Judy A. Totts | The Gazette
MEDINA — Like a teenager in a growth spurt who suddenly discovers his shirt sleeves are two inches too short, Hospice of Medina County is outgrowing its current home at The Inn at Medina.
Administrative and clinical functions staff, housed in rented space on North Court Street, feel the pinch, too.
The [...]

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Nikolaus Fath, 55, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 at Hospice of Medina County at the Inn of Medina.
He was employed at RTI International Metals, a member of Grace Baptist Church of Brunswick, and participated in Care Team, Cruisers for Christ, Passion Play Cast member and the Auditorium Choir, and enjoyed his time riding [...]

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Lawrence McNamara, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home, Sunday, March 29, 2009.
He was known by many as the greeter at the Medina WalMart for nearly 15 years. He served in the Navy during World War II.
Mr. McNamara was the beloved husband of Dorothy G. (nee McLaughlin) for 61 years; loving [...]

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Edward Koontz, 65, of Zephyrhills, Florida and Wadsworth, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009 after a two month battle with pancreatitis.
After retiring from General Motors, he spent many years traveling the United States, fishing and playing tennis. He was a wonderful husband, father, and pappy, who will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his [...]

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Gordon F. Markiewicz, 61, of Chippewa Lake passed away Monday, March 30, 2009. He was born April 21, 1947 in Cleveland.
Mr. Markiewicz was a quality control inspector for F.I.T. and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force
Survivors include his wife of 31 years Lorraine Markiewicz (nee Zack); sons, Sean G. (Kelly) Kriak [...]

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Virginia E. Hawke, 83, of Richwood, died Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Marion. She was born De-cember 23, 1925, in Wellington.
Mrs. Hawke worked for Fisher Foods in Medina for 18 years. She loved to cross-stitch and was an avid Cleveland Indians fan.
She is survived by a son, Robert (Teresa) Hawke of Richfield; daughter, Violet (Dale) [...]

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Conley L. Stout, 85, of Litchfield, went to his heavenly home Friday, March 27, 2009. He was born July 21, 1923 in Grassy Creek, North Carolina.
Conley lived in Cleveland for many years prior to moving to Medina County 20 years ago. He was a lathe operator at LTV Steel, Cleveland, for 35 years. [...]

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Betty Jo Perry, of Medina, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009, at home, following a lengthy illness. Betty was born in Welch, West Virginia, July 13, 1928 to the late Everrett and Lalah Hawks.
Betty lived with her family in the Medina area for over 54 years. She worked at The Ohio Py-thian Sisters, Crestview [...]

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Evelyn Frances Demo, 89, of Granger Township, passed away Sunday March 29, 2009 in Parma. She was born April 6, 1919 in Cleveland.
During her life she worked as a bookkeeper.
Survivors include her sons, James (Virginia) Demo and Thomas (Jewell) Demo; grandchildren; Jennifer (Darrel) Ziemianski, Jill White, Melanie (Mark) Musgrove and Jeff Demo; great-grandchildren, Cory [...]

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Rick Noland
The Gazette
INDEPENDENCE — To start him or bring him off the bench, that will be the question.
By the time power forward Ben Wallace is ready to return from a broken leg, Anderson Varejao and the Cavaliers will likely have answered that question for coach Mike Brown.
Cleveland, which brings an NBA-best 60-13 record and franchise-record [...]

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