Archive - Jun 28, 2012
Clay A. Perry, 91, of 1814 Kishler Drive, St. Marys, died at 11:42 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
He was born on Aug. 10, 1920, in Auglaize County, the son of Alfred and Bessie (Gilroy) Perry, and they preceded him in death.
On Feb. 27, 1937, he married Dorothy M. Hanger, and she preceded him in death on March 9, 2003.
Darryl “Dick” “Red” Montague, of North Massapequa, N.Y., formerly of St. Marys, Coldwater and Celina, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, N.Y.
He was the son of Kathleen Cramer and Grover Montague, and they preceded him in death.
He had three children, Stacy, Chris and Kara Montague, and five granddaughters.
He is survived by his siblings, Charles (Sarah Ann) Montague, Emma Jayne, Bill and Marie
He was preceded in death by two siblings, Barbra and Philip.
Omer M. Hickerson, 79, of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
He was born on April 6, 1933, in Anna, to Martin Oliver and Margarette (Koverman) Hickerson, and they preceded him in death.
On April 30, 1955, he married Vernita Koeper, and she survives in New Bremen.
Robert L. Smith, 84, of 13777 Yorkshire - Osgood Road, Yorkshire, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at The Gardens of Celina.
He was born on Oct. 16, 1927, in Port Jefferson, to Claude and Arlo (Shroyer) Smith, and they preceded him in death.
On Feb. 16, 1957, at St. Nicholas Church in Osgood, he married Virginia Bergman Smith, and she survives.
NEW BREMEN — After having to remove multiple village trees last summer, New Bremen is cautioning its residents to be on the lookout for bagworms.
“Last year, we had two areas where they were really bad, one by the tennis courts by the pool and we also had them in the industrial park,” New Bremen Parks Foreman Ron Tontrup said. “Around the tennis courts, there were three arborvitae that we had to dig out and replace. They just kill the trees.”
ST. MARYS — Facing bone-dry conditions, a pair of local safety officials are cautioning residents from holding open burns until precipitation returns.
“As of last week, we were 8.5 inches below normal rainfall,” Auglaize County EMA Director Troy Anderson told The Evening Leader. “By the end of the week, we will probably be 9.5 inches because of evaporation and moisture leaving the soil.”
