Elwin Duerr

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.

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Elwin Duerr

Elwin H. "Butch" Duerr, 63, Coldwater, died at 12:35 p.m. Oct. 29, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

He was born May 20, 1948, in Adrian, Mich., to Elwin and Marie Sheldon Duerr. On March 13, 1968, he married Sharon Schilling, who died Dec. 20, 2009.

Surviving are two children, Christine (Robert) Jahn, Kettering, and Doug (Andrea) Duerr, Coldwater; four siblings, Shirley (Dick) Sibert, Celina, Linda (Roger) LaRue, Fort Wayne, Ind., Tim Duerr, Indianapolis, and Kellie (Kurt) Hoelscher, Celina; and six grandchildren.

Deceased are a sister, Charlotte Byers; and a grandson.

He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and had served with the U. S. Army in Vietnam. He was a member of Coldwater American Legion, Mercer County Veterans Board, Physically Challenged Bow Hunters of America and a former member of the American Red Cross Board in Mercer County.

He was retired from the Celina Post Office.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial, with military rites by the Coldwater American Legion, will follow at the church cemetery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.

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