Lucille Homan

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.

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Lucille Homan

Lucille E. Homan, 84, 8278 Brookman Road, Chickasaw, died at 10:05 p.m. May 20, 2007, at Lima Memorial Hospital.

She was born Jan. 27, 1923, in Coldwater, to Louis A. and Rosa Spoltman Mescher. On Aug. 10, 1949, she married Stanley J. Homan, who died May 21, 2000.

Surviving are four sons, Thomas (Ann Mary), Tipp City, Jim (Jan), Charlotte, N.C., Ted (Nancee), Chickasaw, and Don (Kay), New Bremen; five daughters, Pat (Jerry) Stachler, St. Henry, Nancy, Colorado Springs, Colo., Linda (Tony) Broering and Janet (Ted) Heitkamp, all of Maria Stein, and Kris (Dennis) Pax, Piqua; a brother, Linus (Joan) Mescher, Celina; a sister, Pauline Ruschau, St. Marys; 30 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Deceased are four brothers, Carl, Ralph, Wilfred and Donald Mescher; and a brother-in-law, Jerome Ruschau.

She was a homemaker, a member of Precious Blood Church, Chickasaw, and its Ladies Sodality and a former member of Caring Ministry of the church.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev . Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.

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

Contributions can be made to Mercer County Visiting Nurses.

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