Obituaries

Roberto Hernandez

Oct 10, 2017

The family will receive friends 3-5 p.m. Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. Cemetery Details Rose Hill Memorial Park 3888 Workman Mill Road Whittier, CA, 90601

Visitation

OCT 15. 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral & Cremation Service

75 South Union Avenue

Alliance, OH, 44601

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Valentina A. Hempsky

Oct 8, 2017

Valentina A. Hempsky, age 91, of Marlboro, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 7, 1926, in Akron, to Edoardo DeMarco and Antonia (Picone) DeMarco. Valentina attended Akron Schools and loved bingo, crossword puzzles and coloring. She also enjoyed crocheting and watching game shows; but most of all she loved...

Margie E. Zickefoose

Sep 30, 2017

Margie E. (Lanham) Zickefoose, age 78, of Alliance, passed away at 6:25 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Canterbury Villa. She was born February 21, 1939 in Buckhannon, WV to Ivan and Janie (Beckner) Lanham. A graduate of Buckhannon High School she worked at Alliance Rubber, Holiday Design and retired from the Genie Co. She enjoyed playing bingo, bowling, music...

Donna Jean (Worley) Long

Sep 29, 2017

Donna Jean (Worley) Long, age 94, of Alliance, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017 at home. She was born September 22, 1923 in Alliance to James Jarvis and Hazel Irene (McGirr) Worley and was a lifelong area resident. Donna was a graduate of Alliance High School. Prior to becoming a homemaker, Donna worked at Transue & Williams in accounting....

Lorena "Rennie" (Rowley) Burrier

Sep 28, 2017

Lorena "Rennie" (Rowley) Burrier, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at 4:09 p.m. Thursday, September 28, 2017 at her home. She was born November 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Octa George and Margaret May (Snyder) Rowley. Lorena graduated from Alliance High School and worked at Royal China and Lil Tykes in manufacturing. She cherished spending time with her family...

William "Bill" Wafler

Sep 26, 2017

William "Bill" E. Wafler, age 73, of Salem, passed away at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Hospice of the Valley in Poland. He was born December 31, 1943 in Beloit, Ohio to John and Vesta (Felger) Wafler. A graduate of West Branch High School, Bill spent his life working as a dairy farmer at Wafler Farms. He was...

Lyle E. McKendree

Sep 21, 2017

Lyle E. McKendree, age 70, of Alliance, passed away at 4:38 a.m. Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born April 17, 1947 in Hamlin, West Virginia to Benjamin and Eloise (Stowers) McKendree. Lyle was a retired steel worker after working at Alliance Castings. He is survived by his wife, Ruth (Bryant) McKendree, whom he married March...

Edward F. "Toot" Wonner

Sep 20, 2017

Edward F. "Toot" Wonner, age 95, of Alliance, passed away at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Essex of Salem. He was born September 8, 1922 in Alliance to John and Elizabeth (Seiler) Wonner. A 1940 graduate of Alliance High School, Edward worked at Alliance Manufacturing retiring in 1985. He was a veteran of the United States Merchant Marines...

Pauline M. Ward

Sep 17, 2017

Pauline M. Ward, age 84, of Alliance, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 7, 1933, in Maximo, Ohio, the daughter of Lawrence and Esther (Zwick) Ruflin. Pauline attended St. Joseph School in Maximo, graduated from Louisville High School, and was a member of Regina Coeli Catholic Church. She had...

Barbara Jane Myton

Sep 15, 2017

Barbara Jane Myton, age 72, of Beloit, went home to be with the Lord at 11:35 a.m. Friday, September 15, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born June 22, 1945 in Salem to William M. and Frances (Gross) Myton. A graduate of West Branch High School, Jane went on to receive her MBA and was the owner/operator...

Angelo "Lee" Ross

Sep 11, 2017

Angelo "Lee" Ross, age 75 of Alliance, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at Bel-Air Care Center. He was born December 7, 1941 in Alliance, Ohio to Angelo and May (Oren) Ross. Mr. Ross worked as a long distance truck driver. He enjoyed woodcarving, which included making his own rifles; fishing, hunting and riding motorcycles. His survivors include his step-daughter,...

Treva A. Curtis

Sep 5, 2017

Treva Ann Curtis, age 70, of Alliance, passed away at 10:06 am Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at McCrea Manor. She was born in Alliance, Ohio, to Lee and Marjory (Moulin) Cassidy. Treva was a 1965 graduate of Alliance High School and had several careers as a cosmetologist, secretary and phlebotomist, retiring in 2012. She was a resident of Alliance for...

Donna Jean McElroy

Sep 5, 2017

Donna Jean McElroy, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born August 5, 1951 in Alliance to Eugene and Evelyn Mae (Wright) Palmenter. A 1969 graduate of Alliance High School, Donna Jean received her Bachelor's degree from Kent State University and was a teacher at Alliance City Schools for 28 years before retiring. She...

Beverly J. Spore

Sep 2, 2017

Beverly J. (Farkas) Spore, age 77, of Alliance, passed away at 7:05 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Alliance Community Care Center. She was born April 30, 1940 in Alliance to John and Wilda (Morrison) Farkas. A 1958 graduate of Alliance High School, Beverly worked for Dr. Robert Ellis of Alliance; Dr. Nelson Klaus of Wilmington, NC; and was...

Carl B. Sten

Sep 2, 2017

It is with sorrow that we send home Carl B. Sten of Sebring Ohio. Carl was born October 4, 1934 in Leavittsburg, OH. He was raised there and graduated from Braceville High School in 1943. After graduation, he joined the Coast Guard, where he served with distinction, stationed from Long Island, NY to Sitka, AL. He returned to Warren after...

Norma S. Gates

Sep 2, 2017

Norma S. Gates, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Bel Air Assisted Living Center. She was born August 14, 1917 in St. Paul, MN to the late Dr. Wilton B. Stone and Mollie (Martin) Stone and recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She graduated from the University of Minnesota and has been an Alliance resident since 1945. Mrs....

Winifred "Winnie" Hickson

Aug 31, 2017

Winifred Judith Meklait Hickson, age 92, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Ohio Living Rockynol Assisted Living in Akron. Born March 17, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio to Mr. & Mrs. William Meklait (Edith Grundke), she graduated from Cleveland's John Adams High School in 1943. She studied voice at the Emi De Bidoli School...

Gladys "Pauline" Pearce

Aug 28, 2017

Gladys "Pauline" Pearce of Alliance, age 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 28, 2017 with her family at her side at Danbury Senior Living. Pauline was born February 2, 1930 in Fayette County, Ohio to Sarah Clutter Sheridan and Walter L. Sheridan. She was a graduate of New Holland High School and attended The Ohio State University and the...

Evelyn M. Wright Oberlin

Aug 28, 2017

Evelyn M. Wright Oberlin, age 89, of Damascus and formerly of Alliance, passed away at 7:55 a.m., Monday, August 28, 2017, at Community Care Center of Alliance. She was born October 29, 1927, in Berlin Center, Ohio, to Leland and Esther (Keeler) Bardo. A 1946 graduate of Berlin Center High School, Evelyn co-founded the Carnation Travel Club with her husband,...

Rev. Ronald Lee Grosh

Aug 25, 2017

Rev. Ronald Lee Grosh, age 95, formerly of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 25, 2017 in Lakeland, Florida after a very brief illness. Lee was born in Akron, OH to Walter and Elizabeth Fisk Freeman Barker Grosh on July 24, 1922. Lee was raised in a Christian home and at an early age acknowledged...