Kenneth was the son of Daniel Yarian and Elizabeth Ann Grimes.
He married 1st to Mary Jane Herbster.
He married 2nd to Bernice Wartluft.

July 3, 2004
Kenneth A. Yarian, 89, of Alliance, died on Friday, July 2, 2004 at 4:25 a.m. at Aultman Hospital.
A lifelong resident of Alliance, Mr. Yarian was born on October 31, 1914, and graduated from Alliance High School in January, 1933. He was a member of the Vine Street United Methodist Church and also attended the Freeburg Church of the Brethren. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars #1036.
Mr. Yarian retired from the Alliance Post Office in 1972 and then worked as a security guard at the First National City Bank on West State Street retiring in 1981. He belonged to the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.
Survivors include wife, Bernice (Wartluft) Yarian; a daughter, Janice (Daniel) Gibson of Alliance; two sons, Mark A. (Cindy) Yarian of Bolivar and David B. (Marie) Yarian, of Alliance; a stepdaughter, Joan Campbell of Alliance; two stepsons, Dale Wartluft of Atlanta, GA ,and Daryll Wartluft of Westerville; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; 21 step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary J. (Herbster) Yarian in 1979; his parents, Daniel and Elizabeth (Grimes) Yarian; four sisters, Twila Grate, Milda Elliot, Wilma Hughes and Helen Yarian; and seven brothers, John, Harley, Delbert, Artie, Daniel H., Wilbur, and Curtis.
Friends may call at the Walton-Schrader Funeral Home on Monday from 7:00 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Michael Zeller, officiating. Burial will follow at Alliance City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the donors choice. (7-3-04)

Obituary courtesy of Anne Rupert.