Obituaries

William R. Wyss Sr

William R. Wyss Sr

Dec 1, 2017

William R. Wyss Sr., age 81 of Alliance, passed away at 8:23 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born December 18, 1935, at Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio, to William E. Wyss and Gladys F. (Hime) Wyss. A 1953 graduate of Minerva High School, Bill attended Mount Union College. He worked at the Minerva Dairy,...

William R. "Bill" Zumkehr

William R. "Bill" Zumkehr

Nov 28, 2017

William R. (Bill) Zumkehr, age 82, of Alliance, passed away at 7:05 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born November 7, 1935, in Alliance, Ohio, to F. W. (Bill) and Hulda Zumkehr. He was a 1953 graduate of Alliance High School and a 1957 graduate of Mount Union College. Bill was owner of The Zumkehr...

Richard C. Lapp

Richard C. Lapp

Nov 26, 2017

Richard C. Lapp, age 88, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1929, in Alliance, Ohio, to Henry A. and Minnie (Rudolph) Lapp. Richard was a 1948 graduate of Alliance High School and was owner operator of H.A. Lapp Plumbing and Heating, and formerly employed by Weldloc/Strapex and Haas Industries. He was...

Phyllis V. Dawson

Phyllis V. Dawson

Nov 25, 2017

Phyllis V. (Copeland) Dawson, born May 16, 1937, in Solon, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home, after a valiant battle with cancer, with her loved ones at her bedside. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grace Copeland (1976) and William K. Copeland (2004) and her brothers, William R. Copeland (1990) and Charles R. Copeland (2013). Phyllis was a...

Rev. Ted F. Oswald

Rev. Ted F. Oswald

Nov 22, 2017

Rev. Ted F. Oswald, age 72, of Alliance, died at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Danbury Senior Living. He was born December 18, 1944 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Frederick and June (Fischer) Oswald. Ted graduated with a B.A. in History in 1966 from Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA and in 1970 received his Master of Divinity...

Kern E. VanDorsten

Kern E. VanDorsten

Nov 21, 2017

Kern E. VanDorsten, age 78, of Alliance, passed away at 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at his home. He was born January 27, 1939, in Canton, Ohio, to Clyde and Roberta (Johnston) VanDorsten. Kern, a graduate of McKinley High School received an Academic and Athletic Scholarship to Case Western Reserve University where he earned a Bachelor Degree and received...

Doris V. Thornberry

Doris V. Thornberry

Nov 21, 2017

Doris V. Thornberry, age 86, of Alliance, passed away at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living of Alliance. She was born February 28, 1931, in Hartville, Ohio, to Harry and Mabel (Werstler) Green. Doris was a 1949 graduate of Marlboro High School and of the Lutheran faith. She enjoyed selling sweet corn from the family farm...

Michael R. Vrudney

Michael R. Vrudney

Nov 20, 2017

Michael R. Vrudney, age 65, of Deerfield, went home to be with the Lord on November 20, 2017 at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born September 12, 1952, in Ravenna, Ohio, to Milton and Thelma A. (Martin) Vrudney and was a lifelong resident of Deerfield. Michael, a graduate of Southeast High School, was employed as a maintenance supervisor at...

Lena M. Kelly

Lena M. Kelly

Nov 14, 2017

Lena M. Kelly, age 89, of Alliance, passed away at 4:43 p.m., Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Aultman Hospital. She was born August 29, 1928, in New Philadelphia, Ohio to Charles and Mary (Miller) Percy. Lena retired from Lingh & Fink in 1994 and had been formerly employed by D CON. She had been a 50 year plus member of...

Steven Hutmacher

Steven Hutmacher

Nov 12, 2017

Steven Hutmacher, age 55, of Hammondsville, Ohio, formerly of Alliance, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. He was born June 5, 1962, to Dean Hutmacher and Trudy (Bowman) Warner. An Alliance High School graduate, Steve was employed as a roofing consultant for Tremco International Roofing - WTI Division. Steven was associated with Pine Grove Methodist Church. He was a member...

