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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Monday, April 7th, 2008
Mary Sicke
Mary Hirsch Sicke, 88, 807 Mumaugh Road, Apt. 74, Lima, and formerly of St. Marys, died at 4:17 p.m. April 5, 2008, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
She was born May 22, 1919, in St. Marys to Carl and Flossie Meyer Stroh. On April 10, 1939, she married Jerome J. Hirsch, who died Nov. 21, 1972. She married Harold Sicke on May 27, 1980, and he died May 12, 1993.
Surviving are two sons Kenneth and Steve (Kendra) Hirsch, St. Marys; two stepsons James Sicke of Oklahoma and Bill Sicke, South Vienna; two stepdaughters, Carol (John) Irmscher, Celina, and Rosemary (Phil) Lussier, California; two sisters-in-law, Virginia Stroh and Catherine Gibson, both of St. Marys; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and numerous stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers Bernard and Everett Stroh; a sister, Carabelle Dicke; two infant siblings, and a sister-in-law Anna Stroh.
She owned and operated the Botkins Beauty Shop and later Mary's Beauty Shop, both in St. Marys. She was a member of the Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys, and was a 1937 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys and the Frederick's Beauty College, Lima.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Mary Kay Brown, officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church building fund.
Condolences can be sent to millerfuneralhomes.net.
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