Obituaries

Bonnie Jones

Bonnie Jones

Jan 1, 0001

Bonnie Mae Jones, age 67, of Summersville, West Virginia, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at her home. She was born January 19, 1945, in Rainelle, West Virginia, to Orbie C. and Laura Mae (Brown) Holley. Bonnie was a former licensed activity therapist in Alliance where she attended the New Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Fred A. Jones, whom...

Rosalyn Brown

Rosalyn Brown

Jan 1, 0001

Rosalyn Louise (McGirr) Natale Brown, age 83, of Alliance, with her family at her side went to be with her Lord at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, December 18, 2011 at her home. This past year was challenging for Rosalyn and her family. She was born June 18, 1928, to Olan George and Leonore (Mueller) McGirr. A 1946 graduate of Alliance High...

Jaime McGee

Jaime McGee

Jan 1, 0001

Jaime A. McGee, age 54, of Alliance passed away at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Altercare of Alliance. He was born June 24, 1955 in Alliance to James A. and Corrine (Daniels) McGee. Jamie was a graduate of Marlington High School. He went on to Kent State University and earned a bachelor's in political science and a master's...

Genevieve Oyster

Genevieve Oyster

Jan 1, 0001

Genevieve I. Oyster, age 80, of Sebring, died at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at University Hospital in Cleveland. She was born January 3, 1931, in Velke Kapusani, Czechoslovokia, to George and Anna (Koval) Varkonda. She was a 1949 graduate of Alliance High School and attended Kent State University. She was formerly employed by Midland Buckeye Savings and Loan...

Neal Hunt

Neal Hunt

Jan 1, 0001

Neal D. Hunt, age 86, of Sebring, formerly of Alliance, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born November 26, 1925, in Alliance, to Carl and Estella (Lynch) Hunt. A graduate of Alliance High School, Neal retired from Giant Eagle (formerly Buckeye Village) in September of 2000, and worked for Purity Dairy, and...

Nora Stolarik

Nora Stolarik

Jan 1, 0001

Nora Helen Stolarik, age 92, of Canton, formerly of Alliance, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 1, 1920, in Tyler County, West Virginia, to Edward and Cora (Williamson) Mikes. A 1938 graduate of Sistersville High School, Nora worked at Aultman Home Health Care, the former Dalton Sportswear and Sherwood Manufacturing,...

Ruth Leyda

Ruth Leyda

Jan 1, 0001

Ruth Leyda, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, in Kent, Ohio. Born in 1917 in Akron, Ruth moved to Alliance with her husband Bill, where she became a mother and then a teacher. Named a Jennings Scholar, Ruth taught fourth and fifth grades at Rockhill School for many years. She also belonged to the Alliance Women's Club, the YWCA, the...

Vasile Vasu

Vasile Vasu

Jan 1, 0001

Vasile Vasu, age 78, of Alliance, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his home. He was born July 13, 1933, in Arpasu De Jos, Romania, to Vartolomeu Leon and Maria (Pavel) Vasu. Vasile was employed in the railroad industry in Romania in freight handling until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of St. Nicholas Romanian...

Betty Boyd

Betty Boyd

Jan 1, 0001

Betty Jane Boyd, age 72, of Alliance, died at 9:56 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012, at her home. She was born January 15, 1940, in Fairview, West Virginia, to William Isaac Chadwick and Betty Jerldine (Glover) Chadwick. Betty was a 1958 graduate of Canton McKinley High School and worked at Coastal Pet Products until retiring in July of 2011. She...

Alfred Anderson

Alfred Anderson

Jan 1, 0001

Alfred John Anderson, age 82, of Alliance, died at 10:42 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012, at Canterbury Villa. He was born October 6, 1929, in Alliance, to Alfred T. and Marie (Williams) Anderson and was a lifelong Alliance resident. John was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean War....

