Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Gary Stoker
Gary L. Stoker, age 55 of Celina, passed away on April 25, 2025, at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys after an industrial accident.
He was born on November 14, 1969, to Thomas and Pamela (Fannon) Stoker in St. Marys. On June 16, 1990, he married his high school sweetheart Amy Watercutter, who survives in Celina.   He is also survived by his loving children Kyle (Rachel) Stoker of Mendon, Zachery "Zach" Stoker of Celina, three grandchildren Bentley, Weston, Graham, his mother-in-law Rebecca "Becky" (Makley) Watercutter and sibling Lori Ramsey.
His is preceded in death by his mother, father-in-law Marvin H. Watercutter, who he was close to and spent a lot of time with and brother Chad Stoker.
Gary graduated from St. Marys Memorial High School with the class of 1989. Gary was formerly employed at Monarch Stamco, Mechanical Installation Inc., Maverick, Good Year in St. Marys, and CAPT in Celina where he was a Maintenance Engineer.
Gary cherished many years of camping and fishing with his children and, more recently, his three grandchildren. These trips were filled with laughter, many interrupted naps under the trees, and countless cups of coffee and often ending with evenings spent around the campfire. Gary really enjoyed going to Antique shops, making stained glass items and he had a natural talent for making and fixing anything. That is one of the many, many things his wife and kids will really miss about him.
Gary also really enjoyed being a grandpa to his 3 grandchildren and watching their different activities. Gary was an extremely hard worker who is leaving a lasting legacy of love, and a hole in the hearts of each member of his family that can never be filled. He will be greatly and deeply missed.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Fr. Rob Muhlenkamp officiating. Burial will be held in the North Grove Cemetery at a later date.
Friends and family may call from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on Monday, May 5, 2025 and from 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, before services at the Lehman Dzendzel Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made out to the family for memorials to be purchased for the State Park (Grand Lake St. Marys).
Condolences may be shared with the Stoker family online at LehmanDzendzelFH.com.