Obituaries

Ben Benedict

Ben Benedict

Jan 1, 0001

Benjamin "Ben" D. Benedict, age 27, of Alliance, died Oct. 26, 2007 at Akron City Hospital from injuries due to a motorcycle accident. Ben was born Oct. 25, 1980 in Alliance, Ohio to Rex Benedict Sr. and Sharon (Corbett) Benedict. Ben graduated in 1999 from Southeast High School and graduated from Ravenna Maplewood JVS in Auto Mechanics. Ben worked as...

Jack Elliott

Jack Elliott

Jan 1, 0001

Jack L. Elliott, age 68, of Alliance, died at his home Friday, February 29, 2008. He was born May 29, 1939 in Pine Grove, West Virginia to Bert and Loncy (Booth) Elliott and has lived in Alliance since 1973. Jack retired in 2001 after working at American Steel. Survivors include his wife, Becky M. (Richmond) Elliott, who he married Sept....

Rose Waskivich

Rose Waskivich

Jan 1, 0001

Rose Louise Waskivich, age 76, of Sebring, died at her home at 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. She was born June 1, 1929 in Canton, Ohio to Angelo Ross and Mae (Orn) Ross Snyder and was a lifelong area resident. Rose attended West Branch Schools, and had been employed by Sancap Abrasives (formerly Armour), for 38 years, working as...

Talmadge Hatton

Talmadge Hatton

Jan 1, 0001

Talmadge E. Hatton, age 56 of Alliance, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 27, 1949 in Morehead, Kentucky to John and Adith (Roar) Hatton. Mr. Hatton attended Marlington Local Schools in Alliance. He was employed by Alliance Waste Water Treatment for 30 years as a Foreman until retiring in September...

Randall Rummel

Randall Rummel

Jan 1, 0001

Randall Lee Rummel, age 51, of Alliance, Ohio, died at 9:37 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Ellwood City Hospital in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Randy was born February 4, 1957 in San Rafael, California, to John and Linda (Cioffee) Rummel. He was a 1975 graduate of Marlington High School and was employed as a truck driver for Alliance Redi-Mix. Randall...

Anna Lerch

Anna Lerch

Jan 1, 0001

Anna Evelyn Lerch, age 96, of Alliance, died at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at McCrea Manor. She was born Aug. 19, 1911 in Canton, Ohio to Joseph Erwin Buchtel and Etta (Perdue) Buchtel and resided in the Alliance area since 1950. She was a member of Beechwood Christian Church. Survivors include her three daughters, Judith A. (Dale)Steiger of...

Jerry VanCamp

Jerry VanCamp

Jan 1, 0001

Gerald "Jerry" VanCamp, age 70 of Louisville, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005. He was born March 10, 1935 in Canton, Ohio to Bruce and Doris (Slabaugh) VanCamp. Mr. VanCamp graduated from Marlboro High School and was employed as a Tool and Die Maker at Ford Motor Company in Walton Hills, Ohio, retiring after forty years...

Adelina Sibble

Adelina Sibble

Jan 1, 0001

Adelina M. Sibble, age 62, of Canton, Ohio, died May 2, 2007 at 10:20 a.m. at Green Meadows Health and Wellness Center. Adelina was born August 6, 2007 in Negros O.C.C., Philippines to Miguel Miado and Socorro Sacon and lived in the vicinity since 2002. She was a homemaker and loved fishing and hunting and was an avid sportsman. She...

Nancy Sines

Nancy Sines

Jan 1, 0001

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...

Michael Mikol

Michael Mikol

Jan 1, 0001

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...

Jane Zang

Jane Zang

Jan 1, 0001

Jane Stamp Zang, age 91, of Florence, SC, formerly of Alliance, died at 1:50 p.m. April 26, 2007, at McCleod Regional Medical Center in Florence following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Zang was born in 1916 in Philadelphia, PA where her father was in medical school. She graduated in 1934 from Alliance High School and in 1938 from Mount Union College...

C. Ruby

C. Ruby

Jan 1, 0001

C. Orland Ruby, 90, of Sebring, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Crandall Medical Center at Copeland Oaks. Orland was born in Cambridge, Ohio on August 25, 1918 to Isaac N. Ruby and Pearl Moore Ruby. He was predeceased by his parents, his brothers, Harry Ruby and Ivan Ruby, and his sister, Etha Hashman. He is survived by...

Esther Fessler

Esther Fessler

Jan 1, 0001

Esther Ringler Fessler, age 81 of Alliance, died at 8:53 p.m. October 29, 2005 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 4, 1923 in Moultrie, Ohio to Herman and Lulu (Unger) Riesen. Mrs. Fessler was a 1941 graduate of Minerva High School. She worked at Babcock and Wilcox Tubular Division in Alliance as an Accountant and also worked at...

Jane Woods

Jane Woods

Jan 1, 0001

Jane Ellen Woods, age 84, of Alliance, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 23, 2007 at Canterbury Villa. She was born in Lorain, Ohio, March 1, 1923, to Ruel and Gertrude Baumbaugh Wissinger and lived in Alliance since 1977. Mrs. Woods was a graduate of Lorain High School and attended the former McKinley Business College in Canton. She retired from...

William McIntyre,

William McIntyre,

Jan 1, 0001

William Oral McIntyre Sr. age 85, of Alliance died at 9:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2009 at Community Care Center in Alliance. He was born July 12, 1923 in Clarksburg, WV to Oral and Alta (Kimble) McIntyre and was an Alliance resident since 1947. William was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Alliance and was employed by American...

Grace Weimer

Grace Weimer

Jan 1, 0001

Grace Irene Weimer, age 79, of Beaver, Pa., formerly of Alliance, died at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2008 at her home. Grace was born November 22, 1928 in Cameron, W. Va. to Ellis and Lizzie Blake. She was a former employee of Phoenix Glass Co in Monaca, Pa. until retiring. Grace will be sadly missed by her children, Marilyn...

Elizabeth Rennels

Elizabeth Rennels

Jan 1, 0001

Elizabeth H. Rennels, age 92, of Hilton Head S.C. and formerly of Alliance, died at 1:10 a.m. Sunday Dec. 16, 2007 at Memorial Health Medical Center in Savannah Ga. Mrs. Rennels was born July 1, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pa. to Robert J. and Elizabeth (Toy) Harry. She moved to Alliance in 1929, before moving to Hilton Head in 2004. A...

Don Wagner

Don Wagner

Jan 1, 0001

MR. DON LEE WAGNER SEPTEMBER 6, 1934 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2007 Mr. Don Lee Wagner, age 73 died of cancer on Sunday, September 23, 2007 at his home in Anderson, S. C. He was born in Alliance, Ohio and lived in Akron, Barberton and Mentor, Ohio. Fluid Controls transferred him to Easley, SC. He and his wife, Judy moved to...

Richard Spittler

Richard Spittler

Jan 1, 0001

Richard M. Spittler, age 79, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on June 21, 2008. Richard was born in Cleveland on April 22, 1929, to the late Dr. Felix and Genevieve Basel Spittler. His brothers and sisters include Father Ernest, Thomas, Suzanne, Felix, Quentin, Carol, and Germaine (deceased). He was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School...

Jean Kinsey McCaskey

Jean Kinsey McCaskey

Jan 1, 0001

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...