Can I restore 10.6.8 without the disk?

I have a MacMini (late 2009) that's running 10.6.8. It has stopped connecting to the internet on a regular basis, and often requires you to restart the Safari or Firefox programs in order to work.
Full specs:
Macmini3,1
2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB 1067MHz DDR3
When I run the disk utility, it says "This disk needs to be repaired. Then use Disk Utility to repair this disk."
I can not find the original disk--we bought the computer used and it either didn't come with the disk, or we lost it in our last move.
How can I restore it to factory settings without a reliable internet connection and without the disk?
Thank you.
Ramie

Thanks for the info. I'm looking for where to order the disks from now. Does either of you by chance have a direct link, as I'm having a hard time tracking it down.
Thankfully, this is the kids computer and has very little on it in.....just music and apps in iTunes and a few bookmarks. Nothing we'll miss terribly, but the music is backed up so we should be good there!
Thanks again.
Ramie

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