Cold Weather Advisory issued February 6 at 2:00AM EST until February 7 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 AM to noon EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 6 at 1:54AM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 3 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM EST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
17° 17° chance slight chance Fri 34° Fri 34° light Sat 16° Sat 16°
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Thomas Niekamp
Thomas R. Niekamp, 69, 3196 Harrison Road, Chickasaw, died at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 18, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born Sept. 30, 1938, in Dayton, to Leo and Mary Huber Niekamp. On June 18, 1960, he married Mary Rose Long, who died Feb. 8, 2005.
Surviving are a son, Dan (Carol), New Weston; two daughters, Angie (Tom) Raterman, Fort Loramie, and Marsha (Brian) Blickle, New Bremen; a brother, John (Pat), Akron; a sister, Mary Jean Sacher, Kettering; a sister-in-law, Ann, of West Virginia; and 11 grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Jerome and Richard; and a sister-in-law, Charlene.
He was retired from farming and Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen. An Ohio National Guard veteran, he was a member of Precious Blood Catholic Church, its Men's Sodality and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all of Chickasaw.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Harry Cavanaugh officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
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