Obituaries

Jean Wible

Jean Wible

Jan 1, 0001

Jean Arlene Wible, age 85, of Alliance, died at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Alliance Community Hospital. Mrs. Wible was born May 1, 1924 in Alliance to Leslie and Hilda (Transue) Loyd. Jean was a 1943 graduate of Alliance High School and a 1946 graduate of Akron City Hospital School of Nursing with a degree in Registered Nursing....

Lynn Hall

Lynn Hall

Jan 1, 0001

Lynn L. Hall, age 63, of Alliance, died at 10:47 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Woodlawn Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She was born June 14, 1949, in Canton, to Thomas and Margaret (Floom) Hall. Lynn was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Maximo. Survivors include her brothers, Thomas J. (JoAnn) Hall of Cincinnati and Dale...

Lawrence Schoenauer

Lawrence Schoenauer

Jan 1, 0001

Lawrence R. Schoenauer, III, age 16, of Alliance, died at 5:38 p.m. Sunday, December 16, 2012. He was born December 28, 1995, in El Paso, Texas, to Lawrence R. Schoenauer Jr. and Rachel Smith. Lawrence was a student at Marlington High School. A member of the Alliance Church of Christ, he was a leader for Youth for Christ and mentored...

Angela (Albert) Lewis

Angela (Albert) Lewis

Jan 1, 0001

Angela Marie Lewis, age 35, of Alliance, died at 3:18 a.m. Monday, October 8, 2012, at her home. She was born December 1, 1976, in Alliance, Ohio, to Joel Albert and the late Rose (Mowls) Albert. Angela enjoyed cooking. Survivors include her husband, Greg Lewis of Alliance; father, Joel Albert of Alliance; two daughters, Shaiyenne Albert of Alliance and Ailoni...

Florence Penturf

Florence Penturf

Jan 1, 0001

Florence A. Penturf, age 92, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, died at 6 a.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born July 22, 1919, in Alliance, to William A. and Lillian (Anderson) Byers. Florence, a graduate of Alliance High School and Kent State University, taught school for 32 years at the former Fairmount Children's Home, where...

Marian Stasiuk

Marian Stasiuk

Jan 1, 0001

Marian Stasiuk, age 80, of Alliance, formerly of Vineland, New Jersey, died at 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 12, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 15, 1932 in Poland and he came to the United States in 1962 and settled in New York City, NY. He moved to Vineland, New Jersey, in 1968, where he lived for forty...

Linda Bryant

Linda Bryant

Jan 1, 0001

Our supermodel Linda Lou Bryant, age 70, of Akron, formerly of Alliance, had her last gig at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012, at Hospice Care Center in Akron. She was born January 31, 1942, in Alliance Ohio, to Delbert and Helen (Hardman) Bryant. She got married too young, tried it again, then moved cross country and acted like a...

Norma Mueller

Norma Mueller

Jan 1, 0001

Norma J. Mueller, age 83, of Alliance, died at 2:06 a.m. Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born January 21, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to Norman and Mamie (Saunier) Kelley. Norma was a 1948 graduate of Alliance High School and formerly worked at Manhattan Dry Cleaners in Alliance and New Way Uniform and Towel Company in...

Milton Vrudney

Milton Vrudney

Jan 1, 0001

Milton Vrudney age 90, of Ravenna, went home to be with the Lord, March 29, 2012. He was born November 27, 1921, in Arnold, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and Julia (Skolnik) Vrudney. Milton, a World War II veteran having served in the Chemical Warfare Division, was also a charter member and lifetime member of the American Legion Post No. 713. Milton...

Melva Watson

Melva Watson

Jan 1, 0001

Melva Jean (Grimm) Watson, age 87, of Alliance, died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital following a short illness. She was born November 1, 1924, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, to Walter Alfred and Marie Agnes (Schroeder) Grimm and lived in Alliance most of her life. Melva was a January 1943 graduate of Alliance High School....

Stephanie Bryant

Stephanie Bryant

Jan 1, 0001

Stephanie Bryant, age 33, of Alliance, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born January 9, 1979, in San Diego, California, to Richard Choate and Deborah A. (Wise) Salyers. Stephanie attended Sebring and United Local Schools, and worked as an STNA before graduating in 2010 from nursing school...

Armin Thoma

Armin Thoma

Jan 1, 0001

Armin A. Thoma, age, 73, of Alliance, died at 1:22 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2012 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1939 in Regensburg, Germany. Armin was formerly employed at Babcock and Wilcox research center "McDermott Technology, Inc." for 28 years and was the former coach of the Marlington High School girls soccer team. Survivors include his...

Shirley Betz

Shirley Betz

Jan 1, 0001

Shirley A. Betz, age 73, of Paris, passed away at her home at 10:40 p.m. Friday, October 19, 2012. She was born January 4, 1939 in Sistersville, West Virginia to Arthur W. and Naomi (Henderson) Speece. A 1958 graduate of Sebring McKinley High School, she worked at Community Care Center in Alliance as an LPN for fifteen years. Shirley was...

Dorthy Johnson

Dorthy Johnson

Jan 1, 0001

Dorthy Mae Johnson, age 92, of Alliance, passed away at 5:03 a.m. Sunday, April 8, 2012 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Dorthy, or Tommy, as many knew her, was born September 5, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio to Frank and Alta (Grimes) Sutton. A resident of Washington Twp. all her life, Dorthy graduated from Alliance High School and...

Duane Austin

Duane Austin

Jan 1, 0001

Duane Vincent Austin, age 87, of Limaville, died Friday, December 14, 2012, at his home. He was born March 9, 1925, in Marlboro, Ohio, to Ray and Anna (Leitner) Austin. Duane graduated in 1946 from Alliance High School after serving three years in the European Theater during World War II in the United States Army. Three bronze stars were earned...

George Phillips

George Phillips

Jan 1, 0001

George L. Phillips, age 70, of Damascus, died at 5:47 a.m. Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Pleasant View North Retirement Center. He was born April 13, 1942, in Alliance, to Robert James and Ethel Marie (Coe) Phillips. George was a member of the Alliance Nazarene Church and past president of the Residence Council at Pleasant View North. He loved to...

Margaret Cosma

Margaret Cosma

Jan 1, 0001

Margaret B. Cosma, age 89, of Alliance, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at McCrea Manor. She was born July 14, 1923, in Alliance, to David M. and Gladys (Saulisbury) Baker. Margaret attended Alliance Public Schools and retired in 1983 as a custodian. She was a member of the Alliance Freewill Baptist Church and the Ohio Association of...

Sherry (Mason) Edgar

Sherry (Mason) Edgar

Jan 1, 0001

Sherry A. Mason Edgar, age 69 of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 5, 2012. She will join her life partner, Alan Venables, parents, sister, and other family members in heaven. Sherry was born December 21, 1942 in Alliance, Ohio to Linus and Hazel (Vanhorn) Mason. Sherry graduated from Kent State University and worked as...

David Rotuna

David Rotuna

Jan 1, 0001

David S. Rotuna, age 48, of Alliance, passed away at 6:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born August 9, 1963, in Alliance, Ohio, to James August Rotuna and Betty L. (Greiner) Rotuna. After high school, David started working at the Alliance Country Club, Groves Appliance, and First Christian Church for 14 years. He was...

Margie Marie

Margie Marie

Jan 1, 0001

Margie Marie Bon, age 82, of Hanoverton, died at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Cleveland Clinic. She was born August 15, 1929, in Alliance, to Wilbur Theodore Jefferys and Fern (Brown) Jefferys. Margie was a graduate of the former Fairmount School and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, cooking and making crafts. Margie worked alongside her husband at T & C...