Mildred Barhorst

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, November 28th, 2007

Mildred Barhorst

Mildred C. Barhorst, 90, formerly of Newport, died at 4:10 p.m. Nov. 27, 2007, at Fair Haven County Home, Sidney.

She was born March 20, 1917, in Fort Loramie, to John and Anna Schlater Borchers. On Nov. 3, 1937, she married William J. Barhorst, who died Jan. 12, 2000.

Surviving are a son, Jerold (Sheila), Russia; two daughters, Marilyn (Jerry) Winner, Fort Loramie, and Janice (Fred) Prenger, Newport; three sisters, Leona Steinemann, Minster, Agnes (Vernon) Winner, Osgood, and Mary Lou (Homer) Bornhorst, Fort Loramie; three sisters-in-law, Charlotte Borchers, Minster, and Henrietta (Sam) Dosek and Luella Borchers, all of Fort Loramie; 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are three brothers, Louie, John and Al Borchers; three brothers and their wives, Clarence and Bernadette Borchers, Tony and Hilda Borchers and Herb and Ann Borchers; three sisters and their husbands, Martha and Gilbert Hilgefort, Emma and Richard Kaiser and Helen and Gerald Barga; and a brother-in-law, Carl Steinemann.

He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Newport, and its Altar Sodality, and the Knights of St. John Auxiliary, Fort Loramie.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.

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

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