Obituaries

Robert Parkison

Robert Parkison

Jan 1, 0001

Robert W. Parkison, age 70, of Alliance, died at 8:44 a.m. Friday, July 9, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born August 17, 1939, in Alliance to Wade R. and Dorothy M. (Crist) Parkison. Robert was a graduate of Alliance High School and attended Kent State University and Michigan State University. He was formerly employed by 48/Fibrex Co. as...

Shelley Dozier

Shelley Dozier

Jan 1, 0001

Shelley Dozier, 43 years old, passed away from this life on June 3, 2008. She was born March 19, 1965 to Rita Andrews-Winters. She was a loving wife and mother. She leaves behind her loving husband, Ronn Dozier and her three loving children, Parris Andrews, Candice Dozier and Ronn Dozier, II. She also has 3 grandchildren, Kaymen Andrews, Paris Andrews...

Margaret Cobb

Margaret Cobb

Jan 1, 0001

Margaret R. Cobb, age 92, of Inman, SC passed away at 9:10 p.m. Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her home after a year long illness. She was born July 29, 1915 in Pine Bluff, WV to the late George W. McRobie and Prudence Hogue McRobie. Margaret, known as Jean to her friends, was a long time Alliance area resident having...

The James Edward Doty, Ph.D.

The James Edward Doty, Ph.D.

Jan 1, 0001

The Rev. Dr. James Edward Doty, 86, died at Alliance Community Hospital, Alliance, Ohio, on Father's Day, June 15, 2008. He was born on May 8, 1922, in Lakewood, Ohio. He was the son of Ordello and Margaret McCurdy Doty. Dr. Doty was married to Merciel Smith Doty for 65 years, and she survives her husband. He was the father...

M. Tootikian

M. Tootikian

Jan 1, 0001

M. Pauline Tootikian, age 97, of Sebring, formerly of East Canton, died at 8:47 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born in East Canton, Ohio on Feb. 21, 1912 to Almon Theodore and Ella Vern (Robertson) Foltz. Mrs. Tootikian was a graduate of Malvern High School and later pursued a career in nursing. She was...

Barbara Katich

Barbara Katich

Jan 1, 0001

Barbara A. Katich, age 73, of Minerva, died at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. She was born March 17, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of Andy Czikra and Elizabeth (Williams) Czikra. Barbara was a graduate of Alliance High School and taught art at various locations. She was a member of St. Joseph...

Robert Hunter Sr. Attorney at

Robert Hunter Sr. Attorney at

Jan 1, 0001

Robert R. Hunter, Sr., Attorney at Law, age 90, of Alliance passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at Community Care Center. He was born February 28, 1919 in Alliance to F.E. and Edith (Kayler) Hunter and was a lifelong Alliance resident. Attorney Hunter was a 1937 graduate of Alliance High School, a 1941 graduate of Mount Union College and a...

Fred Diefenbacher

Fred Diefenbacher

Jan 1, 0001

Fred W. Diefenbacher, age 85, of Canton, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday January 13, 2009 at Arbors of Canton. He was born November 21, 1923 in Canton, Ohio to German immigrants William and Elizabeth (Lederer) Diefenbacher when they lived at the Timken Gatehouse. A 1941 graduate of Timken Vocational High School, Fred, was a graduate of United States Merchant Marine...

Bruce Graybill

Bruce Graybill

Jan 1, 0001

Bruce R. Graybill, age 83, of Alliance, died at 7:15 p.m. Monday, December 24, 2007 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born in Alliance, March 9, 1924, to Henry Harold and Lena Gehret Graybill. Mr. Graybill was a graduate of Alliance High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Kent State University in Bio-Chemistry in 1951. He was...

Thelma Carpenter

Thelma Carpenter

Jan 1, 0001

Thelma Carpenter, age 91, of Salem, passed away at 3:25 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born March 29, 1920, in Deerfield, Ohio to Harvey and Verda (Woodward) Williams. Mrs. Carpenter was formerly employed at Alliance Manufacturing, and Strong Enamel in Sebring. Thelma enjoyed playing cards, fishing, bowling, traveling, camping, going to the theatre, and...

