Annabelle Tontrup

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, February 19th, 2007

Annabelle Tontrup

Annabelle D. Tontrup, 84, formerly of New Bremen, died at 2:30 a.m. Feb. 17, 2007, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.

She was born Jan. 16, 1923, near New Bremen, to Christ and Lenora May Jung. On July 21, 1945, she married Richard Tontrup, who died June 16, 1996.

Surviving are a son, Ron (Kathy), New Bremen; two brothers, Ralph (Carolyn) Jung, Sidney, and Leon Jung, St. Marys, and two sisters, Madella Heidt, New Knoxville, and Gertrude (Geib) Miller, Columbus Grove.

Deceased are two brothers, Victor and Nelson Jung; and two sisters, Frances Warner and LaRose Jung.

She formerly worked at Western Ohio Hardware, New Bremen, and was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ, the American Legion Auxiliary Post 241 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 9289, all of New Bremen.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. John W. Tostrick officiating. Burial is at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, and 9:30-10:30 Wednesday at the church.

Contributions can be made to Heritage Manor Nursing Center Alzheimer's Unit.

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