Obituaries

Zella F. Bradshaw

Zella F. Bradshaw

Mar 3, 2006

Zella Faylor Bradshaw died peacefully surrounded by her family at 5:29 p.m. March 3, 2006 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born May 30, 1917 in Suffield, Ohio to Ivan A. and Elta M. (Ginther) Faylor. Mrs. Bradshaw graduated from Suffield High School and attended Mount Union College. Zella affectionately known as ZZ by her friends and family was a...

Robert L. Mcilvain, Sr

Robert L. Mcilvain, Sr

Mar 3, 2006

Robert L. McIlvain Sr., age 68 of Alliance, died Friday March 3, 2006 at his home. He was born February 15, 1939 in Glendale, West Virginia to Ogle McIlvain and Anna (Sneigle) McIlvain. Mr. McIlvain was formerly employed by American Steel Foundries as a Core Maker until retiring after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Alliance...

Virginia Beutler

Virginia Beutler

Mar 2, 2006

Virginia Grace Deming Beutler, age 81 of Alliance, died at 9:05 a.m. March 2, 2006 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born April 6, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey to Thomas Grant and Daisy Isobel (VanNess) Deming and lived in Alliance since 1946. Mrs. Beutler graduated from Essex High School in Bloomfield, New Jersey and worked as an executive secretary...

Frank A. Gatchell, Sr

Frank A. Gatchell, Sr

Mar 2, 2006

Frank Albert Gatchell Sr., age 68 of Alliance, died at McCrea Manor Nursing Center at 1:50 a.m. March 2, 2006. He was born Feb. 12, 1938 in Wellsburg, West Virginia to Frank Edward and Anna (Davis) Gatchell, and was a lifelong resident. Frank retired from American Steel Foundries, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1960-1966. He is survived...

Raymond E. Carver

Raymond E. Carver

Mar 1, 2006

Raymond Etson Carver, age 76 of Beloit, died at his home at 6:45 p.m. March 1, 2006. He was born July 21, 1929 in Alliance, Ohio to William and Estella (Jeffress) Carver and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Carver graduated in 1948 from Deerfield High School and worked as a Supervisor in the B and E Department of American...

Alan Abegglen

Alan Abegglen

Feb 28, 2006

Alan W. Abegglen, age 87, husband of the late Catherine Vance Abegglen, formerly of Alliance and Aurora, died at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was the son of Alfred and Irene Whitla Abegglen. A graduate of Alliance High School and Mount Union College, Mr. Abegglen was president of Student Council, member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, elected member...

Bradley Jae

Bradley Jae

Feb 28, 2006

Bradley Price Jae, age 46 died at the home of his parents at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2006. He was born at University Hospital in Cleveland on April 1, 1959 to Hugh and Nancy (Shoemaker) Jae. Mr. Jae graduated in 1977 from Alliance High School and 1982 from Mount Union College. Following college graduation he entered the U.S. Navy...

Fred W. Ziegler

Fred W. Ziegler

Feb 26, 2006

Fred William Ziegler, age 78 of Alliance, died at his home at 8:35 p.m. Feb. 26, 2006. He was born Oct. 4, 1927 in Alliance, Ohio to Fred William and Grace Edna (Hilbert) Ziegler and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Ziegler graduated in 1947 from Alliance High School and worked as a bricklayer for various construction companies until retiring. He...

Kathryn Blackburn

Kathryn Blackburn

Feb 24, 2006

Kathryn L. Blackburn, age 86 of Alliance, died at 5:38 p.m. Feb. 24, 2006 at Bel-Air Care Center. She was born March 6, 1919 in Rochester, Pennsylvania to Jess and Ida (Boggs) Ingram. Mrs. Blackburn was a member of the Salvation Army, Alliance Citadel. Survivors include two sons; Richard R. (Ruthann) Blackburn of Canton, and Gary Blackburn of Arkansas; one...

Cleo F. Wagner

Cleo F. Wagner

Feb 24, 2006

Cleo F. Wagner, age 90 of Hartville, and formerly of Alliance, died at her home Feb. 24, 2006. She was born Sept. 29, 1915 in Paden City, West Virginia to Sampson and Myrtle (VanCamp) Taylor. Her family moved to Ohio when she was four years old, and she moved to Alliance in the 1980's. Cleo graduated in 1933 from Carrollton...

