By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — Sgt. Mark Pancake expected to come home to his wife and three kids after a yearlong deployment to Kuwait. What he didn’t expect was to walk into his own version of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
The sergeant — one of 33 soldiers from Medina County who are part of Company [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
and ALLISON WOOD
Staff Writers
MEDINA — After a yearlong deployment to the desert sands of Kuwait, 33 soldiers from Medina County filed out from two buses into the arms of family and friends awaiting their return Tuesday morning.
Roughly 95 soldiers, who were part of the U.S. National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team who [...]

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Jean M. Beane, 78, of Medina, passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
She was born Sept. 22, 1930. Mrs. Beane formerly worked in the deli department for Country Counter in Brunswick. She was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. She loved shopping. Mrs. Beane owned and operated Highland Court Laundromat in Medina with her husband [...]

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Robert Budoi, 66, of York Township, passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at Medina General Hospital.
Robert and his wife were the owners of House of Bo-Nan in Cleveland and he also was the owner of Robert’s Country Hair Tenders. He was employed at Peaton Publishing and American Greetings for 20 years. He was active in [...]

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Terry Beth (nee McCluskey) Dudash, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at home surrounded by her family.
She was born April 17, 1942.
“Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, … who satisfies you with good so that your [...]

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Elizabeth L. “Betty” Dunlap, 94, of Sharon Township, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
She was born Sept. 28, 1914, in Akron to Frederick B. and Pauline Efans. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, watching movies and her cats, and was a very caring person. Above all, she loved spending time with her beloved great-grandchildren.
She is survived by [...]

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Rosalie K. Hitchens, 86, of Medina, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008.
She was born March 3, 1922, in Ringgold, Md., to Samuel and Alice Mentzer. She grew up in Pennsylvania and lived most of her life in Mount Clements, Mich., from 1968 to 1994 before she moved to Ohio. Mrs. Hitchens [...]

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Thomas James McNamara, 83, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, after an extended illness.
He was born June 20, 1925, in Cleveland to Joseph McNamara and Helen (nee Reddy) James. A devoted husband, brother-in-law and uncle, Thomas was married for 52 years to Beverly A. (nee White). He was a longtime resident of Ohio. [...]

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Anthony Ocepek, 95, of Wadsworth, passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, at Altercare of Wadsworth.
Born in Arkansas and raised in Oklahoma, Mr. Ocepek lived most of his adult life in Wadsworth. He was a tire engineer for a national trucking company for more than 40 years. His greatest loves were gardening, painting and collecting antiques. [...]

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Jessica Lynn Schaffer, 18, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in Medina.
She was a senior at Medina High School, where she participated in many activities including soccer, which was her favorite. Jessica also was active in softball, Key Club and Spanish Club, serving as a Spanish tutor, VOFT and organizing blood drives. [...]

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