord at 7:16 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Alliance May 5, 1935 to Walter and Verdie (Minor) Welsh. Monty was a member of the First Baptist Church where he was a former usher and cooked for Macedonia Ministries. He...

Richard Bodo

Richard Bodo

Mar 31, 2008

Richard M. "Dick" Bodo, age 74, of Alliance, died at 11:42 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2008 at Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Alliance, Ohio, June 11, 1933, to Michael and Mary (Bilcze) Bodo and was a lifelong resident. Richard was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church. He was an Alliance High School graduate and also from Mt...

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