Mary Montague

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.

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Mary Montague

Mary Montague, 82, 301 Orchard Drive, St. Marys, died at 6:50 a.m. Dec. 25, 2007, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community.

She was born Nov. 21, 1925, in Fort Loramie, to Edward and Ethel Speckman Freytag. On Dec. 2, 1950, she married Eldon E. Montague who survives.

Also surviving are a daughter, Mary (Art) Evans, Lisle, Ill.; a son-in-law, Mike (Victoria) Hoenie, St. Marys; three brothers, Paul (Irene) Freytag, Minster, and James Freytag and Edward (Betty) Freytag, all of Sidney; four grandchildren and a great-grandson.

A son, John, and a sister-in-law, Virginia Freytag, are deceased.

A graduate of Fort Loramie High School and Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Dayton, she had been employed as an airline hostess with TWA and as a registered nurse at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, both of St. Marys. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Glynwood, and the Mothers' Study Club, St. Marys.

Funeral Mass is 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Oscar Seger officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.

There will be no visitation.

Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, has charge of arrangements with online condolences to be accepted at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Auglaize County Humane Society.

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