M. Albu

M. Albu

Jan 1, 0001

M. Jane Albu, age 89, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1922, in Akron to Clifton Andrew and Helen (Pursell) Andrew and was a lifelong area resident. Jane was a graduate of Garfield High School in Akron. She was employed as a cook for Alliance schools,...

William Davis

William Davis

Jan 1, 0001

William H. Davis, age 86, passed away unexpectedly and went to be with his Lord and Savior at 7:28 AM on Monday, November 28, 2011. A life-long resident of Alliance, Ohio, he was born on July 15, 1925 to Howard James and Jane (McCreadie) Davis. Bill was a January 1947 graduate of Alliance High School after proudly serving three years...

William Moore

William Moore

Jan 1, 0001

William C. Moore, a longtime resident of Alliance, died on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Windsong Care Center in Akron. He was 90 years old. Bill was a graduate of Minerva High School and Fenn College (Cleveland State) and worked as a mechanical engineer at Morgan Engineering and Alliance Machine. He helped coordinate several of his high school reunions, was...

Edward Cross

Edward Cross

Jan 1, 0001

Edward Paul Cross, age 83, of Alliance, died July 26, 2008 at Alliance Community Hospital. Mr. Cross was born March 1, 1925 in Alliance, Ohio to Edward and Wilma (Smith) Cross. He was a graduate of Alliance High School. Mr. Cross was also the co-owner of Plajer and Cross Photography, retiring in 1986 and was a member of the First...

Dale Seevers

Dale Seevers

Jan 1, 0001

Dale Wayne Seevers, age 80, of Henderson, NV, formerly of Alliance, OH, died at 12:40 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2010, at TLC Care Center in Henderson, NV. He was born February 1, 1930, in Alliance, OH, to Wayne M. and Valentina (Oswalt) Seevers. Dale was a brick mason for Transue and Williams Co., in Alliance for 23 years until his...

Robert Wiese ,

Robert Wiese ,

Jan 1, 0001

Longtime Alliance resident and former Mt. Union College professor Robert "Bob" G. Wiese, Jr., age 78, died Saturday, December 17, following his decade-long battle with Parkinson's disease. The son of Robert George and Esther Wurst Wiese, Bob was born and raised in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor's degree in geology from Yale University in 1955 and subsequently earned a...

A. Kump

A. Kump

Jan 1, 0001

A. Christine Kump, age 79, of Alliance, died at 3:12 a.m. Thursday, June 17, 2010, at Aultman Hospital. She was born December 17, 1930 in Alliance, Ohio, to David and Alice (Porter) Lockhart. She was a 1948 graduate of Alliance High School and a member of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She was a member of "The Gang of Seven...

Anna Popovich

Anna Popovich

Jan 1, 0001

Anna Popovich, age 94, of Alliance, passed away, at 12:20 p.m. Monday January 30, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. Anna was born February 12, 1917, in Bobtown, Pennsylvania, to Charles and Mary (Kratky) Svoboda. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alliance, where she ushered for more than 20 years. She enjoyed bowling, cooking,...

Earl T.

Earl T.

Jan 1, 0001

Earl T. Day, age 82, of Marlboro, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 21, 2012, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. He was born March 14, 1929, in Elkins, West Virginia, to the late Isaac C. and Ourtilia May (Mallow) Day. Earl attended the Marlboro Assembly of God and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. After...

Gerald Lare

Gerald Lare

Jan 1, 0001

Gerald B. "Jerry" Lare, age 77, of Tavares, Florida, formerly of Alliance, died at 8:40 a.m., Friday, October 29, 2010 at Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, Florida. He was born February 24, 1933, in Alliance, Ohio, to Burdette H. and Gladys H. (Schwinn) Lare. Jerry was employed as a supervisor at American Steel Foundry prior to moving to Florida where...