Obituaries: Monday, October 17th, 2011

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Obituaries on October 17th, 2011

Leon Hein

Leon J. Hein, 93, formerly of St. Sebastian, died at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 15, 2011, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]

Roy McMurray

Roy A. McMurray, 96, of St. Marys, died at 2 a.m. Oct. 16, 2011, at his home. [More]

Betty Schumm

Betty Louise Schumm, 90, of Rockford, died Oct. 15, 2011, at Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]

Harold Phlipot

Harold C. Phlipot Sr., 90, of Versailles, died at 3:45 p.m. Oct. 15, 2011, at Versailles Healthcare Center. [More]

Armella Steinke

Armella Ann Steinke, 82, formerly of Fort Loramie, died Oct. 15, 2011, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community near Sidney. [More]

Dixie Gaeke

Dixie Lee Gaeke, 71, a resident of Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices and a for [More]

Aubrey Bruns

Aubrey Lynn Bruns, 3, Minster, died around noon Oct. 15, 2011, in the emergency [More]

Fred Swartz

Fred G. Swartz, 77, of St. Marys, died at 12:35 p.m. Oct. 15, 2011, at his home [More]

Stories on October 17th, 2011

Child dies in accident

A 3-year-old Minster girl was killed Saturday when the car in which she was riding was struck by a van that pulled from a stop sign.

Aubrey Lynn Br [More]

Heroes get send off

National Guard unit deploying to Afghanistan

ST. MARYS - Living up to their motto "Always ready, always there," a St. Marys National Guard unit left Sunday for training before being deployed for duty in Afghanistan.

Board of elections waits on approval of new precinct map

CELINA - A new precinct map for Celina likely will be approved by Mercer County Board of Elections members this week.

Board members at a recent meeting discussed moving forward with a vote to prevent confusion among candidates for the Republican Central Committee.

Trick or Treat times

Burkettsville

• Oct. 30: 1-2:30 p.m. trick or treat.

Celina

• Oct. 30: 1-1:30 p.m. parade line-up on Fulton Street, 1:30 p.m. costume judging at library, 2 p.m. parade through downtown, 4-6 p.m. trick or treat. [More]

Celina's Fleck wins WBL title

Western Buckeye League Cross Country Championships

KENTON - One could only imagine what Hannah Fleck's time would have been without the wind.

The Celina senior dominated the field at the 2011 Wester

Celina's Mancis fall short of berth to state

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The tennis season for Celina's doubles team of Audra and Samantha Manci ended just short of a trip to the state tournament after Division II district play concluded on Saturday in Findlay.

Local pictures on October 17th, 2011

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