Obituaries: Monday, August 24th, 2009

Heat Advisory issued August 31 at 7:23PM EDT until September 2 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heat index values of 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 11 PM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

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Obituaries on August 24th, 2009

Patricia Boyer

Former Mendon resident Patricia "Sue" Boyer, 65, died Aug. 19, 2009, in St. Ann's Hospital, Columbus. [More]

Ruby Freewalt

Ruby I. Freewalt, 88, 1903 Winston Drive, St. Marys, died at 4:20 a.m. Aug. 23, 2009, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]

Patricia Giesige

Patricia Ann Giesige, 82, 603 N. Sugar St., Celina, died at 4 a.m. Aug. 23, 200 [More]

Thomas Marsh

Thomas Michael "Roadie" Marsh, 59, 317 S. Main St., Mendon, died at 9:54 a.m. Aug. 22, 2009, at Reid Hospital, Richmond, Ind. Death was due to natural causes. [More]

Ruth Powell

Ruth A. Powell, 93, 1128 Princeton Ave., Celina, died at 9:25 p.m. Aug. 22, 2009, at The Gardens of Celina. [More]

Helen Steele

Helen C. Steele, 89, 917 Murlin Ave., Celina, died at 5 a.m. Aug. 22, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]

Alberta Wehrman

Alberta A. Wehrman, 83, 10664 state Route 364, Fort Loramie, died at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 22, 2009, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. [More]

Stories on August 24th, 2009

Grocery to close

Chief Supermarket in St. Marys will close after business on Sept. 5. Its groceries in Celina and Coldwater will remain open, according to a company spokesperson.

Coldwater hospital provides inside look at treasured shark

Lake Campus professor hunts for way to map teeth

An old shark arrived a few weeks ago at the Lake Campus, and right away they dragged it off to Coldwater hospital for x-rays and a CAT scan.

Where did it come from? The California coast or Florida? Sorry, wrong. How about Cleveland? Uh huh.

Chaplains join police force

The newest members of the Celina Police Department wear no uniforms with detailed patches and holster no guns. They don't even own a set of handcuffs.

Pastor Randy and Tricia Christian, armed with bibles, recently became chaplains for the force - a first for the department.

Kanfoush wins Governor's Cup for second time

Knowing that he had to win his final heat to stay in the running for the 2009 Governor's Cup, Dan Kanfoush needed a big run after Jim Martin went 4-0 in the 5-Litre division. [More]

Bulldogs' girls tennis wins another shutout

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina girls tennis team remained unbeaten on the season, shutting out Bluffton, 5-0, on Saturday at the High School Courts.

Local pictures on August 24th, 2009