Marjorie Keifer

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.

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

Marjorie Keifer

Marjorie J. Keifer, 69, 402 W. Monroe St., New Bremen, died at 12:40 a.m. May 1, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

She was born May 8, 1938, in Botkins, to Victor and Loretta Prenger Huelskamp. After her mother died, she was raised by her father and stepmother, Rosella Vehorn Huelskamp. On Aug. 10, 1957, she married Gerald A. Keifer, who survives in Minster.

Also surviving are two sons, Bruce (Michele), Lakeview, and Randy (Melissa), New Knoxville; a daughter, Yvonne (Keith) Garman, New Bremen; three brothers, Jim (Rhonda) Huelskamp, Anna, and Dennis (Ann) Huelskamp and Dave (Edith) Huelskamp, all of Botkins; four sister, Betty Huelskamp and Jane (Jon) Uppenkamp, all of Botkins, Kathy (Fred) Sextro, Minster, and Lois (Norm) Howell, St. Marys; and four grandchildren.

Deceased is a brother, Kenneth Huelskamp.

She was homemaker, teacher at Serendipity Preschool for more than 34 years and member of the Church of Holy Redeemer and American Legion Auxiliary Post 241, all of New Bremen.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will be at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen, at a later date.

There will be no calling.

Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.

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