Obituaries

Harold William "Bill" Waltz

Harold William "Bill" Waltz

May 14, 2018

Harold William "Bill" Waltz, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 2:20 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born March 4, 1928, in Alliance, Ohio, to Harry and Iva (Beck) Waltz. A 1946 graduate of Alliance High School, Bill attended both Kent State and Akron Universities. He was employed by Universal Co-Operative Inc. as a...

Richard A. "Rob" Robbins

Richard A. "Rob" Robbins

May 4, 2018

Richard A. "Rob" Robbins of Deerfield, Ohio passed away Friday May 4, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born October 8, 1939 in Salem, Ohio to Glenn and Lucille (Dunn) Robbins. Richard served in the Marine Corp from 1958-1960 and always said "Once a Marine, Always a Marine". He retired in 1998 from General Motors, Lordstown after 32 years...

Mary Lou "Midge" Mohr

Mary Lou "Midge" Mohr

May 4, 2018

Mary Lou "Midge" Mohr, age 88, of Alliance, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Country Lawn Nursing Home in Navarre. She was born December 7, 1929 in Alliance, Ohio to Earl Anderson and Elizabeth (Albright) Anderson Duchon. Midge attended Alliance High School and was a 50 year member of Christ United Methodist Church. She was a member and Sunshine...

Elizabeth M. Salisbury

Elizabeth M. Salisbury

May 4, 2018

Elizabeth M. Salisbury, age 85, of Alliance, died at 10:00 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, at her home. She was born November 13, 1932, in Alliance, Ohio, to Samuel J. and Garnet M. (Frances) Donohoe. Mrs. Salisbury attended Alliance Public Schools. She had worked as a press operator for Victor Plastics in Marlboro, a packer at Holiday Designs in Sebring...

Lois E. Thompson

Lois E. Thompson

May 3, 2018

Lois E. Thompson, age 88, of Alliance, passed away at 2:42 a.m., Thursday, May 3, 2018, at Community Care Center of Alliance. Lois was born January 28, 1930, in Salem, Ohio, to Lloyd K. and Edith (Crawford) Wank. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Guy Hildebrandt. She was a January 1948 graduate of Alliance High School and employed...

Glenna Jean Ray

Glenna Jean Ray

May 2, 2018

Glenna Jean Ray, age 76, of Alliance, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, passed away at 12:35 a.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Community Care Center in Alliance. She was born May 17, 1941, in Alliance, Ohio, to Glen D. and Mary E. (Donohoe) Baker. A graduate of Alliance High School, Glenna was formerly employed in quality control at Longaberger...

Robert T. "Bob" Wright

Robert T. "Bob" Wright

May 2, 2018

Robert T. "Bob" Wright, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 9:02 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 14, 1928, in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, to Jeremiah D. and Imogene (Facey) Wright. Bob was employed for 43 years at American Steel and later at Alliance City Hospital. He was a member of the Abiding...

Susan "Sue" Eynon

Susan "Sue" Eynon

Apr 27, 2018

Susan "Sue" Eynon, age 85, an Alliance resident for 62 years, passed away on Friday, April 27, at her home in Lantana, Florida, with her daughters by her side. She died from complications of Lymphoma. Born in Chicago on July 5, 1932, Sue was raised in Davenport, Iowa, by two gentle and fun-loving parents, Helen and Don. An only child,...

George Hampu Jr

George Hampu Jr

Apr 25, 2018

George Hampu Jr., age 91, of Alliance, passed away at Altercare of Alliance after an extended illness of Alzheimer's/Dementia on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, surrounded by his family. George was born on September 27, 1926, in Alliance, Ohio, to the late George S. and Ana (Orzea) Hampu. His parents and sister immigrated from Scoreiu, Romania. George was a graduate of...

Thomas W. Graham

Thomas W. Graham

Apr 22, 2018

Thomas W. Graham, age 83, of Alliance, passed away at 11:53 p.m., Sunday, April 22, 2018, at McCrea Manor. He was born February 5, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio, to Walter and Bernice (Barlow) Graham. A 1952 graduate of Alliance High School, Thomas was formerly employed by Transue & Williams as a time keeper for 27 years retiring in 1982. He...

