Obituaries

Charles H. Wilson

Charles H. Wilson

Sep 3, 2016

Charles H. Wilson, age 83, of Canton, formerly of Alliance, passed away at 8:33 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2016 at his daughters home. He was born November 24, 1932, in Janesville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, to Wilhelmina M. Wilson. A 1952 graduate of Alliance High School, Charles had retired from Transue and Williams after 35 years of service. Charles was a...

Rev. William G. Main Sr

Rev. William G. Main Sr

Sep 2, 2016

Rev. William G. Main, Sr., age 92, of Louisville, passed away at 11:20 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2016, at Community Care Center. He was born October 17, 1923, in Green County, PA., to William L. and Melvina (Games) Main. A graduate of Moundsville (WV) High School, Bill drove as an independent trucker for 49 years and then in 1993 was...

Ronald Francis Holt

Ronald Francis Holt

Sep 1, 2016

Ronald Francis Holt, born in Alliance, June 11, 1939, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 1, 2016 at the age of 77. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur G. Holt and his mother, Mary J. Holt (Muntean). He is survived by his brothers, Arthur G. Holt (Florida) and James W. Holt (Virginia). He is also...

Robert W. Wilhelm

Robert W. Wilhelm

Aug 31, 2016

Robert W. Wilhelm, age 87, of Alliance passed away at 8:20 p.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at McCrea Manor. He was born April 4, 1929 in Randolph, OH to Royce and Edith (Walker) Wilhelm and spent his life working the family farm. Bob was a proud independent man who survived the Great Depression. He took pride in taking care of...

Charles C. Eynon

Charles C. Eynon

Aug 28, 2016

Charles Chester Eynon, age 85, of Alliance died at 9:10 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his home surrounded by loved ones. A lifetime resident, he was born on May 25, 1931, to Charles Chester Eynon and Kathleen Ellett Eynon. A 1949 graduate of Alliance High School, Mr. Eynon spent several summers at Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana....

Mary M. Wiles

Mary M. Wiles

Aug 25, 2016

Mary M. (Rowley) Wiles, age 77, of Alliance, passed away at 7:45 a.m., Thursday, August 25, 2016 at her home. She was born December 16, 1938, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to George and Margaret (Snyder) Rowley. Mary graduated from Alliance High School. She liked to bake, knit, watch soap operas and loved spending time with her family. Survivors include her children,...

Carol E. Sampson

Carol E. Sampson

Aug 25, 2016

Carol E. Sampson, age 94 of Sebring, and formerly of Alliance, passed away at 3:05 a.m. Thursday August 25, 2016 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1922 in Alliance, Ohio to William C. Lawrence and Emma (Emplit) Lawrence. A graduate of Alliance High School, Mrs. Sampson retired after 26 years of service with the Alliance City Water...

Kenneth L. Prickett Sr

Kenneth L. Prickett Sr

Aug 23, 2016

Kenneth Louis Prickett Sr. of Alliance passed away at 4:15 a.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Community Care Center in Alliance at the age of 98. He was born March 19, 1918, in Canton, Ohio and grew up on the farm in Freeburg, Ohio. He continued to farm in the Marlboro and Limaville area for several years. Ken moved to...

Howard E. James

Howard E. James

Aug 21, 2016

Howard E. James, age 88, of Homeworth, Ohio, passed away at 11:18 a.m., Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Aultman Hospital. He was born March 14, 1928, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Henry and Martha (Harris) James and came to the Alliance area in 1959. Howard had been employed for 30 years at Kuntzman Trucking in Alliance. He was a member of...

Debra Ann Ferguson

Debra Ann Ferguson

Aug 19, 2016

Debra Ann (McMahan) Ferguson, age 53, of Alliance, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center after a prolonged illness. She was born February 9, 1963 in Alliance, Ohio, to Linda (Calvin) Paina where she lived most of her life. Debra graduated from Alliance High School and Aultman School of Nursing as a RN in May of 1987...