Larry E. Crumrine

Larry E. Crumrine

Nov 11, 2017

Larry E. Crumrine age 96, of Louisville, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 3:05 p.m., Saturday, November 11, 2017, at St. Joseph Care Center of Louisville. He was born September 20, 1921, in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to Vernon O. and Fay M. (Franklin) Crumrine. A graduate of Woodsfield High School, Larry was former operator of Sohio Sevice Station in Alliance and...

Richard "Kibby" Hartman Kibler

Richard "Kibby" Hartman Kibler

Nov 11, 2017

Richard "Kibby" Hartman Kibler, 83, of Alliance passed away peacefully Nov. 11, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center while surrounded by his loved ones. He was the eldest son of Duane Miller and Mary Kathryn (Hartman) Kibler and namesake of his maternal grandparents, Charles and Emma Hartman. Dick was a highly skilled welder whose accomplishments were numerous, an inventor, a farmer,...

Lois A. Johnston

Lois A. Johnston

Nov 10, 2017

Lois A. (Beltz) Johnston, age 92 of Limaville, passed away at 12:56 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at her home. She was born January 23, 1925 in Alliance to Floyd and Marie (Miller) Beltz. A member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, she was a graduate of Alliance High School. Lois attended Alliance Business College and worked for many years for...

Victor Risden

Victor Risden

Nov 10, 2017

Victor Wayne Risden age 69, of Alliance, passed away at 4:50 a.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at Essex of Salem. He was born July 13, 1948, in Alliance, Ohio, to Virgil and Grace (Teeters) Risden and has resided in Alliance all his life. A high school graduate, Victor was employed at Transue and Williams. He was a veteran of the...

Dorothy Isabelle Linsmaier

Dorothy Isabelle Linsmaier

Nov 10, 2017

Dorothy Isabelle Linsmaier, age 88, of Alliance, passed away at 7 a.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at Aultman Hospital. She was born November 15, 1928, in Alliance, the daughter of Gaylord and Pauline (Holibaugh) Wearstler. A graduate of Alliance High School, Kent State University (both Stark and Salem branches), and Malone College, Dorothy worked in real estate sales with Albert...

Margaret E. Shoemaker

Margaret E. Shoemaker

Nov 10, 2017

Margaret E. (McAlister) Shoemaker, age 93, of Alliance, passed away at 3:30 p.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at Homestead Assisted Living in Hartville. Margaret was born February 23, 1924 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Carl and Gladys (Miller) McAlister. She was a graduate of Marlboro High School and employed as a cook with the Marlington School System. She worked during...

Donna D. Shreve

Donna D. Shreve

Nov 10, 2017

Donna D. Shreve, age 90, of Salem passed away at 5 a.m., Friday, November 10, 2017, at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born October 10, 1927, in Alliance, Ohio, to Lloyd B. and Marie R. (Robb) Day. A graduate of Alliance High School, Donna also attended Mount Union College and was employed as an assistant at Mather, Pheifer, Mather....

Matie M. (Ruprecht) Walker

Matie M. (Ruprecht) Walker

Nov 9, 2017

Matie M. (Ruprecht) Walker age 104, passed away at 3:15 a.m., Thursday, November 9, 2017, at Copeland Oaks. Matie was born at her home in Chicago Illinois, July 10, 1913 to Frederick Albert and Anna Louise (Lampe) Ruprecht. Matie was named after a favorite aunt and was quite used to having her name misspelled and mispronounced. She graduated from Oak...

Cora Hempsky

Cora Hempsky

Nov 9, 2017

Cora Hempsky, age 69, of North Canton, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born October 19, 1948, in Akron to Dale L. and Valentina A. (DeMarco) Hempsky. A 1966 graduate of Marlington High School and a graduate of Timken Mercy Radiology School, she retired from Family Physicians in Canton after many years of service....

Esther Holbert

Esther Holbert

Nov 5, 2017

Esther Holbert, devoted wife, mother, sister and friend, passed away with her daughter by her side at 4 a.m. on November 5th at Danbury of Alliance. She was 91. She was born September 29, 1926 in Alliance, Ohio to Hungarian parents, Albert and Anna (Heil) Sukosd. A 1944 graduate of Alliance High School, she worked as an assembler for 20...