The Browns persevered through blizzard like conditions to defeat the Buffalo Bills in Cleveland Sunday. (Photo By Bridget Commisso)

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RITTMAN — Resting on her knees at her father’s grave, Linda Hurley lovingly arranged a fresh evergreen wreath against the granite marker. Carved in the stone were the words: “In our hearts forever and two days.”
It’s what her father, World War II veteran Robert E. Madden, wrote to his future wife Mary, the day the […]

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My son and his friend recently moved into a home on South Elmwood Avenue in Medina. They placed life-size stuffed figures of Bert and Ernie waving in the upstairs bedroom windows.
Upon returning home from work the other evening, Buehler’s delivered a basket full of chocolates from an anonymous sender thanking them for having Bert and […]

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On Dec. 10, Medina County Job and Family Services held our annual holiday party for foster children. Juvenile Court and Probate Judge John J. Lohn and his staff, along with children required to complete community service, presented each child/teen with a Build-A-Bear they made themselves.
Lohn called each child by name to receive their bears and […]

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William “Bill” D. Albaugh, 83, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007, at Southwest Hospice.
Mr. Albaugh served his country in the Army in World War II and was a POW survivor and Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of Brunswick VFW Post 9520 and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Albaugh is survived by […]

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Helen M. Barrett, 83, passed away, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, in Cleveland.
Mrs. Barrett was born in Cleveland and worked many years as a social worker in the Cleveland area. She was a former professor at the University of Texas and very active in Republican politics in Idaho and Washington. She enjoyed reading and spending time […]

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Richard D. Goodwin, 80, of Wadsworth, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Born March 4, 1927, in Canton, Mr. Goodwin was a plumber with Leib Plumbing and Heating for 28 years, later retiring from the Medina County Maintenance Department. He was a veteran serving in the […]

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John E. Minor, 77, of West Salem, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2007.
He was born April 13, 1930, in Beaverdale, Pa. Mr. Minor worked for the railroad before moving to Medina in 1955. He also worked for H.W. Madison Co. and as a machinist for Haughsted Inc. prior to retirement in 1992. Mr. Minor was […]

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Brian “Patch” Nelson, 57, of West Salem, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at his home.
Born Sept. 20, 1950, in Garrett, Ind., Mr. Nelson retired from Verizon in Medina after 34 years. He served in the Navy and was a member of the Wakeman Eagles.
Mr. Nelson is survived by his daughter, Tiffany Nelson and her […]

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Raymond A. Ryel, 98, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, as a result of a recent stroke at Medina Village Retirement Community.
He was born Sept. 2, 1909, in Olmsted Falls, but lived most of his life in Medina. Mr. Ryel was last employed at City Auto as a mechanic.
The family would like to […]

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