Fahien Sheffer

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.

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Fahien Sheffer

Fahien Allen Joey Sheffer, 90, Fort Recovery, died at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 2, 2010, at the Gardens of St. Henry.

He was born Sept. 1, 1919, in Jay County, Ind., to Homer Isaiah and Rita Deo Gratia Nelson Sheffer. On Aug. 17, 1957, he married Katherine Breymaier, who survives in Fort Recovery.

Also surviving are two sons, Tim (Amanda) Sheffer, Parker City, Ind., and Michael Sheffer, Portland, Ind.; two daughters, Jennifer (Dave) Williams, Milford, Mich., and Mary (Bill) Crane, Warsaw, Ind.; a sister, Anita (Greg) Spivey, Portland, Ind.; and four grandchildren.

Deceased are two brothers, Lawrence Sheffer and Ivan Sheffer, and two sisters, Pauline Houser and Ursal Stroble.

He graduated from Madison High School in Jay County, Ind. He worked as a farmer and a mechanic. He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fort Recovery.

A memorial service is 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Charles Boomhower officiating. He was buried Aug. 3, 2010, at Spring Hill Cemetery in Fort Recovery.

Memorials can be made to Billy Graham Ministries, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201.

Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home in Celina is handling the arrangements.

Condolences can be left at LHDfuneralhome.com.

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