Obituaries

Ardena Brutto

Ardena Brutto

Mar 24, 2007

Ardena M. Brutto, age 87, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, Canton and Salem, died at 8:20 p.m. March 24, 2007 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born March 17, 1920 in Canton, Ohio to George A. and Nellie S. (Maxwell) Heinbuch. Mrs. Brutto graduated from Louisville High School in 1938 and attended Columbus Art Institute. She was employed by Furbay...

John W. Swanson

John W. Swanson

Mar 22, 2007

John W. Swanson, age 86, of Alliance died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2007 at his home. He was born October 19, 1920 in Escanaba, Michigan to Jack and Ethel A. (Sundberg) Swanson. John worked as a machinist at Alliance Machine Company, before retiring in 1983, and served with the U.S. Navy during WWII. He is survived by his...

William S. Brieske, Jr

William S. Brieske, Jr

Mar 21, 2007

William S. Brieske, Jr., age 74, of Canton, formerly of Alliance and Minerva, died at 8:35 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1932 in Alliance, to William Stanley and Josephine S. (Hawkins) Brieske Sr. William was a farmer and he also delivered coal, lime and heating fuel and was owner of the...

Frank Packe

Frank Packe

Mar 18, 2007

Frank T. Packe, age 78 of Alliance, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Aug. 2, 1928 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to Frank and Laura C. (Scott) Packe and lived in Alliance since 1946. Mr. Packe attended school in Pa., and worked from 1946-1989 at the former Alliance Ware, before retiring as a...

Timothy Tennant

Timothy Tennant

Mar 17, 2007

Timothy Tennant, age 57, of Beloit, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday March 17, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Nov. 20, 1949 in Canton, Ohio to Clyde and Bernie (Walker) Tennant. A 1967 graduate of Minerva High School, Timothy worked at the former American Steel Foundries, currently Alliance Castings. He enjoyed playing his guitar and tinkering with radio-controlled...

Mary Zwick

Mary Zwick

Mar 14, 2007

Mary C. "Kate" Zwick, age 86, of North Benton, died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Canterbury Villa. She was born in McGahesyville, Virginia on February 1, 1921 to Willard Roger and Gertrude Eleanor (Meadows) Huffman and lived all her life in the area. Kate was an Alliance High School graduate, a member of the A.H.S Girl's Basketball...

Ruth Anne Blake

Ruth Anne Blake

Mar 13, 2007

Ruth Anne "Sugar" Blake, age 56 of Atwater, died at 3:20 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center, Wednesday, March 14, 2007. She was born January 18, 1951 in Ravenna to Chester Grant Franks and Jane Anne (Qualk) Franks and lived all of her life in Alliance. Ruth was a graduate of Marlington High School and was employed as an Inspector at...

Cassie Lemaster

Cassie Lemaster

Mar 13, 2007

Cassie M. Lemaster, age 74 of Alliance, died at 9:25 a.m. March 13, 2007 at Canterbury Villa of Alliance. She was born Aug. 27, 1932 in Middlebourne, West Virginia to Walter and Dewie (McCormick) Lancaster and lived in the Alliance area most of her life. Mrs. Lemaster worked as a nurses aid for various nursing homes in the area. A...

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Mar 13, 2007

Paul B. Walker, age 85 of Alliance, died at 3:05 a.m. March 13, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. Paul was born October 25, 1921 in Alliance to Alfred and Nellie (Ray) Walker and lived in the Alliance and Minerva area all his life. A 1941 graduate of Alliance High School Mr. Walker retired in 1983 after 42 years as a...

Anita L. Clark

Anita L. Clark

Mar 7, 2007

Anita L. Clark, age 65 of Alliance, died at 6:24 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at Aultman Hospital. She was born April 3, 1941 in Limaville, to Victor and Rose (Rasile) Butchelli and lived in the area most of her life. Anita attended Alliance High School and was a cashier at Green Farms and Marc's and was formerly employed at...

