Rosalee Luebke

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.

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Rosalee Luebke

Rosalee E. Luebke, 82, 56 N. Fankfort St., Minster, died at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 23, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

She was born Oct. 14, 1924, in Osgood, to John and Anna Henke Schemmel. On Aug. 10, 1946, she married Lawrence Luebke, who survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Dan, New Bremen, Larry (Jenny), Minster, and Bruce (Ann), Celina; five daughters, Diane (Jim) Boerger, Westlake, Elaine (Roy) Brown, Nancy (Joe) Bruns and Sandy (Larry) Hoying, all of Minster, and Brenda (Craig) Sherman, Powell; a brother, Norbert (Doris) Schemmel, Osgood; a sister, Marietta Holthaus, Fort Loramie; a sister-in-law, Pauline (Urb) Drees, Yorkshire; 27 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a son, Dave; a daughter-in-law, Ann; five brothers, Lawrence, Vernon, Louis, Linus and Joseph Schemmel; a sister, Alma Rutschilling; and a granddaughter.

She was a beautician and owner of Rosalee's Beauty Shop, Minster. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, its St. Monica Ladies Sodality and formerly of its ladies choir. She also was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Post 1391, Minster, and the Lake Loramie Improvement Association.

Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Rick Nieberding and Deacon John Holthaus officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.

Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.

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