Obituaries

Edward "Dutch" Lucas

Edward "Dutch" Lucas

Mar 27, 2018

Edward "Dutch" Lucas, age 99, of Alliance, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. He was born November 23, 1918, in Alliance, Ohio, to John and Regina Lucas. Dutch was employed at Transue & Williams for more than 30 years as a Press Operator. He was a veteran of the United States Army from 1941 to 1945 having served during...

Burleigh B. Felger

Burleigh B. Felger

Mar 27, 2018

Burleigh B. Felger, age 86, of Alliance, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Canterbury Villa of Alliance. He was born January 8, 1932, in New Franklin, Ohio, to Edwin B. and Alta (Otto) Felger. Burleigh was the youngest of five children. Burleigh was a 1950 graduate of Minerva High School and was drafted into the United States Army Infantry...

Jennie Hensley

Jennie Hensley

Mar 24, 2018

Jennie Louise Hensley, age 57, of Alliance died at 3:55 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her home. She was born September 28, 1960 in Alliance, Ohio to George and Emma (Cothren) Hensley. Jennie attended Lester Higgins Workshop, and had worked there as an assembler. Jennie was a member of First Christian Church. She enjoyed puzzles, dancing, and listening to...

Raymond H. Mehnert

Raymond H. Mehnert

Mar 24, 2018

Raymond H. Mehnert, age 88, of Alliance, died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday March 24, 2018 at Community Care Center. He was born September 13, 1929 in Kensington, Ohio to Herman P. and Marguerite H. (Good) Mehnert. Ray worked as a Diesel Locomotive Engineer at Babcock and Wilcox for 32 years, and later worked as a Security Guard at Value City....

Romona May Price

Romona May Price

Mar 24, 2018

Romona May Price, 85, passed away peacefully at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her home in Marlboro. She was the widow of Harold Bruce Price. They lovingly shared 56 years of marriage together. She was born March 23, 1933, in Massillon, Ohio, the youngest child of Frank and Minnie Dale Sr. Romona had been employed at Bonnie Forge,...

Fern Donaldson Wilson

Fern Donaldson Wilson

Mar 23, 2018

Fern Wilson, 98, of Alliance, Ohio and Marco Island, Florida, died peacefully in her sleep on March 23, 2018 at her home on Fairview Place in Alliance. Born February 16, 1920 in Fremont, Ohio, she moved to Alliance when she was 5, attended State Street School and Alliance High School, graduating in 1938, the year that she married Elvin J....

Wilma A. McCammon

Wilma A. McCammon

Mar 18, 2018

Wilma A. (Benedict) McCammon, age 88, of Hartville, passed away at 4:52 p.m., Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Community Care Center. She was born April 12, 1929, in Bayard, Ohio to Walter and Lydia (Tarbet) Benedict. Wilma was an Alliance High School graduate, worked as a seamstress for Manhattan Cleaners and assisted her late husband, Virgil with their business, McCammon...

Larry B. Knepp

Larry B. Knepp

Mar 15, 2018

Larry B. Knepp, age 74, of Alliance, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at his home. He was born December 7, 1943, in Akron, Ohio, to Bernard J. Sr. and Mildred Louise (Stuteville) Knepp. Larry attended Marlington High School and followed in his father's footsteps and was employed at Goodyear for more than 39 years. He loved drag racing, NASCAR,...

Donna R. Arbogast

Donna R. Arbogast

Mar 13, 2018

Donna Rae (Davis) Arbogast of Alliance, Ohio and Ft. Myers, Florida passed away on March 13, 2018 after a long, well fought fight with Alzheimer's. Donna was born in Akron, Ohio and grew up in Stow, Ohio where she graduated from Stow High School. She attended Hiram College and was affiliated with Delta Chi Delta sorority. A social butterfly and...

Rita M. Penny

Rita M. Penny

Mar 12, 2018

Rita M. Penny age 85, of Louisville, passed away at her home Monday, March 12, 2018, at 11:45 p.m. The daughter of Frank and Vera (Vaughn) Oliver, she was born April 14, 1932 in Leetonia, Ohio. A graduate of Leetonia High School, Rita retired from American Steel after working for 25 years. She also worked at Geiger Teeple Smith and...

