Obituaries

Paul Thompson I

Paul Thompson I

Jan 1, 0001

Paul H. Thompson I, age 78 of Alliance died at 2:55 p.m. August 25, 2003 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born March 26, 1925 in Alliance, to the late Glenn and Jesse (Walter) Thompson and was a lifelong resident, He was a 1943 graduate of Alliance High School and attended Mount Union College. Mr. Thompson served in the U.S....

Kathryn Lyons

Kathryn Lyons

Jan 1, 0001

Kathryn E. Lyons age 94 of Alliance died at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Alliance Community Hospital. Mrs. Lyons was born February 12, 1909 in Alliance to Constant and Louise (Neiswanger) Marine. She graduated from Alliance High School, and was a lifelong Alliance resident. She was a member of Regina Coeli Catholic Church, member of the Infant of Prague, and Altar...

Wilda Morrison

Wilda Morrison

Jan 1, 0001

Wilda June (Farkas) Morrison age 83 of Alliance died at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday August 26, 2003 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born June 21, 1920 in Sebring, Ohio to Edmund and Elizabeth (Blucher) Pinkerton. Mrs. Morrison moved to Alliance in 1998, after living in Wilmington, N.C. from 1978-1998. Prior to 1978, she was a Sebring resident. Mrs. Morrison worked...

Dorothy Lide

Dorothy Lide

Jan 1, 0001

Dorothy A. Lide, age 90 of Goldsboro, North Carolina, and formerly of Alliance, died at 6:15 a.m. June 23, 2005 at Kitty Allen Hospice Care Center. Dorothy was born and lived most of her life in Alliance and Westville Lake. She was preceded in death by parents Anna and Edward Kelly of Alliance, husband, R.L. Lide, sisters, Alice Kime of...

W. Bernard Josh

W. Bernard Josh

Jan 1, 0001

W. Bernard Josh age 86 of Alliance died at his home at 1:15 p.m. October 4, 2003. He was born in Alliance on November 1, 1916 to Elton and Alverda (Wallace) Josh. Mr. Josh was a lifelong area resident, graduated from Alliance High School, and retired as a welder. He was a life member of Elks #467, a member of...

Joseph Mastroianni

Joseph Mastroianni

Jan 1, 0001

Joseph A. Mastroianni age 76 of Alliance, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday April 15, 2003 at the Cleveland Clinic in Naples, Florida. Interment will be at Highland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mended Hearts Association, c/o 1791 Federal Ave. Alliance, Ohio 44601 or Regina Coeli Catholic Church 663 Fernwood Blvd. Alliance, Ohio 44601.

Wilma Morrow

Wilma Morrow

Jan 1, 0001

Wilma J. Morrow, former head pediatric nurse at Alliance City Hospital for 37 years, passed away after a lengthy illness on Friday November 5th at 6:15 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee. She was a longtime resident of 1643 S. Seneca here in Alliance. She was the granddaughter of Allie Goddard and the daughter of James and Olive Johnson of Salineville, Ohio....

William Moler

William Moler

Jan 1, 0001

William F. Moler age 81 of Harlingen, Texas died November 15, 2003 in Harlingen. He was born May 8, 1922 in Wellston, Ohio to William A. and Irene C. (Clafflin) Moler. Mr. Moler lived in Alliance from 1940 until 1989. He retired in 1981 from Kulka Steel after working as a Superintendent. Mr. Moler was a U.S. Army WWII veteran,...

Helen Morris

Helen Morris

Jan 1, 0001

Helen Denison Morris, age 93, Artist and Matriarch of Alliance's longest living legal family, passed away peacefully at her home at 1:40 p.m. Thursday June 26, 2003. Mrs. Morris was born April 6, 1910 in Connorsville, Indiana to Vernor St. Clair and Eva Miller Denison. She graduated from Sandusky High School, and in 1933 graduated with a B.A. from Mount...

Karen Minor

Karen Minor

Jan 1, 0001

Karen S. Minor age 49 of Alliance died at 3:25 p.m. Feb. 26, 2003 at Alliance Community Hospital.

