Obituaries

Edward G. Witherspoon

Edward G. Witherspoon

Feb 1, 2018

Edward G. Witherspoon, age 97, of Alliance, passed away at 12:10 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Danbury Senior Living of Alliance. He was born September 28, 1920 in Alliance Ohio to Edward and Helena Witherspoon. Edward was an Alliance High School graduate and employed at Babcock and Wilcox. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Karl F. Wurgler

Karl F. Wurgler

Jan 28, 2018

Karl F. Wurgler, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 10:15 p.m., Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 9, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to Fritz and Hermine (Schuller) Wurgler. Karl was former manager of the Aid Budget Company and owner of Alliance Bureau of Collections for 36 years. He was a...

Robert Joseph Ryan

Robert Joseph Ryan

Jan 27, 2018

Robert Joseph Ryan, age 63, of Alliance, died at his home Saturday, January 27, 2018. He was born May 6, 1954 at St. Joseph Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey to Herbert F. and Beverly F. (Bowe) Ryan. Bob was the Owner/Operator of R.J.R. Trucking and a Nascar fan, especially of Jeff Gordon. Survivors include siblings, Cynthia Warburton of Alliance, Sister...

Edward W Shearrow

Edward W Shearrow

Jan 26, 2018

Edward Wayne Shearrow, age 74, of Alliance, passed away at his home at 3:30 a.m. Friday, January 26, 2018. He was the son of Charles and Lillian Mae (Kraft) Reeder and was born in Alliance, Ohio, on September 14, 1943. A graduate of Alliance High School, Edward worked at B&W, and the City of Alliance Water Department, before retiring as...

Mary Elizabeth Davison

Mary Elizabeth Davison

Jan 25, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Davison, age 95, of Alliance, passed away at 8:12 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 2018, at Community Care Center. She was born September 7, 1922, in Alliance, Ohio, to Monroe and Flora E. (Eyer) Biery. Mary was a graduate of Alliance High School and received her nursing degree from Youngstown Hospital Association. She was formerly employed at Alliance Community...

William H. Woodward

William H. Woodward

Jan 22, 2018

William H. Woodward, 88, of Alliance passed away at 4:30 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2018, at Davis Haven in Beloit. He was born March 25, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to William Jay and Lois Gladys (Oyster) Woodward and was a lifelong resident. Mr. Woodward was employed by Coca Cola Bottling Company in Alliance and retired in 1991 from Transue and...

Karen Temple Wiese

Karen Temple Wiese

Jan 21, 2018

Long time Alliance resident and community volunteer, Karen Temple Wiese, moved to her eternal home just as day was dawning on January, 21, 2018 at the Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC. Karen's death followed a year-long battle with a rare, soft tissue sarcoma. Born Karen Sue Elliott on November 17, 1935, in Detroit, MI, to Wilbur Hiram...

Ruth Lyberger

Ruth Lyberger

Jan 16, 2018

Ruth (Gibbons) Lyberger, age 85, of Alliance, passed away at 5:50 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Bel Air Care Center. She was born October 25, 1932, in Damascus, Ohio, to the late Brent and Ethel Mary (O'Toole) Gibbons. A longtime member of Vine Street United Methodist Church, she was also an Order of St Luke's Region Four member and...

H. John Snyder

H. John Snyder

Jan 14, 2018

H. John Snyder, age 70, of Alliance, passed away at 2:55 p.m., Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Marymont Hospital in Garfield Heights. He was born February 13, 1947 in Alliance, Ohio to Homer and Pauline Snyder. A graduate of West Branch High School, John received his degree in Engineering from Ohio University. The former Safety Service Director for the City...

Victoria Ellen (Tzetzu) Haupt

Victoria Ellen (Tzetzu) Haupt

Jan 13, 2018

Victoria Ellen (Tzetzu) Haupt of Hartville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 after a ten-month courageous battle with Cancer. Vicki was surrounded by her family, to whom she devoted her life. Born July 8, 1944 in Alliance, Ohio, to the late Victor and Carmella (Aquilo) Tzetzu, she graduated from Alliance High School and attended The Ohio State University. After...

