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
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Martin Lefeld
Martin F. Lefeld, 82, St. Henry, died at 5:25 p.m. Sept. 25, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.
He was born March 15, 1929, in St. Henry to George and Bernadine Schmackers Lefeld. On Oct. 24, 1953, he married Mary Ann Prenger, who survives.
Also surviving are 11 children, Martha (Charlie) Tobe, Dayton, Vincent Lefeld, St. Henry, Alfred (Jacqueline) Lefeld, Centerville, Steven (Michelle) Lefeld, Covington, Andrew (Volina) Lefeld, Richmond, Va., Carolyn (Calvin) Romer, Dayton, James (Rose) Lefeld and Marvin (Tricia) Lefeld, all of St. Henry, Dennis (Dina) Lefeld, Bellbrook, Jennifer Lefeld, Dayton, and Ronald Lefeld, St. Henry; a daughter-in-law, Cynthia Lefeld, St. Henry; four siblings, Bernadine Homan, Bernard Lefeld and Henry (Trudy) Lefeld, all of St. Henry, and Agnes Pohlman, Versailles; a sister-in-law, Marcella Lefeld, Coldwater; 36 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two sons, Gerald and Charles; five siblings, Joe Lefeld, Seraphim Lefeld, Alvina Stammen, Dorothy Kuess and Edward Lefeld; seven in-laws, Clarina Lefeld, Bill Stammen, Rich Kuess, Vi Lefeld, Agnes Lefeld, Al Homan and Ott Pohlman; and a granddaughter.
A lifelong farmer, he retired from Pax Steel Co. in Coldwater in 1991 after 43 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 including a tour of duty in Germany. He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, where he sang in the adult choir for 50 years. He also was a member of the St. Henry American Legion, serving as a former commander and sergeant at arms and as Second District American Legion sergeant-at-arms, and a member of the St. Henry Knights of Columbus. He was a 1947 graduate of St. Henry High School.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with military rites conducted by the St. Henry Legion.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday and 9-10 a.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
Memorials may be made to Jerry & Charlie's Helping Hands, P.O. Box 62, St. Henry, OH 45883.
Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
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