Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Margaret Pape
Former New Bremen resident Margaret Ann Pape, 90, died at 4:50 p.m. Dec. 11, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster, where she had been a resident for three years.
She was born Nov. 3, 1918, in Minster to Joseph and Frances Meyer Ritter. On Oct. 5, 1940, she married Paul A. Pape, who died Feb. 18, 1984.
Survivors include three sons, James (Donna) and Jeff (Kathy), all of New Bremen, and John (Janet), Celina; a sister, Ruth Ciriegio, Piqua; a sister-in-law, Ruth Ritter, New Bremen; and eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Paul Ritter Sr. and Arthur Ritter, and four sisters, Marion Brockert, Mabel Gast, Velma Steward and Henrietta Snider.
She retired from Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, in 1983. She was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer and the American Legion, both in New Bremen.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will follow at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, and 9:30-10:10 a.m. Monday at the church, when the rosary will be prayed.
Contributions can be made to Heritage Manor Nursing Center Activity Fund or State of the Heart Home Health Hospice.
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