By JUDY A. TOTTS
Religion Editor
CHATHAM TWP. — Stephanie Longo, 13, and Cierra Cornett, 11, appeared a little shocked by the temperature of the water as they stepped down into the baptismal pool Sunday at Black River Church of the Brethren on Old Mill Road. But joyful expressions soon replaced surprised looks as Mark Teal, pastor […]

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HINCKLEY TWP. — A two-vehicle crash on Bellus Road on Sunday took the lives of two people and left two others hospitalized.
A Hinckley Police statement reported:
At approximately 4:24 p.m. Sunday, two passenger vehicles were traveling in opposite directions in the 1300 block of Bellus when one of them crossed the center line and struck […]

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Friends Joe Selmants (left) and Ed Wille of Valley City discuss the differences between their two duck decoys Sunday during the 35th annual Art in the Park show on Public Square in Medina. Wille is holding one of the 25 to 30 decoys his father handcrafted in the 1920s. Selmants normally shows his decoys during […]

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An American soldier aims his pistol at German soldiers Sunday during the Brunswick Area Historical Society’s second annual World War II Living History Re-enactment at Heritage Farm Museum, 4613 Laurel Road, Brunswick. The event included historical military battle re-enactments, military displays, period music and children’s activities including a petting farm. (Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer)

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Donna I. (nee Nelson) Coler, 70, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, slipped the surly bonds of Earth and went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 18, 2008, after a lengthy illness.
Born Feb. 4, 1938, in Barberton to Herbert and Wallace L. Nelson, Donna was a 1956 graduate of Barberton High […]

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Hiram Eley, 83, of Wadsworth, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at Wadsworth Point Nursing Home.
He was born Sept. 30, 1924, in Warroad, Minn. Mr. Eley was a retired literature evangelist and a farmer for many years. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Barberton. He loved Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Mr. Eley was […]

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Judy A. Fortune, 63, of Lodi, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 17, 2008, at her home.
She was born Jan. 28, 1945, in Lodi to Irvin Ray and Letha Allen Fortune. She graduated from Cloverleaf High School in 1963 and was an employee of PlastiKote/Valspar in Medina for the past 40 years before retiring in January. […]

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Lydia Jane Hapney, 94, of Cleveland, passed away Friday, July 18, 2008, at Falling Waters Care Center in Strongsville.
She was born Dec. 29, 1913, in Richwood, W.Va. Mrs. Hapney was a homemaker and attended Brunswick Reformed Church. She greatly loved her entire family.
Mrs. Hapney is survived by her sons, Ralph E. (Nadine), Bernard B., […]

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Ronald Carl Matheis, 48, of Brunswick Hills Township, passed away quietly on Friday, July 18, 2008.
He was the loving son of Carl and Katherine (nee Tolwig); beloved father of John and Chanel; dear brother of Rosemarie Vrana, Linda Gliebe and Arlene Beard; and cherished grandfather of Brenden.
He was preceded in death by his devoted wife […]

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Joyce Hope (Boggs) Reall, 66, of Wadsworth, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Akron City Hospital.
Joyce was born Friday, March 13, 1942, in Clay County, W.Va., to William Anise and Esther (Cohen) Boggs. She enjoyed spending time with her nieces, nephews and grandchildren. She was a great friend to everyone. Her hobbies […]

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