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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Edition of The Daily Standard

Online Local News Stories

WAPAKONETA - The St. Marys teen who allegedly left a bomb at a gasoline station in St. Marys was arraigned in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court on Monday morning. Jesse B. McDermitt, 18, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanit . . .

Marion Local off to 4-1 start this summer

ROCKFORD - Marion Local took advantage of four Parkway errors and Jarren Griesdorn threw a three-hitter leading the Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field in Rockford. "We . . .

Print and E-Edition Only News Stories

• Celina utility rates to see jump in July

• Cost keeps creeping up on utilities tie-in

• Classified employees won't receive raises

• Park to be closed due to remote control boat races

• Luebke earns Pitcher of the Week again

Local Obituaries

Steve Ashley

Steve Ashley Jr., 79, 6623 Erastus-Durbin Road, Celina, died at 11:15 a.m. June 7, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. He was born Aug. 5, 1929, in Powell County, Ky. to Steve S. Sr. and Mary Lou Cald . . .

Rita Boeckman

Rita S. Boeckman, 86, 810 Bernard Court, Coldwater, died at 10:42 a.m. June 8, 2009, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. She was born April 16, 1923, in St. Peter to Lawrence and Theresa Jacobs Will. On Oct. 16, 1943, she married . . .

Anita Granger

Anita P. Granger, 80, 911 Fleck Ave., Celina, died at 7:55 p.m. June 7, 2009, at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born Jan. 26, 1929, in Celina to Dee M. and N. Marie Felver Now. On Sept. 2, 1950, she marrie . . .

Lewis Merkle

Lewis W. Merkle Jr., 85, 55 W. Main St., Montezuma, died at 7 p.m. June 7, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born April 17, 1924, in Mercer County to Lewis Sr. and Bertha Parker Merkle. On April 1, 1951, he marri . . .

Daniel O'Dowd

Daniel E. O'Dowd, 32, formerly of St. Marys was found dead June 5, 2009, at his residence at 4584 Marilyn St., Hilliard. An autopsy has been ordered to determine cause of death. He was born Aug. 7, 1976, in Flagstaff, Ariz. to . . .

Doris Smith

Doris E. Smith, 81, formerly of 605 Echo St., Celina, died at 3:30 a.m. June 7, 2009, at Richland Manor, Beverdam. She was born Feb. 20, 1928, in Celina, to Forest and Alberta Murphy Coats. She was married to Thomas Smith who d . . .

Nathan Thobe

Nathan P. Thobe, 25, state Route 119, Maria Stein, died 4:08 a.m. June 7, 2009, at Joint Township Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born Dec. 27, 1983, in St. Marys to . . .

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