Florence E. Miller

Florence E. Miller

Feb 21, 2006

Florence E. Miller, age 90 of Alliance, died at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 21, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Sept. 12, 1915 in Alliance, Ohio to Homer and Florence (Collier) Newman and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Miller graduated in 1934 from Alliance High School and worked in the grocery business for several years. She was a member...

Beverly Ryan

Beverly Ryan

Feb 21, 2006

Beverly F. Ryan, age 78 of Alliance, died at 11:55 p.m. Feb. 21, 2006 at Community Care Center. She was born March 14, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph and Cynthia (Bahr) Bowe and lived in Alliance for the past 17 years. Survivors include two daughters, Cynthia Warburton of Alliance, and Sister Liz Ryan of Paterson, New Jersey; three...

Frederick Hopkins

Frederick Hopkins

Feb 16, 2006

Frederick P. "Fred" Hopkins, age 71 of Alliance, died at 12:55 a.m. Thursday Feb. 16, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born June 22, 1934 in Alliance, Ohio to the late Mack Hopkins and Winona (Ayres) Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins graduated from Alliance High School in 1952, attended Mount Union College, and served in the United States Army. He attended...

Blanche Insull

Blanche Insull

Feb 15, 2006

Blanche Insull, age 95 of Alliance, died at 10:16 p.m. February 15, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 28, 1910 in Birmingham, England to Charles and Wilhelmia (Clark) Insull. A 1928 graduate of Alliance High School, Miss Insull worked as an Executive Secretary at the former First National Bank for 40 years. After retiring, she worked part-time...

Janet D. Davis

Janet D. Davis

Feb 14, 2006

Janet Douglass Davis, age 78 of Alliance, died at her home at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. She was born Aug. 14, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio to Leland Sidney and Elizabeth Janet (MacCaa) Douglass and lived in Alliance for 55 years. A graduate of David Anderson High School in Lisbon, Ohio and Kent State University, Mrs. Davis was a...

Verda L. Cunningham

Verda L. Cunningham

Feb 12, 2006

Verda Lois Cunningham, age 91 of Sebring, died at 6:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1914 in Beloit, Ohio to Russell E. Malmsberry and Edith (Gunder) Malmsberry and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Cunningham graduated from the former Goshen High School in Beloit. She was a member of Beechwood Christian...

Richard W. Barnard

Richard W. Barnard

Feb 12, 2006

Richard Wesley Barnard, age 73 of Alliance died at 3:45 a.m. Sunday Feb. 12, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born November 6, 1932 in Wooster, Ohio to John and Ruth (Repp) Barnard. Mr. Barnard graduated from Alliance High School in 1951 and was employed by Morgan Engineering as a Draftsman for 32 years until his retirement. Richard was...

Gloria Funk

Gloria Funk

Feb 10, 2006

Gloria R. Funk, age 74, of Alliance, died at 9:59 p.m. Feb. 10, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born March 24, 1931 in Alliance, Ohio to Ralph A. and Margaret E. (Buckel) Funk and lived in Alliance most of her life. Gloria graduated from Alliance High School and was employed at the former G.C. Murphy Co. in Alliance....

Rich Duro

Rich Duro

Feb 8, 2006

Richard B. "Rich" Duro, age 47 of Alliance, died at his home at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2006. He was born Dec. 4, 1958 in Alliance, Ohio to Richard A. and Bea (Farmer) Duro and was a lifelong resident. Rich graduated in 1977 from Alliance High School and attended Mount Union College and Kent State University Stark Campus. He...

Mary Ann Taylor

Mary Ann Taylor

Feb 7, 2006

Mary Ann Taylor, age 86 of Alliance, died at 7:53 p.m. Feb. 7, 2006 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Oct. 10, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to Raymond and Berdine (Vesseriat) Taylor. Mary Ann lived in Alliance most of her life, except for 30 years when she lived in Hollywood, Florida. A graduate of Alliance High School, she worked...