Mildred Ann (Crabtree) "Millie" Epperly

Mildred Ann (Crabtree) "Millie" Epperly

Jan 12, 2018

Mildred Ann "Millie" (Crabtree) Epperly, age 65 of Salem, passed away at Essex III of Salem on Friday, January 12, 2018. She was born August 7, 1952, in Alliance, Ohio, to Glen T. and Wanda (Russell) Crabtree. In 1994, Millie received her high school diploma from the Port Charlotte Educational Center. Millie worked as a nursing assistant when she was...

Ronald Lee "Bear" Williams

Ronald Lee "Bear" Williams

Jan 12, 2018

Ronald Lee "Bear" Williams, age 61, of Alliance, passed away from an extended illness on Friday, January 12, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 22, 1956 at Alliance Community Hospital to Wilbert G. and Shirley (Mason) Williams. He lived in the Alliance area for his entire life. Ron will be remembered by many as...

Naomi I. (Teter) and Lawrence R. Breit

Naomi I. (Teter) and Lawrence R. Breit

Jan 10, 2018

Naomi I. (Teter) Breit, age 90, passed away on January 8, 2018, at Danbury Senior Living in Alliance. She was born October 25, 1927, to Richard E. and Irma (Royer) Teter in New Baltimore, Ohio. Naomi graduated from Marlboro High School and Kent State University. She spent her career of 31 years in the Marlington School District teaching second grade,...

Jane Eynon Moncrief

Jane Eynon Moncrief

Jan 7, 2018

Jane Eynon Moncrief, 93, of Alliance, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on January 7, 2018, after a long illness. Born on October 6, 1924, in Alliance to Kathleen Ellett Eynon and Charles Chester Eynon, she lived in Alliance her entire life. In the fall of 1945, she married Donald Benton Moncrief. A graduate of Alliance High...

Shirley R. Marquis

Shirley R. Marquis

Jan 7, 2018

Shirley R. Marquis passed away at her home in Louisville, Ohio on Tuesday, January 9, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Snyder and worked as a Legal Secretary for over 50 years. Shirley had many interests, which included traveling, cooking, and gardening. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph J. Marquis. Survivors include...

Annette Thompson

Annette Thompson

Jan 6, 2018

Annette (Daniels) Thompson, 58, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, due to multiple complications. She was born on May 10, 1959, to Annie Lois and Jesse Lee Daniels Sr. in the city of Alliance. At the age of 16, Annette was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Following her graduation from Alliance High School, she went on to attend college...

JoAnne Galbreath

JoAnne Galbreath

Jan 3, 2018

JoAnne Galbreath, age 82, of Sebring, passed away at 9:22 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Crandall Medical Center. She was born April 7, 1935 in Alliance to Don and Ruth (Shreve) Phillips. JoAnne was a graduate of Goshen High School and worked as a telephone operator in Damascus and then at Salem Hospital. A member of Damascus Friends Church...

Russell P. Harper

Russell P. Harper

Jan 3, 2018

Russell Perry Harper, age 75, of Alliance, passed away at 5 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Community Care Center. He was born July 16, 1942, in Gimlett, Kentucky, to Bill and Maggie (Barker) Harper and has been a resident of Alliance since the mid-1960s. Russell was a high school graduate, a veteran of the United States Army and National...

Roger S. Griffin

Roger S. Griffin

Jan 3, 2018

Roger Stratton Griffin, 88, of Alliance, Ohio, passed away on January 3rd, 2018. He was born in Wauseon, Ohio, to the late Peter and Sadie Griffin. He lived most of his life in Wauseon, Columbiana, Deerfield and Malvern, Ohio. Roger is survived by his wife of 66 years, Pauline (Trudel); children, Elaine (Bob) Puz of Malvern; Mark (Carol) Griffin of...

Mary Lou Main

Mary Lou Main

Jan 3, 2018

Mary Lou (Louella) Main, age 75, of Paris, passed away at 9:10 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at The Inn at University Village in Massillon. She was born April 22, 1942, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Robert Harold and Margaret Earlene (Wilson) Richey and has resided in Paris since 1974. Mary Lou graduated from California State Teachers College and taught...