Obituaries

Evangeline (Ziegler) Mohr

Oct 24, 2019

Evangeline (Ziegler) Mohr, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 3:37 p.m., Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Green Village Skilled Nursing in Akron.

She was born May 31, 1928, in Alliance, Ohio, to Francis and Anne

(Tasker)  Ziegler.

Evangeline was a member of the First Friends Church in Alliance.

She loved...

Sarah K. (Mallery) Crosby

Oct 23, 2019

Sarah Katheryn Crosby, age 99, of Sebring, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Crandall Medical Center.

She was born May 6, 1920, in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania to John and Katheryn (Hildebrand) Mallery.

A 1938 graduate of Lottsville, Pa. High School, she graduated as a R.N in 1944 from Butler County Memorial Hospital.

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Velma A. (Anderson) Linear

Oct 22, 2019

Velma A. Linear, age 90, of Alliance, passed away the morning of Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at her home.

She was born to Ella Mae (Jenkins) Anderson and Matthew D. Anderson, Sr. on August 23, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio.

Velma was the beloved wife of Everett Linear and loving mother of Artis M. Linear (deceased)...

Thomas T. "Doll" Young

Oct 21, 2019

Thomas T. “Doll” Young age 74, of Alliance passed away Monday, October 21, 2019, at his home.

He was born March 6, 1945, in Gilbertown, Alabama, to Winston and Laura (Nicholson) Young.

Thomas graduated from Melvin High School in Alabama. He was employed as an auxiliary Police Officer and worked for American Steel, Alliance Crane...

William B. Bowman

Oct 20, 2019

William B. Bowman, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 5:49 p.m., Sunday, October 20, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. He was  a devoted husband, loving father, loyal friend, trustworthy public servant, tireless entertainer and versatile musician,

He was born on February 25, 1930, in Alliance, Ohio, to Blaine E. and Jessie (Allott) Bowman.

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Jeffrey L. Pittman

Oct 14, 2019

Jeffrey L. Pittman, age 53, of Alliance, passed away at 2 p.m., Monday, October 14, 2019 at Community Care Center.

No services will be held.

Arrangements are by Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home 75. S. Union Ave., Alliance, OH 44601.

Steven Charles Wiandt

Oct 12, 2019

Steven Charles Wiandt, age 53, of Ravenna, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at University Hospital in Ravenna.

Steve was born November 8, 1965, in Canton, Ohio to David J. Wiandt and Rita A. (Eafrate) Wiandt.

A 1984 graduate of Sandy Valley High School, Steve graduated in 1987 from...

Lois A. (Dillon) Shimp

Oct 11, 2019

Lois A. Shimp, age 91, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 4:19 a.m., Friday, October 11, 2019 at Brighton Gardens of Westlake.

She was born February 12, 1928, in Alliance, Ohio to Howard R. and Pauline I. (Nelson) Dillon.

Lois was a graduate of the former Marlboro High School in the class of 1946.

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Edna Mae "Polly" (Pollock) Waggamon

Oct 10, 2019

Edna Mae “Polly” Waggamon, age 95, passed away at 8:25 p.m., October 10, 2019, after a short illness, while at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of the Copeland Oaks Community, Sebring OH, for the last 25 years.

Edna Mae was born March 12, 1924, to Peter and Bessie (Gartrell) Pollock, in New Philadelphia, OH,...

Rondal D. Scott

Oct 10, 2019

Rondal D. Scott, age 78, of Alliance, passed away at 6:56 a.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Aultman Hospital.

Rondal was born July 21, 1941 in Goose Creek, West Virginia to James Russell Scott Sr. and Alene Evelyn Reed (Smith).

He is survived by his four grandchildren, Jenna Lynn, Matthew, Tyler and Jordan; and his...

Barry W. Gilliland

Oct 8, 2019

Barry W. Gilliland, age 68, of Limaville, Ohio, passed away at 8:28 a.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Bel-Air Care Center.

He was born May 13, 1951 in Lambeth Central, England to Robert W. and Ruby I. (Brunton) Gilliland.

Barry was the owner and operator of Burger Hut.

He was a member of...

Lynn ((Daniels)) Dezenzo

Oct 6, 2019

Lynn Dezenzo, age 76, of Alliance, passed away at 10:45 a.m., Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Aultman Alliance Community Hospital.

She was born January 4, 1943, in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Marvin “Jack” and Wilma Mae (Dutchon) Daniels.

Lynn was a 1961 graduate of Alliance High School and a 1965 graduate of Mount Union...

James R. Cottrill

Oct 5, 2019

James R. Cottrill, age 88 of Alliance, passed away at 5:08 p.m., Saturday, October 5 at his home.

He was born October 31, 1930 in Lost Creek, West Virginia to French and Virginia (Highland) Cottrill.

Jim served in the National Guard for nine years, and worked as a Machinist at Ford Motor Company before retiring...

Charles T. Unger

Sep 25, 2019

Charles T. Unger (Tom or Charlie), born May 5, 1925, Alliance, Ohio, died September 13, 2019.

Charles graduated from University School (Cleveland) in 1943. After graduation he attended Case School of Applied Sciences (Case Western Reserve University) for one year.

Charles then “went to sea,” enlisting in the American Merchant Marine (then part of the...

Irene E. (Vargo) Tasker

Sep 24, 2019

Irene E. (Vargo) Tasker, age 98, of Alliance passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Danbury Assisted Living in Alliance.

She was born September 3, 1921, in Malvern, Ohio to Michael and Mary (Kasik) Vargo and has resided in Alliance all her life. Irene was an Alliance High School graduate, homemaker and housewife. She attended Truth Baptist...

Ronald H. Herderick

Sep 23, 2019

Ronald H. Herderick, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 10:20 a.m., Monday, September 23, 2019 at Community Care Center.

He was born December 15, 1928, in Columbus, Ohio to Michael and Edith (Beard) Herderick Payton and lived in Alliance for 72 years.

He was married February 21, 1948, to the love of his life,...

Keith W. Robson

Sep 20, 2019

Keith W. Robson age 29, of Alliance passed away Friday September 20, 2019.

Keith, the only child of Bob and Debbie (Cogan) Robson, was born April 3, 1990.

A 2008 graduate of Marlington High School, he attended Alliance High School Vocational Classes for Welding.

He was employed at Lindsay Concrete in Canal Fulton....

Elaine E. (Bush) Cottrill

Sep 18, 2019

Elaine E. Cottrill, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 4:05 p.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Aultman Hospital.

She was born March 6, 1934, in Clarksburg, West Virginia to Ray and Elsie (Doyle) Bush.

Elaine was a 1968 graduate of Waterloo High School. She drove school bus for Atwater Schools in the late 1960’s...

Trudy L. (Scharein) Lewis

Sep 17, 2019

Trudy L. (Scharein) Lewis, age 79, of Alliance, passed away at 11:22 p.m. Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.

She was born August 2, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio, to Otto and Gertrude (Fingado) Scharein.

Trudy was a graduate of Wilson High School in Youngstown and also attended Youngstown State University.

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Paul E. McDole

Sep 17, 2019

Paul E. McDole, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 12:15 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Aultman Hospital.

He was born March 30, 1934, in East Liverpool, Ohio to Orville H. and Marie M. (Scott) McDole.

Paul was a 1954 graduate of East Liverpool High School and was previously employed as the Assistant Circulation...