Richard (Dick) A. Duro

Richard (Dick) A. Duro

Apr 22, 2018

Richard (Dick) A. Duro, age 91, of Alliance, passed away at 6:21 a.m., Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Altercare of Alliance. He was born February 24, 1927, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, to Eric and Florence (Robinson) Duro. A 1949 graduate of Mount Union College, Dick was a WWII veteran serving in the United States Navy. He was employed by Babcock...

Tammie Fails

Tammie Fails

Apr 21, 2018

Tammie Fails went to heaven to join her dad on April 21st. She spent her last day on earth with her whole family by her side at home. Tammie bravely fought for her life for the last 15 years. Paralysis, blindness, and pulmonary disease plagued her yet her belief in God pulled her through. Her love of sports and especially...

Lynn E. Battershell

Lynn E. Battershell

Apr 19, 2018

Lynn Edward Battershell, age 91, of Louisville, formerly of Alliance, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018, at The Landing of Stow. He was born September 3, 1926, in Alliance, Ohio, to Roy and Blanche (McGirr) Battershell. Lynn was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Alliance and Canton serving as a board member, in the Sunday school ministries...

Benson F. Springer

Benson F. Springer

Apr 10, 2018

Benson F. Springer, age 97, of Alliance, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Danbury Senior Living of Alliance. He was born July 9, 1920, in Alliance, Ohio, to Frank and Violet Springer and has been an Alliance resident since 1956. Mr. Springer was a graduate of Alliance High School and Wingfoot College and employed as an...

Pamela Smith

Pamela Smith

Apr 5, 2018

Pamela (Hilbert) Smith, age 70, passed away at 9:20 a.m., Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Green Meadows Health & Wellness Center in Louisville. She was born February 16, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio, to David R. Sr. and Omadeen D. (Shellenberger) Hilbert. She was a 1967 graduate of Alliance High School and a member of the Alliance Friends Church. She enjoyed...

Allyson J. McMullen

Allyson J. McMullen

Apr 4, 2018

Allyson Jane McMullen, age 28, of Ravenna, Ohio, passed away at 3:35 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at her home. She was born October 3, 1989, in Canton, Ohio, to Bill and Martha (Ruth) Reed. She was a Louisville High School graduate and employed as a Human Resources Coordinator at Hattie Larlham. During high school she volunteered at the YMCA....

John Millar

John Millar

Apr 3, 2018

John R. Millar, age 90, of Sebring, Ohio, passed away at 12:29 a.m., Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Crandall Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1927, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to William and Katherine (Mueller) Millar. John was a graduate of Kenyon College and Michigan State University and was a Certified Public Accountant. He retired from Sunbeam Corporation as...

Martin E. Carpenter

Martin E. Carpenter

Apr 1, 2018

Martin E. Carpenter, age 86, of Alliance, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Jackson Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center in Canal Fulton. He was born November 8, 1931, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Martin and Sylvia Florence (Kilburn) Carpenter. Martin was employed for more than 29 years at Teledyne Monarch Rubber and also at Alliance Country Club for about...

Lucille J. Zorger

Lucille J. Zorger

Mar 31, 2018

Lucille J. (Headley) Zorger, age 86, of Alliance went home to be with her Lord at 4:40 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2018, at her home. She was born July 7, 1931, in Alliance, Ohio, to Henry and Frances Headley. Lucille was a 1949 graduate of Louisville High School. She was employed as head cook at Lexington Elementary School and also...

Raymond "Gene" Bielz

Raymond "Gene" Bielz

Mar 29, 2018

Raymond "Gene" Bielz, age 81, of Marlboro, Ohio, passed away at 2:02 a.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Roselawn Gardens, due to complications from dementia. He was born December 21, 1936, in Canton, Ohio, to George and Susanna (Deppner) Bielz. Gene attended Marlboro High School. He held a variety of jobs over his lifetime including farming, which was his true...