Obituaries

Helen Thacker

Helen Thacker

Jan 1, 0001

Helen DeGroff Thacker, age 92 of Alliance, died at 11:05 p.m. April 26, 2006 at Canterbury Villa. She was born February 11, 1914 in Randolph, Ohio to the late Leo Alpheus and Ruth Coler DeGroff. Mrs. Thacker was formally a resident of Akron, Ohio and Edgewater, Florida. She moved to Alliance in 1957 and was an employee of the Alliance...

Helen Brown

Helen Brown

Jan 1, 0001

Harriet Ellen (Weisner) Brown, age 83, of Alliance died at 9:20 a.m. Friday, July 2, 2010, at Altercare of Alliance. She was born January 16, 1927, in Lake Milton, Ohio, to O. Perry and Nona (Herman) Weisner and lived most of her life in Alliance. A 1945 graduate of Jackson-Milton High School, Harriet was formerly employed by Royal China and...

Nelson Lambert

Nelson Lambert

Jan 1, 0001

Nelson Van Lambert, age 78, of Alliance, died early Wednesday morning, November 24, 2010, at his home. Nelson was born July 27, 1932, in Alliance, Ohio to Clarence and Mary (Little) Lambert. He was a 1951 graduate of Alliance High School and a veteran of the U.S Navy. He was employed by American Steel Foundries for over 30 years until...

Chick Willard

Chick Willard

Jan 1, 0001

Charles Edward Willard II, age 67, of Deerfield, passed away at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his home. He was born June 18, 1943, in East Rochester, Ohio, to Harley and Leota (Riddle) Willard. A 1963 graduate of West Branch High School, Mr. Willard was employed by General Motors in Lordstown until retiring in 1994. Charles was a...

M. Allison

M. Allison

Jan 1, 0001

M. Dale Allison, born June 10, 1923 in the Alliance area, the son of Daniel M. and Ruby C. (Brogan) Allison, passed away Monday, October 22, 2007 at his home at the age of 84. Having lived most of his life in the Alliance area, he graduated from Alliance High School in June of 1941. A banker most of his...

Christopher Blake

Christopher Blake

Jan 1, 0001

Christopher James Blake, the infant son of Christina Ann Garrison and Jeffery James Blake of Alliance, was stillborn Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. In addition to his parents, Christopher will be missed by his brother, Gabriel William Blake of the home; maternal grandparents, Denise and Elmer Noland of Alliance; paternal grandparents, Diane Clark of Canfield and Rick Blake...

Peggy Curtiss

Peggy Curtiss

Jan 1, 0001

Peggy Curtiss age 84 of Alliance, died at her home Wednesday. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday May 30. Interment will be at Fairmount Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions may be made to Alliance Visiting Nurse and Hospice Association 885 S. Sawburg Alliance, Ohio 44601.

Addison Oyster

Addison Oyster

Jan 1, 0001

Addison Joy Oyster, the infant daughter of Jeffrey and Amy (Partington) Oyster of Alliance, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. Our Addison Joy was with us for a short while, however, she has touched our lives forever. Addison is a special gift from Heaven and we were so blessed to share a lifetime in a few...

Alice Maloney

Alice Maloney

Jan 1, 0001

Alice L. Maloney, age 94, of Arizona, passed away at 5:00 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Casa De Las Abuelos in Tucson, Arizona. She was born August 21, 1915 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania to J. Paul and J. Jeanette (Horton) Morris. A 1933 graduate of Alliance High School, Alice was a member of the First Christian Church since 1946. Her...

Julian Williamson

Julian Williamson

Jan 1, 0001

Julian "Jude" Williamson, age 70 of Minerva, passed away at 8:20 p.m. Friday, March 19, 2010, at Aultman Hospital. He was born February 10, 1940, in Pleasants County, West Virginia to Paul and Marie (Fitzwater) Williamson. Jude was the Owner of Williamson GMC Trucks and Towing since 1972. A member of the Minerva Church of Christ, Jude was active in...

