Christine Gentiluomo Costa, 83, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007.
She was born in Cleveland and lived in the Cleveland area most of her life. Mrs. Costa was a member of the Red Hat Society, Holy Martyrs Catholic Church and the NAIFA.
She is survived by her children, Vincent (Kathleen) Gentiluomo, Antonia “Toni” (Timothy) Esser and Sylvester [...]

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James D. Lacy, 80, of Huron, Ohio, passed away Friday, Aug. 31, 2007.
He was born in Cleveland on Aug. 19, 1927, and lived most of his life in Orrville, where he graduated from Orrville High School. After high school, he enlisted during World War II and served in the Army Air Corps. He spent [...]

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Maynard E. Letterly, 87, of Medina, passed away Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, in Medina.
He was born Sept. 21, 1919, in Medina, where he was a lifetime resident. He graduated from Medina High School in 1937. Mr. Letterly retired after 39 years of service as president of Medina Farmers Exchange Co. He was a lifetime member [...]

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Icieola A. Mitchell, 88, of Cedarville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at her home.
She was born in River Corners on June 15, 1919, to Oren Eugene and Letha Mae Naylor Thompson and was a graduate of Spencer High School. She and her husband, Pastor Gerald H. Mitchell, retired to Maranatha Village in Sebring, [...]

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Grace B. Sperber, 93, of Strongsville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in Strongsville.
She was born Jan. 16, 1914, in Cleveland and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Sperber is survived by her sons, Bruce (Gayle) and Carl (Lesley); four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; granddaughter, Jennifer; and son, Charles.
Service: 10 [...]

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MEDINA — Warren Walter was a senior at Buckeye High School when he started his career at the Medina County Sheriff’s Department, spending half his school day running errands and riding with detectives on calls as part of a work-study program.
Thirty-five years later, Sgt. Walter is retiring as one of the longest-serving members of the [...]

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To the Editor:
The Alzheimer’s Association recently released its third set of recommendations on improving care for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
This new set of recommendations was released Tuesday at the Alzheimer’s Association’s 15th annual Dementia Care Conference. Key aspects of the recommendations are the need for advance care planning as soon as possible [...]

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The Lake Medina parking lot, located on state Route 18 near the current bridge replacement project, will close after normal park hours today and remain close until the completion of the bridge project. Another entrance is availabe off Granger Road across from the Medina Water Department.
Spieth Road, between state Route 57 and Station Road [...]

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