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
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Wilfred Timmerman
Wilfred H. "Pop" Timmerman, 85, of Elm St., Fort Loramie, died at 7:10 a.m. Aug. 5, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Burkettsville to Anthony and Frances Rammel Timmerman. He married his first wife, Rita Wagner on July 26, 1946, and she died Sept. 24, 1985. On April 21, 1987, he married Emily "Jean" Spahr Hill Timmerman, who survives.
Other survivors are 12 children, James (Janie) Timmerman, Fort Recovery, Barbara Phlipot, Russia, Thomas (Mary Ann) Timmerman, Fort Loramie, Joseph (Deborah) Timmerman, Russia, Stephen (Sandra) Timmerman, Burkettsville, Raymond (Karen) Timmerman, New Bremen, Paul (Patty) Timmerman and Michael (Ann) Timmerman, all of Fort Loramie, Patrick (Diane) Timmerman, and Norbert Timmerman, all of Minster, Maurice Timmerman, New Bremen and Theresa (Roger) Kiser, Fort Loramie; brothers and sisters, Gerald (Irene) Timmerman, Fort Recovery, Edna (Paul) Klingshirn, Coldwater and Lucille (Jerome) Laux, Fort Recovery; brothers and sisters-in-law, Loudonna Timmerman, Fort Recovery, Alma Timmerman, Coldwater, Bernard Hartings, St. Henry, Urban Dirksen, Fort Recovery, Ruth Schieltz, Versailles, Patricia (James) Borchers, Versailles, Betty Sowers, Dayton, 46 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are an infant son, Leo; a grandson and two great-grandsons: a son-in-law, Harry Phlipot; a daughter-in-law, Marcia Timmerman; brothers and sisters and spouses, Richard Timmerman, Louis Timmerman, Erma (Arthur) Eischen, Ruth (Lavern) Gruss, Joan (Gregor) Hartings, Esther Hartings and Bernice Dirksen; brothers and sisters-in-law, George Schieltz, John Wagner, Werner (Mary Lou) Wagner and Norman Sowars.
He retired in 1987 from Larger Brothers Milk Transport, Fort Loramie, where he had worked for 26 years. He hauled milk for 41 years and had farmed for three years. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, Fort Loramie and the Dayton Family Camping Club.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie.
Contributions can be made to St. Vincent DePaul NFL Region, Fort Loramie, State of the heart Hospice, Coldwater, or Wilson Hospice Care.
Condolences can be left at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.
Paul Meyer
Services for Paul E. Meyer were held Aug. 5, 2009, at Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home, the Rev. Debra Domeier officiated. Organist was Carol Zimmerman.
Pallbearers to Buck Cemetery, Celina, were Ken, Jeff, Josh and Brad Meyer, Terry and Steve Fisher, Dan Williams and Stephen Laux.
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