Lois J. Wright

Lois J. Wright

Mar 10, 2018

Lois J. Wright, age 77, of Alliance, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Canterbury Villa. She was born June 6, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio to William Harvey Hartley and Mary Elizabeth (Connelly) Hartley. Mrs. Wright formerly attended St. John Episcopal Church and previously worked for Woolworth/Woolco. She enjoyed camping, crocheting and crossword puzzles. Survivors include her...

Iris Mae Heddleston

Iris Mae Heddleston

Mar 8, 2018

Iris Mae Heddleston, 92, of Alliance, passed away at 1:20 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born January 20, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Maurice Segel and Nellie Mae (Greenlees) Segel-Rumberger. Mrs. Heddleston was a 1944 graduate of East Liverpool High School, member of the Christ United Methodist Church in Alliance and worked in the...

Ruth Janette (Fites) Holibaugh

Ruth Janette (Fites) Holibaugh

Mar 8, 2018

Ruth J. Holibaugh, age 98, of Southbury, Connecticut, formerly of Alliance and Park Forest, Illinois, passed away at 6:28 p.m., Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Lutheran Home of Southbury. She was born May 4, 1919, in Alliance, Ohio to William and Elizabeth (Fronk) Fites. Ruth was a 1937 graduate of Alliance High School, employed as a receptionist-telephone operator at...

Patricia Lee Humphrey

Patricia Lee Humphrey

Mar 7, 2018

Patricia Lee Humphrey, age 87, passed away at 8:07 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Brookdale Salem Assisted Living. She was born August 25, 1930, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Arthur D. and Delpha (Bandy) Swindell. Patricia was a 1948 graduate of Alliance High School. She was employed for the West Branch Local School District as a...

Mindy Sue Ritenour

Mindy Sue Ritenour

Mar 6, 2018

Mindy (Totta) Ritenour, age 38, of East Rochester, Ohio, passed away at 10:35 p.m., Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 30, 1979 in Ravenna, Ohio, to Robert Totta and Diane Jones. Mindy was a graduate of Waterloo High School and a member of Liberty Bible Church. She liked to crochet and loved taking care...

Samantha Leigh Witt

Samantha Leigh Witt

Mar 4, 2018

Samantha Leigh Witt, age 28, of Alliance, passed away at 6:27 a.m., Sunday, March 4, 2018, at her home. She was born February 28, 1990, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Toby and Carisa (Edgar) Witt. Samantha was a 2008 graduate of Alliance High School. She was an avid movie goer, and also loved scrapbooking, music, and animals; especially penguins. Along...

Paulette J. Church

Paulette J. Church

Mar 2, 2018

Paulette J. Church, age 80, of Alliance, passed away at 6:25 a.m., Friday, March 2, 2018, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born October 6, 1937, in Fairmont, West Virginia, to John Sr. and Thelma (Saunders) Prunty. Survivors include her husband, Donald Church; children, Paula (Jeff) Frase and Jeff (Lynette) Church; grandchildren, Joshua (Abbey) Frase, Christopher Frase, Tyler Church, Anthony...

Neva M. Johnson

Neva M. Johnson

Mar 1, 2018

Neva Mae Johnson, age 87, of Alliance, passed away at 9:10 a.m., Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She was born October 5, 1930 in Putnam County, West Virginia, to John and Zilpha (Gillispie) Frazier. Neva was formerly employed as a seamstress at Sherwood Manufacturing for more than 24 years. She was a member of...

Paul J. King

Paul J. King

Mar 1, 2018

Paul J. King, age 88, of Alliance, Ohio, passed away at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018, at his home. He was born January 12, 1930, in Limaville, Ohio, to Melvin S. and Gladys N. (Bell) King. Paul was employed as a mechanic and then a press operator at GM Lordstown Plant until his retirement in 1992. He was a...

Gordon N. Dregich

Gordon N. Dregich

Feb 26, 2018

Gordon N. Dregich, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born June 6, 1928, in Alliance, Ohio, to Nicholas and Mary Dregich and had been a lifelong Alliance resident. Gordon proudly served his country in the United States Army and was employed as an Alliance Police Officer for...