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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Esther Post
Esther F. Post, 84, died at 4:22 p.m. May 17, 2008 at The Gardens at St. Henry where she resided.
She was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Cranberry Prairie, to Herman and Philomena Gerlach Bruggeman. On Oct. 9, 1943, she married Gregor N. Post, who died July 18, 2003.
Survivors are six sons, Virgil (Ginny) and Greg (Colleen), all of Fort Recovery, Paul (Diana) and Ron (Sandy), all of St. Henry, Linus (Carla), Coldwater, and Lee (Donna) Celina; eight daughters, Elaine (Melvin) Brunswick Jr. and Evelyn (Joe) Will, all of Fort Recovery, Jean (Thomas) Yarletts, Worthington, Teresa Ellrich, Virginia Beach, Va., Helen (Gary) Kremer, Chickasaw, Irene (Joe) Selhorst, North Star, and Doris (Dan) Hartings and Lucy (Dane) Riesen, all of Celina; a brother, Sylvester Bruggeman, St. Henry; a son-in-law, Gerald Monnin, Versailles; 51 grandchildren and 51 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter, Kathleen Monnin; three brothers, Alvin, Ray and Leo; and two sisters, Alvera and Hilda Everman.
She was a homemaker and former employee of Fort Recovery Industries. She was a member of St. Wendelin Catholic Church and its Ladies Sodality.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Tony Fortman officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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