Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Retired printer Bendel recuperating

Retired BJ printer Russell Bendel. was diagnosed with colon cancer and had surgery on April 10 to correct the situation and after removal of a portion of the large intestine, the doctor told him that all the cancer had been removed and the prognosis looked really good. .

Russ retired from the Akron Beacon Journal in January 1990 after 25 years' service. For the past five years he has been serv-\ing as a crossing guard at Isham School insuring that all the school children get safely across the street. He is now back on the job following his recuperation from the surgery.

He and his wife Marta, who is an employee of Buehler's, live at 133 N. Avon Ave. in Wadsworth. he is a long-time member of the Wadsworth Eagles Lodge.

[Information for the above was provided by Bob Pell]

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