Darrell, 70, of Wadsworth, went home with the Lord on Saturday, June 14, 2008.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Friday, June 27, 2008, at Chapel Hill Church CMA, 1160 Howe Road, Cuyahoga Falls.
Visiting hours: one hour prior to the service Friday at the church.
Hummel Funeral Home in Akron is handling arrangements.
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Staff and wire reports
CLEVELAND — Raymond Philyaw threw six touchdown passes on Saturday night, leading the Cleveland Gladiators into the playoffs with a 47-35 victory over the Columbus Destroyers.
Rookie Randy Hymes had four catches for 78 yards and three touchdowns, and Otis Amey added three catches for 71 yards and two scores for the [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
When the Indians zip up the teepee, trade C.C. Sabathia and call it a season, don’t blame owner Larry Dolan, whose frugal ways normally make him an easy target.
Don’t blame general manager Mark Shapiro, who failed to add a big bat in the offseason, rightfully feeling that a team which came a [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
BEDFORD — The mob of linebackers was moving downfield to start another drill, but one inquisitive high schooler wasn’t satisfied with his work. He pulled the 6-foot-4, 245-pound instructor aside and received a one-on-one tutorial on pass-coverage technique.
In return, Matt Wilhelm got a glimpse of his future.
Wilhelm was at Bedford High [...]

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Estelle Connell, 97, of Wadsworth, graciously left her earthly home on Saturday, June 21, 2008.
She was born Sept. 17, 1910, in Sylvia, Tenn., to Carl and Mazie Freundenthal. Mrs. Connell was employed at the Ford bomber plant in Detroit during the war, and in later years was employed at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. She was [...]

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James L. Harper, 66, of Mansfield, passed away Friday, June 20, 2008, at his home.
He was born July 8, 1941, in Mansfield and worked at Empire Detroit Steel for 30 years and Dublin Metal for 18 years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Jim enjoyed gardening, yard work, golf and reading.
He [...]

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Francis M. “Butch” Lowery, 71, of Spencer Township, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Samaritan Regional Hospital in Ashland following a sudden illness.
He was born June 24, 1936, in Sharon Township to Bryan and Ida Gaag Lowery. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1954 and later served in the Army. Mr. Lowery was [...]

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Paul J. Ridzy, 62, of Valley City, passed away Friday, June 20, 2008, at Medina General Hospital.
He was born in Cleveland to John and Anne Ridzy and resided in Cuyahoga County until moving to Valley City in 1971. He retired from the former P.J. Trucking Co. in Independence, where he did rigging, heavy machine [...]

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Richey L. Swartz Sr., 85, of Burbank, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2008, at his home.
He was born April 14, 1923, in Scotland County, Mo., to William H. and Edna (Lawrence) Swartz. He was a graduate of Memphis Missouri High School and attended numerous school reunions over the years. He and his family moved [...]

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Editor’s note: Earlier this year, The Gazette conducted an informal survey of community and government leaders and asked them who they thought were the most influential people in Medina County. We narrowed the list down to 10 based on the number of votes each received, with No. 1 garnering the most. In the following days, [...]

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