Mary Romer

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.

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Mary Romer

Mary H. Romer, 90, of Fort Recovery, died at 6:20 p.m. Nov. 17, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

She was born Oct. 2, 1919, in Fort Recovery to John and Irene Laux Pottkotter. On Oct. 6, 1945, she married Cletus Romer, who died March 28, 1995.

Surviving are eight sons, John (Irene) Romer, LaGrange, Ind., Neil (Karen) Romer, St. Henry, Spencer (Patty) Romer, Dayton, Eric (Emily) Romer, Sarasota, Fla., Gerard (Sue) Romer, Ormond Beach, Fla., Kevin (Melissa) Romer, Greenville, Martin (Kellie) Romer, Greencastle, Ind., and Calvin (Carolyn) Romer, Dayton; a daughter, Valerie (Bill) Gerlach, Coldwater; two brothers, Jerry (Rita) Pottkotter and Bill (Virginia) Pottkotter, all of Fort Recovery; two sister-n-laws, Adeline Pottkotter and Marie Pottkotter, both of St. Henry, 29 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a son, Paul; four brothers, Edward, Vincent, Robert and Albert; two sisters, Frances Hess and Agnes Fischer; and a granddaughter.

She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic church and its Altar Sodality, Coldwater, and a former member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg, the Daughters of Isabella, American Legion Auxiliary, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all of Fort Recovery.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg, the Rev. Ron Wilker officiating. Burial is at the church cemetery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery. A lodge prayer service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Hospice.

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