Aubrey Trautman

Aubrey Trautman

Jan 1, 0001

Aubrey Paulette Trautman, age 15, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 at her home. She was born January 17, 1996, in Akron, to Fred and Lynne (Gansel) Trautman. Aubrey was a freshman at Alliance High School, where she was a member of the girls' soccer team, softball team, an honor roll student, and member of the AHS Marching...

Clara Woll

Clara Woll

Jan 1, 0001

Clara E. Woll, age 96, of Cape Coral, Florida, formerly of Alliance, Ohio, died at 11:55 a.m. Monday, September 27, 2010 at Hope Hospice Care Center in Cape Coral, Florida. She was born March 30, 1914, in Reading, Michigan to James Frederick Phelps and Hazel Bell (Goforth) Phelps. Clara was a 1932 graduate of Reading High School and Jackson Community...

Michelle Thayer

Michelle Thayer

Jan 1, 0001

Michelle L. Thayer, age 45, of Alliance, died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012. Michelle was born December 9, 1966, in Canton to Verle Thayer and Sandra (Mummert) Thayer. She attended Marlington Public Schools. Survivors include her father, Verle Thayer; son, Jaden Thayer; brother, Greg Thayer; nephew, Adam Thayer; and step-grandfather, William (Kathy) Saltsman, all of Alliance. She was...

Donna Mulinix

Donna Mulinix

Jan 1, 0001

Donna Jean Mulinix, age 79, of Alliance died at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at her home. She was born May 5, 1932, in Alliance, to Donald and Camielle Scott and was a lifetime resident of Alliance. Donna was a 1950 graduate of Alliance High School and formerly employed with Murphy Mart/Ames and an activities director at Rockhill Place....

William Fiegenschuh

William Fiegenschuh

Jan 1, 0001

William H. "Bill" Fiegenschuh, a life-long resident of Alliance, died at his home on December 19, 2011. He was born June 19, 1922 to Karl and Sara (Franklin) Fiegenschuh. He graduated from Alliance High School in 1940, and from Mount Union College in 1944. He served in the Navy during WWII, in the South Pacific. On returning home in 1946,...

Nicole Vigilante

Nicole Vigilante

Jan 1, 0001

Nicole Louise Vigilante, age 3 months, died at 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2010 at her home. She was born April 9, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital to Anthony S. Vigilante and Heather N. Smart. Nicole is survived by her parents of Alliance; brother, Nicholas S. Vigilante of the home; maternal grandparents, Lois Ault of Alliance and Paul Smart of...

Marilyn Humphrey

Marilyn Humphrey

Jan 1, 0001

Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey, age 83, of East Rochester, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Louisville Center in Louisville. She was born May 29, 1928 in Alliance, Ohio to George R. and Ina H. (Hobson) Honaker. Mrs. Humphrey attended the one room Science Hill School from 1st - 8th grade before graduating from Alliance High School...

Georgia Lane

Georgia Lane

Jan 1, 0001

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...

Mary West

Mary West

Jan 1, 0001

Mary E. West, age 81, of Alliance, passed away at 3:17 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2011, at her home. She was born December 25, 1929, in East Liverpool, OH to Ernest and Grace (Gamble) Howard. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mary was a waitress at Perkins Pancake House for 25 years and previously worked at the Markethouse in Alliance...

Reilly Gindlesperger

Reilly Gindlesperger

Jan 1, 0001

Reilly Scott Gindlesperger, age 17, of Alliance passed away unexpectedly May 7, 2009. He was born October 24, 1991 in Alliance, to Scott Gindlesperger and Debby Rice Gindlesperger-Hively. Reilly attended the Chapel in Marlboro. He was a junior at Marlington High School where he was a member of the tennis team, soccer team, Duke Street, Jazz Choir and Select Choir....