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September 2nd, 2011
Edward Meyer, 94, of North Star, died on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at Briarwood Village.
He was born on April 26, 1917, in Willowdell, to Joseph and Rosa (Koester) Meyer, and they preceded him in death.
On Oct. 23, 1946, he married Margaret B. DeLoye, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 30, 1999.
Jeanne D. Ballenger, 86, of St. Marys, died on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.
She was born on Feb. 22, 1925, in Akron, the daughter of Charles “Pop” and Pauline (Junkins) Cain, and they preceded her in death.
On July 21, 1946, she married Richard Ballenger, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 2001.
Here's what filled up Sports Editor Brian Smith's notebook during the week in preparation for Week 2 of the high school football season. Attached are rosters for this week's St. Marys-Kenton, Minster-Sidney Lehman and New Bremen-Fort Loramie games and a look at the St. Marys-Kenton football series through the years.
Read the full stories in today's Evening Leader print edition:
Volleyball: New Knoxville 3, Minster 1
ST. MARYS — Ashley Rickard enjoys challenging herself, and one of her most recent challenges has been inside a chain-linked cage.
The St. Marys Memorial High School graduate has been training for cage fighting for more than a year now at Sudden Impact in Fort Wayne, and also does jiu-jitsu and kickboxing. Rickard said she was drawn to the sport because of the competition.
ST. MARYS — One of the newest additions to K.C. Geiger Park recently welcomed its 7,300th visitor.
“It’s exceeded our expectations,” St. Marys Safety-Service Director Tom Hitchcock said about the miniature golf course in K.C. Geiger Park. “As of yesterday (Wednesday) we had 7,319 people go through. We’ve even had 2,000 go through on the honor system out there.”
Lee R. Deerhake, 76, of 10703 State Route 29, New Knoxville, died on Monday Aug. 29, 2011, at Stein Hospice Center in Sandusky.
He was born on March 11, 1935, in New Knoxville, to LeRoy and Laura (Vordermark) Deerhake, and they preceded him in death.
Debbie Sue Baker, 54, of Wapakoneta, died on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 31, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
She was born on March 5, 1957, in Lima, the daughter of Roger and Carol (Verhoff) Baker. Her mother survives in Wapakoneta, and her father preceded her in death.
September 1st
ST. MARYS — The Evening Leader will be hosting an online college football pick'em contest through its website TheEveningLeader.com.
Local contestants will be able to take on our panel of four local experts — Josh Goff, Brian Smith, Denny Lauth and Mike Burkholder — in an effort to win weekly prizes. The top pickers of the season will receive cash prizes as well.
ST. MARYS — Local residents who want to own a piece of St. Marys history can do so by visiting the St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce.
A version of the 1936 film that was found in the chamber’s basement in 2009 has been digitized and transfered into DVD format for purchase. Minster Bank donated the funds to help cover the costs of digitizing and restoring the film.
