Early Life
Violet Hutchins, mother; Martin
M. Varisco Sr., father,
young Martin (ca. 1918)
Like Father, like son
...
At an early age Martin lived
with his grandparents in York Township, Medina, Ohio
and rode a kidwagon (like this one) to school
In 1927 Martin moved into this
house at 421 N. Harmony Street in Medina
(the monthly payment was $30 and electricity did not reach the house
until 1936)
Martin (left) with
brother Al Martin and Al on the
Ner-a-car Martin in Third
Grade Violet, Martin Jr.,
Martin Sr., Ray, Al
Andy, Ray, Al, Martin Jr., Violet, Martin Sr.
• Martin Sr. fixed
motorcycles and people would pay • Helped his father
and brothers pick up dropped coal along the
railroad • Picked
blackberries on grandfather's farm and sold them • Martin and brother
Al peddled the "Shopping News" in Medina • Weeded gardens at
a nursery at $1 for 10 hours work • Mowed lawns,
shoveled snow, garden work
in trade; one fellow traded a winter supply of
potatoes
for 10 cents a quart
(delivered 250-300 papers for the sum of 85
cents)
Martin, age
14
High School Grduation,
1935
