Richard Berlanga

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, January 23rd, 2008

Richard Berlanga

Celina native Richard R. "Bummer or Jose" Berlanga, 51, 406 W. Skinner St., Ohio City, died Jan. 18, 2008, in Ohio City. He was found dead on Sunday at the scene of a single-vehicle accident near Ball and Skinner roads in Ohio City.

He was born Aug. 26, 1956, in Celina to Francisco S. and Cristofora Garcia Berlanga, who are deceased.

Survivors are four brothers, Frank Jr., Shepherdsville, Ky., Santos, Rockford, Joe (Janet), Pontiac, Mich., and Lupe, Ohio City; and six sisters, Rosa (Juan) Palomina, Defiance, Josephine (Robert) Gonzales, Fort Pierce, Fla., Adelina Berlanga, Janie Rose and Florie Bollenbacher, all of Rockford, and Olivia (Richard) Ortiz, Decatur, Ind.

Deceased are two brothers, Juan and Roy.

He worked at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys. A 1975 graduate of Ohio City-Liberty High School, he was a U.S. Army veteran and member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Rockford, and the Isaac Van Wert Post of the American Legion.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Van Wert, the Rev. Randy Bevington officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Archive of
January 23rd, 2008

Buy this E-Edition

Additional obituaries on this date

Rose Baltes

Rose Veronica Baltes, 84, of Versailles, died at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22, 2008, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]

Macie Evans

Macie K. Evans, 65, of Rockford, died Jan. 19, 2008, at Colonial Nursing Center, Rockford. [More]

Allen Grillot

Allen L. "Pete" Grillot, 78, Decatur Road, Van Wert, formerly of Cardo Road, Fo [More]

Dorothy Grillot

Dorothy Grillot, 84, formerly of Fort Loramie, died at 4 p.m. Jan. 16, 2008, at the Van Crest Nursing Home, Van Wert. [More]

Alvira Koester

Alvira M. "Vera" Koester, 87, died at 1:15 p.m. Jan. 22, 2008, at the Versailles Health Care Center. [More]

Carl Perin

Carl M. Perin, 87, 111A Liberty Way, Fort Loramie, died at 7:05 p.m. Jan. 22, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]

Wesley Wierwille

Wesley W. Wierwille, 58, died at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 18, 2008, at his home in Encinitas, Calif. Death was due to cancer. [More]