Tessa Lincoln

Tessa Lincoln

Jan 1, 0001

Tessa Lincoln, age 87 of Alliance, died Friday afternoon November 26, 2004 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born January 19, 1917 in Campbell, Ohio. During W.W.II, Mrs. Lincoln worked making parts for Military Galano Products. She also worked as a nurse's aid at Alliance Community Hospital, and as a rubber band inspector for Alliance Rubber. She was a member...

Nancy Kalin

Nancy Kalin

Jan 1, 0001

Nancy Ellen (Jagger) Kalin, age 69 of Canton, died at Hospice of Central Ohio at 10:00 p.m. February 16, 2005. She was born July 7, 1935 in Akron, Ohio to the late Paul Warren Jagger and Evelyn (Conrad) Jagger. Nancy graduated from Kenmore High School and the University of Akron. She was the founder and owner of Nancy Kalin Antique...

Vernon Knowles

Vernon Knowles

Jan 1, 0001

Vernon William "Bill" Knowles age 78 of Alliance, died at his home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday June 13, 2004. He was born May 10, 1926 in Alliance, Ohio to Vernon H. "Bunny" and Nellie E. (Moore) Knowles. Mr. Knowles was a lifelong resident of Alliance, except from October 1991, until July, 2002 when he lived in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bill...

Jay Karlen

Jay Karlen

Jan 1, 0001

Jay H. Karlen, age 77 of Alliance, went home to be with his Lord at 12:32 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at McCrea Manor Nursing Center after many years of ill health. Mr. Karlen was born April 26, 1928 in Maximo, Ohio to Oscar Karlen and Velma (Hoover) Karlen Slider. Mr. Karlen graduated in 1946 from Alliance High School and...

Dempsey Knipp, Sr

Dempsey Knipp, Sr

Jan 1, 0001

Dempsey Arvil Knipp Sr., age 89 of Alliance, died at his home Friday April 8, 2005 at 6:20 p.m. following a long illness. He was born in Grahn, Kentucky, on March 8, 1916 to William L. and Minta Lou (Barker) Knipp. Dempsey lived in Lawrence County, Ohio during most of his youth. He married Nettie L. Dean in 1936. They...

Ruth Malmsberry

Ruth Malmsberry

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth R. Malmsberry, age 83 of Alliance, died at her home March 9, 2005. She was born May 15, 1921 in Coshocton, Ohio to Addison and Bessie (Richesson) Huff Gardner. Mrs. Malmsberry graduated from Alliance High School and served as a Nurse for Roselawn Terrace Nursing Home until retiring in 1996. She also worked as a private duty nurse. She...

Alta Lee

Alta Lee

Jan 1, 0001

Alta M. Lee age 92 of Alliance died at Alliance Community Hospital at 6:05 a.m. Monday December 16, 2002. Burial will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 4916 Hills and Dales Road NW Canton, Ohio 44709.

Margaret Josh

Margaret Josh

Jan 1, 0001

Margaret Josh, age 85 of Alliance, died at her home at 12:50 a.m. December 11, 2004. She was born August 5, 1919 in Alliance, to James and Cynthia Hathaway Sidley and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Josh graduated from Alliance High School, and attended Kent State University. She was employed as the Bookmobile Coordinator at Rodman Public Library, retiring...

George Mohr

George Mohr

Jan 1, 0001

George Charles Mohr, age 81 of Sebring, died at 12:42 a.m. March 28, 2005 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, Florida. He was born January 2, 1924 in Alliance, Ohio to Louis and Augusta (Bailey) Mohr. Mr. Mohr attended Alliance High School and worked as a machinist at Paxon Machine in Salem and later was the owner and operator...

James Lanham

James Lanham

Jan 1, 0001

James Dale Lanham, age 28 of Alliance, died at 10:44 p.m. Wednesday January 26, 2005 at Aultman Hospital. He was born June 22, 1976 in Alliance, Ohio to Kenneth and Tina (Spencer) Lanham, and was a lifelong Alliance resident. James graduated from Alliance High School in 1994. Survivors include his father, Kenneth Lanham and his fianci�½e' Debbie Phillips, his mother...