Damon Klenke

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Damon Klenke

Damon Klenke, 13, 687 Mercer-Darke County Line Road, Fort Recovery, died the evening of Sept. 26, 2006, in a wooded area on the southeast corner of Darke-Mercer County Line and Lightsville-Northern Road. Death was the result of an ATV accident.

He was born Feb. 18, 1993, in Coldwater, to Richard Klenke and Kimberly Wendel. His father and stepmother, Richard and Karen, and mother and stepfather, Kimberly and Keith Will, all survive in Fort Recovery.

Also surviving are a sister, Chelsea, Fort Recovery; three half brothers, Davis and Kaden Will and Cody Klenke, all of Fort Recovery; a stepsister, Kylie Keller, St. Henry; three grandparents, Lilly Mock, Portland, Ind., Ivo and Mary Lou Wendel, Fort Recovery; four stepgrandparents, Norbert and Betty Weitzel and John and Diann Will, all of Fort Recovery; and six stepgreat-grandparents, Alberta Weitzel, Fort Recovery, Viola Kemper, Chickasaw, Viro and Henrietta Will, Fort Recovery, and Jerry and Rita Pottkotter, Fort Recovery.

Deceased is grandfather, Donald Klenke.

He was an eighth-grade student at Fort Recovery Middle School and a member of Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Fort Clay Busters and Barnyard Boosters 4-H Club, all of Fort Recovery. He was active in the Ohio Progressive Sportsman Club, Fort Recovery, and Pheasants Forever of Mercer County.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Charles Mullen officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Cemetery, Fort Recovery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery.

Contributions can be made to the Damon Klenke Memorial Fund in care of the Fort Recovery Community Foundation.

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