Robert Hess

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Robert Hess

Robert W. Hess, 79, of Osgood, died Jan. 20, 2007, at the Gardens at St. Henry.

He was born May 9, 1927, in Cassella, to Michael and Mary Ronnebaum Hess. On Sept. 29, 1951, he married Eileen Rose Hess, who survives.

Also surviving are seven sons, Thomas (Karen) and Leonard (Dawn), all of Chickasaw, Dan (Mary Jo), St. Rose, Dale (Lynne), St. Henry, Carl (Dodie) and Alan (Sharon), Maria Stein, and Craig (Jenny), Troy; a brother, John (Esther), Montezuma; two sisters, Eleanora Zumwald, Maria Stein, and Ruth (Louise) Hamberg, St. Henry; 28 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a son, Chris; a daughter, Sandy; a sister, Alma Ruschau; two brothers-in-law, Richard Ruschau and Louis Zumwald; and two grandchildren.

He was a farmer and retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. He was a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Osgood, and Catholic Knights of Columbus, Cassella.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. David Zink officiating. Burial is at St. Martins Cemetery, Osgood.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.

Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health & Hospice or Center for Neurological Development.

Condolences can be sent at www.hogenkampfh.com.

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