Alfred Broerman

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.

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

Alfred Broerman

Alfred M. Broerman, 75, 08500 New Bremen-New Knoxville Road, New Bremen, died at 10:37 a.m. Feb. 6, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

He was born May 28, 1933, in Fort Loramie, to Fred and Christine Spoltman Broerman. On June 9, 1956, he married Patricia Hartings who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Jeffrey (Denise) of Lakeview, and Robert of New Bremen; two daughters, Debra (Kent) Stiger, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Susan (John) Borchers, Troy; two brothers, Frank (Marlene) of Tipp City and Carl (Roseann) of Fort Loramie; a sister, Dorothy (Joseph) Wuebker, Minster; and three grandchildren.

Two brothers, Lawrence and Leo, and two sisters, Louise Shadley and Alvera Arling, are deceased.

He owned and operated Broerman Trucking of New Bremen and was engaged in farming. He was a 1951 graduate of Fort Loramie High School.

Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach officiating. Burial will follow at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling is 3-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to Grand Lake Hospice or the American Heart Association.

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