Helen Morris

Helen Morris

Mar 4, 2007

Helen L. Frill White Morris, age 87, of Alliance, died at 2:54 p.m. Sunday, March 4, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born November 20, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to Benjamin Franklin Carpenter and Wilma (Channel) Carpenter and was a lifelong resident. Helen attended Sebring schools and received her GED at the age of 44. She was a member...

Mabel Baker

Mabel Baker

Mar 4, 2007

Mabel E. Baker, age 98 of Alliance, died at Bel Air Care Center at 2:05 a.m. Sunday, March 4, 2007. Mrs. Baker was born June 25, 1908 in Rustburg, Va. to David B. and Willie T. (Phillips) Barricks. She attended Rustburg High School and received her LPN Degree and continued her education to receive a Physical Therapy Certificate. She was...

Betty Walters

Betty Walters

Mar 3, 2007

Betty Walters, age 88 of Alliance, died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday March 3, 2007 at Community Care Center. She was born March 22, 1918 in Vanport, Pennsylvania to Harry L. and Hazel M. (Douds) Walters and moved to Alliance from Akron two years ago. Betty was a member of the Grace Cathedral in Akron. She loved to bake and enjoyed...

Gerald Severance

Gerald Severance

Mar 2, 2007

Gerald A. Severance, age 83, of Alliance, died at 12:37 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. Mr. Severance was born February 12, 1924 in Alliance to Arthur J. Severance and Jane (Hively) Severance Dorff and was a lifelong residence. Gerald was retired from Transue & Williams Forge after 35 years of service and was the owner of...

Margaret Matthews

Margaret Matthews

Feb 28, 2007

Margaret "Peg" Elaine Matthews, age 86 of the Holander House in Salem and formerly of Sebring, died at 6:47 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 28, 2007 at the Holander House. Mrs. Matthews was born Jan. 4, 1921 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Clarence and Mable (Lamp) Bostwick and lived in the Alliance area most of her life. She attended Sebring schools and...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Feb 27, 2007

Mary L. Wilson, age 68 of Alliance, passed away Tuesday morning, February 27 2007 at home following a terminal illness. Mary was born at home in Thelma City (Sebring), Ohio on July 23, 1938 to the late Norman and Annabelle (Steves) Bichsel. She was a 1956 graduate of Minerva High School. Mary was a resident of the Alliance area all...

Albert Novy

Albert Novy

Feb 26, 2007

Albert J. Novy, age 90 of Hartville, died at 10:55 a.m. February 26, 2007 at Altercare of Hartville. He was born June 7, 1916 in Alliance, Ohio to Albert and Rosa (Bell) Novy and lived in Alliance all of his life until he moved to Hartville 10 years ago. He was a graduate of Alliance High School and was a...

Evelyn Garlock

Evelyn Garlock

Feb 25, 2007

Evelyn Grace (Merrick) Garlock, 97, of Hagerstown MD, formerly a life long resident of the Sebring/ Deerfield area, passed away on Sunday February 25, 2007 at her residence in Hagerstown Maryland surrounded by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Evelyn was born December 24, 1909 in Smith Twp., Ohio to Charles E. and Belle (Smith) Merrick and was employed during WWII...

Jean Arline Russell

Jean Arline Russell

Feb 24, 2007

Jean A. Russell, age 73, of Alliance, died at 10:15 a.m. Feb. 24, 2007 at Alliance Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was born Nov. 1, 1933 in Alliance, Ohio to Henry and Jane A. (Nelson) Kloos and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Russell graduated in 1951 from Alliance High School and was employed as a secretary at Alliance...

Louise Whaley

Louise Whaley

Feb 23, 2007

Louise Whaley, age 84, of Alliance, Ohio, died at 6:33 a.m., February 23, 2007 at Community Care in Alliance. She was born September 19, 1922 in Portageville, Missouri to David and Alice Brown and has lived in Alliance since 1961. Mrs. Whaley was a homemaker until her children were adults and she then worked at Alliance Rubber Co. She was...