Ronald W. Vicars

Ronald W. Vicars

Aug 19, 2016

Ronald W. Vicars, age 53, of Myrtle Beach, formally of Alliance, passed away Friday, August 19, 2016, at his home. He was born May 2, 1963, in Alliance, to William and Nancy (Meeks) Vicars. Ronnie attended the Alliance First Church of God and enjoyed golfing, sitting on the pier at the beach and listening to Christian music. He was a...

Erma E. Lanham

Erma E. Lanham

Aug 18, 2016

Erma Elizabeth (Blazer) Lanham, age 90, of Alliance, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Crandall Medical Center, Sebring, OH. Erma joined her husband, Don who preceded her in death in June, 2015. Erma was born March 14, 1926, in Carrollton, Ohio, to Jay and Lura Pearl (Marshall) Blazer. She retired from Alliance City Schools where she was employed...

Dorothy M. Taylor

Dorothy M. Taylor

Aug 13, 2016

Dorothy M. Taylor, age, 89, of Alliance, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Canterbury Villa after a long illness. She was born May 25, 1927 in Wooster, Ohio to Frank and Bessie (Mohr) Charlton. Dorothy graduated from Alliance High School class of 1945. She married Ralph W. Taylor of Millersburg, Ohio on August 29, 1945. Dorothy was...

Delores "Dee" Hickman

Delores "Dee" Hickman

Aug 12, 2016

Delores "Dee" Hickman age 79, of Homeworth, died at her home on Friday, August 12, 2016. She was born October 5, 1936, in Webbville, Kentucky, to George M. and Lola J. (Holbrook) Moore. Mrs. Hickman worked at the College Plaza Lanes for more than 35 years. In addition to being a bowling instructor, she coached softball, enjoyed crafts, especially crocheting...

Elizabeth Alice "Betty" Huff

Elizabeth Alice "Betty" Huff

Aug 11, 2016

Elizabeth Alice "Betty" Huff died on August 11, 2016, at the Copeland Oaks Community in Sebring, Ohio. She was born in Willoughby, Ohio, November 21, 1930, to Alice (nee Ishii) Powell and Carl S. Powell. Betty was the former owner/operator of the Be-Lovely Beauty Salon in Painesville, and was retired from the State Bureau of Employment Services. She is survived...

Michael V. Rice

Michael V. Rice

Aug 11, 2016

Michael V. Rice, age 65, of Beloit, passed away at 11:55 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 10, 1951, in Cleveland Ohio to Earl and Zelda (Icenhour) Rice and was a lifelong area resident. A 1970 graduate of West Branch High School, Mike was employed in the Sebring potteries...

Patricia Ann Varmuzek

Patricia Ann Varmuzek

Aug 11, 2016

Patricia Ann Varmuzek, age 67, of Deerfield, passed away at 1:25 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 18, 1949, in Warren, Ohio, to Theo and Bertha (Bailey) Montgomery. A graduate of Newton Falls High School, she went on to earn her Bachelor degree in education from Kent State University. She...

Sabra Jean Heckman

Sabra Jean Heckman

Aug 10, 2016

Sabra Jean "Sam" Heckman, age 75, of Alliance, passed away at 4:22 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at her home after a hard battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born December 15, 1940, in Deerfield, Ohio, to Ernest and Hazel (Potts) Hill. Sabra retired after 28 years of service as the physical plant secretary at Mount Union College. She is...

Richard C. Sherer Jr

Richard C. Sherer Jr

Aug 7, 2016

Richard C. Sherer Jr., age 71, of Canton, passed away August 7, 2016, at Aultman Hospital. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 to Richard C. and Kathlyn Stanford Sherer. Rick attended elementary school in Alliance and completed all of his high school at St. John's Military Academy now known as St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin....

Jenny L. Codrea

Jenny L. Codrea

Aug 6, 2016

Jenny L. (Dutia) Codrea, age 88, of Alliance, passed away at 9:14 p.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Aultman Hospital with her children by her side. She was born June 8, 1928, in Youngstown, to Benedict and Maria (Bogdan) Dutia. She was a graduate of Youngstown Business College and before starting her family, Jenny worked at United Co-op. For over...