Colleen Walter

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.

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Colleen Walter

Colleen Joan Walter, 79, 1012 Fleck Ave., Celina, died at 12:02 a.m. Dec. 5, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.

She was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Paulding County to O.B. and Viola Lee Gillette. On Feb. 20, 1949, she married Russell M. "Max" Walter, who died June 20, 1991.

Surviving are two daughters, Marla (Charles) Overman, Rockford, and Holly (Jerry) Myers, Haviland; and two grandsons.

Deceased are a brother, Ralph Gillette; and two sisters, Geraldine Muzzillo and Bonnie McGowen.

She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Celina. She attended Haviland Schools in Paulding County and graduated from Hoaglin-Jackson High School, Van Wert County.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Don Ricard officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Contributions can be made to the Mercer County Council on Aging.

Condolences can be sent to dick.hellwarth@verizonmail.com.

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