Walter Vondenhuevel

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Walter Vondenhuevel

Walter F. Vondenhuevel, 75, 222 S. Main St., New Bremen, died at 8:39 p.m. Feb. 1, 2008, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

He was born June 24, 1932, in Minster, to George Sr. and Anna Magoto Vondenhuevel. On June 2, 1956, he married Joanne Overman, who survives.

Other survivors are a son, Gary (Kris), St. Marys; a daughter Karen (Bob) Drees, Botkins; a brother, George Jr. (Sandy), New Bremen; two sisters, Betty (Bob), Wapakoneta, and Eileen (Larry) Byrley, Celina; two sisters-in-law, Rita, Wapakoneta, and Joan, Minster; and two grandchildren.

Deceased are two brothers, Lester and Vernon.

He retired in 1994 from Midmark Corporation, Versailles, and was a bartender and member of the American Legion, New Bremen. He also was a member and usher of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bremen, and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Minster, and the Home Benefit Association, New Bremen. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in the Korean conflict.

Private services will be held at the church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial is at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen.

Contributions can be made to the James Cancer Research Hospital, Columbus, or the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital Foundation, St. Marys.

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