Vera McElfresh

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.

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Vera McElfresh

Former Rockford resident Vera Anita Wilson McElfresh, 58, Bluffton, Ind., died at 12:03 a.m. April 29, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind.

She was born Sept. 9, 1952, to David J. and Louverna Hensley Wilson.

Surviving are six brothers, James Wilson, Otto Wilson and Marvin (Judy) Wilson, all of Celina, Henry (Imy) Wilson, Mark Center, David (Lina) Wilson, Mendon, and Rick Wilson, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and three sisters, Shirley (Jim) Baltzell, Celina, Lena (Daryl) Gruver, Mt. Vernon, and Sandra (Lowell) Kable, Portland, Ind.

Deceased are two sisters-in-law, Charlotte and Marie Wilson.

She worked as a computer data entry person at Peyton's Distribution Center for Kroger in Bluffton, Ind. She was a member of Hillsdale Baptist Church, St. Marys.

Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Revs. David Wilson and Daryl Gruver officiating. Burial is at Mercer Cemetery, Mercer.

Calling is 9-11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Cancer Association of Wells County, Ind.

Condolences may be left at Ketchamripley.com.

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