Ruth Anneliese (nee Gross) Berken, 76, longtime resident of Brunswick and formerly of Cleveland, passed away Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Koenigsberg, Germany. Mrs. Berken was a server for 20 years at D’Amico’s Restaurant and a salesperson at Kaufman’s for seven years. [...]

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Albert Cecil Blosser, 77, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Robinson Memorial Hospital.

He was born Oct. 1, 1929, in Morgantown, W.Va. Mr. Blosser was retired as a laborer for Windham Township. He was an avid fisherman and loved working in the garden and going down to the local gas station to visit with friends.

Mr. [...]

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Ronald L. Dreibelbis, 70, of Weymouth in Medina Township, passed away Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, in Medina.

He was born April 8, 1937, in Weymouth. Mr. Dreibelbis worked in maintenance for more than 20 years at Windfall Industries — the Achievement Center — for the Medina County Board of MRDD. He enjoyed fishing trips to Canada, [...]

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 What appeared to be dog feces was smeared on the front of a house and lawn furniture between 9 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Brookpoint Drive.
 Ronald E. Steppenbacker II, 28, of 3896 Granger Road, Medina Township, was pulled over at 2 a.m. Saturday for having illegal plates, [...]

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Patricia Ann Emmons, 69, of Lodi, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Hospice at The Inn at Medina.

She was born Nov. 16, 1937, in Lodi, to Oliver Warren and Vira Louise Moffett Wright. She grew up in Westfield. Mrs. Emmons was a 1955 graduate of Westfield High School and resided in Lodi for the [...]

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 Robert L. Nock, 61, of Westlake, was indicted by a Medina County grand jury Aug. 1 on one count of passing bad checks, a fourth-degree felony. The charge, which stems from an Aug. 12, 2006, incident, could draw up to 18 months in prison.
 Michael P. Fox, 38, of Marshalville, was indicted Aug. 1 [...]

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To the Editor:
Am I just old, or is common courtesy just getting hard to find?
I recently attended a John Mayer concert at Blossom. Our tickets cost $55 a seat and I am sure everyone else in our section paid about the same.

The people in the front row decided to stand for the entire concert. I can [...]

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At Mary’s Coffee and Cream, a sign reads: “Life is too short for bad coffee.”
That sign, along with several others, adorns the shop, which opened Memorial Day weekend at 119 Wooster St., Lodi.
Owner Mary Hoover, of Grafton Township, said she’d always wanted to own an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and coffee shop, and as far [...]

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BEREA — The agent did his job. Now it’s time for Brady Quinn to get to work.
The Browns’ second first-round pick, 22nd overall, signed a five-year deal Tuesday night. He attended meetings and is scheduled for his first practice today. He will meet the media at 8 a.m.
“He’s got a lot of catching up to [...]

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Robert O. Richards Sr., 58, of Brunswick, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, in Brunswick.

He was born July 25, 1949, in Parkersburg, W.Va. Mr. Richards was a truck driver for Davis Laundry. He enjoyed fishing and working on boats and cars.
Mr. Richards is survived by his sons, Robert Jr. of Brunswick and David of Medina; [...]

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