Mary Gampo

Mary Gampo

Jan 1, 0001

Mary Jane Gampo, age 83, of Alliance, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2012, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born December 14, 1928, in Darlington, Pennsylvania, to Pete and Anna (Mirron) Nutial. Mary Jane graduated from Alliance High School and previously worked at the Ravenna Arsenal as a Security Guard. Survivors include her children, Wesley P. Gampo, John...

Irene Mainwaring

Irene Mainwaring

Jan 1, 0001

Irene Goldie Mainwaring died at her residence at Altera-Sterling House in Alliance, December 5, 2011. She was ninety years old. She was the youngest of four children born to Michael and Meri Bilcze, and graduated from Alliance High School in 1939. Her promised graduation gift of a visit to her grandparents in Hungary dissolved when war was declared that autumn....

Nancy Oesch

Nancy Oesch

Jan 1, 0001

Nancy A. (Siddons) Oesch, age 80, of Alliance, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012, at her home. She was born November 7, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York, to James and Nan (Mullen) Siddons and has resided in Alliance for 52 years. Nancy was a graduate of Bay Ridge High School and Pratt School of Business. She worked for...

Aiden Gray

Aiden Gray

Jan 1, 0001

Aiden Christofer Gray, three week old, infant son of Steven C. Gray and Alixandria E. Edie, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born October 28, 2011 in Alliance. Aiden is survived by his parents, Steve and Alixandria; sister, Lillian M. Poteet-Davis of E. Rochester, Oh.; grandparents, Laura Mays, Cathi Edie and Michael Edie, all...

Bruce Tullys

Bruce Tullys

Jan 1, 0001

Bruce W. Tullys went home to the healing arms of the Lord from Alliance Community Hospital, December 6, 2011, at 11:15 p.m. Bruce was born August 26, 1942, in Alliance, Oh. to T.W. "Teak" Tullys and Florence (Turley) Tullys. He graduated from Alliance High School and was a second generation career Alliance Firefighter following in the footsteps of his father....

Janice Sell

Janice Sell

Jan 1, 0001

Janice R. Sell, age 69, of Alliance died at 2:12 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her home. She was born April 29, 1943, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Calvin Templeton and Mildred (Bower) Templeton. Janice was an avid gardener. Survivors include her husband, Richard Sell of Alliance; two children, Christopher Herndon of Euless, TX and Sydney Herndon of Dallas...

Elizabeth Kaley

Elizabeth Kaley

Jan 1, 0001

Elizabeth J. Kaley, age 91 of Deerfield, passed away at 7:46 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2011 at her daughter's home. She was born November 26, 1920 in Harrison, Nebraska to Ernest and Myrtle (Convers) Herren. A graduate of Deerfield High School, Betty attended Kent State University. She was previously employed by Highland Home Health, and retired from Portage Head Start....

Connie Hartman

Connie Hartman

Jan 1, 0001

Connie L. Hartman, age 52, of Alliance, died at 10:10 p.m. Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Aultman Hospital. She was born September 29, 1959, in Alliance, Ohio, to Paul and Carol (Greenleaf) Frame. Connie was a graduate of Waterloo High School and was employed as a home-health care professional in Arizona and Ohio. She was a United States Army Veteran....

Dana Duff

Dana Duff

Jan 1, 0001

Dana W. Duff, age 74, of Atwater, died at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at his home. He was born January 21, 1937 in Charleston, West Virginia, to Rex Duff and Kathryn (Ransom) Duff. Dana graduated from the former Marlboro High School and was employed as an electrician at General Motors before retiring after 25 years of service. He...

Joan Wright

Joan Wright

Jan 1, 0001

Joan M. Wright, age 74, of Florida, formerly of Alliance, died January 1, 2012 in Canton. She was born October 15, 1937, in Alliance to Harold T. Wright and Freda M. (Routh) Wright Jurs. A graduate of Alliance High School, Joan graduated from Mount Union College as a Music Major. She worked as a teacher in Dade County, Florida, where...