MEDINA — Stephen Ziton has served as a captain in the Marine Corps and a law enforcement agent, and is an ordained Eastern Orthodox priest.
“My career path seems disjointed, but it has a logical flow,” said Ziton, the new director of Medina County Veterans Service.
The office provides transportation to veterans hospitals, monetary assistance and other [...]

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Patricia Chambers, 47, of Summerville, S.C., formerly of Brunswick, passed away Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, in Summerville.
She was born Feb. 8, 1960, in Cleveland. She was a sales associate with Wal-Mart in the Oakbrook area of Summerville. Mrs. Chambers was a 1978 graduate of Brunswick High School.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Chambers Jr.; [...]

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Edward M. Coyne, 56, of Brunswick, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at Fairview Hospital.
He was born March 10, 1951, in Youngstown. Mr. Coyne worked in maintenance for Regina Health Care Systems and delivered newspapers for The Gazette. He attended St. Ambrose Catholic Church. Mr. Coyne was an avid sports and Cleveland Indians fan. He [...]

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Marjorie J. Hoover, 92, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Strongsville.
She was born July 7, 1915, in Washington, Pa. Mrs. Hoover was a retired clerk from the Brunswick Lawson store.
She is survived by her daughter, Sondra Holmok; sons, Dennis, Timothy and Jerry; sister, Genevieve; brothers, Jody, Jack, Jim and Bob; four grandchildren; [...]

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Dean Cecil Hubley, 76, of Fremont, passed away Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, at St. Francis Care Center in Green Springs, Ohio.
He was born June 19, 1931, in Cleveland to Herman and Doris (Hubley) Reinke. Mr. Hubley was employed with Fisher’s Auto Service as a mechanic and also worked for Nickles Bakery in the maintenance department. [...]

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Helen B. Lemley, 82, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, in Medina.
She was born March 2, 1925, in Cleveland. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Lemley is survived by her husband of 60 years, Dean T. Lemley; daughter, Lynn (Arlen) Dougherty of Medina; granddaughters, Shannon (Jeff) Kissinger, and Heather and Meghan Dougherty; great-granddaughters, Madeline and [...]

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Irene Martha (nee Klimek) Switalski, 85, of Medina, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007.
She enjoyed her family and was active as a classroom volunteer for Maple Heights Schools. She was a member of Maple Heights Senior Center.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Linda (Ray) Dean of Medina Township; granddaughter, Crystal (Gary) Mullins of Brunswick; [...]

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To the Editor:
Please let me take a moment of time to let you know about Frank Luppino, the quieter candidate that is running for Cloverleaf school board. He is a committed parent and local businessman who is on the sidelines watching and listening, and always has great input. Luppino has always shown that dedication, research, [...]

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- A 20-year-old on probation was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol early Saturday morning.
Joseph A. Ward, 20, of 581 Hadcock Road, reportedly left a house in the 4100 block of Rose Drive after a disturbance. Ward reportedly got into a Kia Rio, backed into a Pontiac Grand Am parked nearby and drove [...]

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MEDINA TWP. — On Nov. 6, residents will decide the direction they want their township to take and who they want to help lead the way.
Four people are competing to fill the vacant seat Trustee Dianna Huffman, who chose not to run for re-election this year, will be leaving in December.
Former trustees Rita Holt [...]

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