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.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Monday, September 10th, 2012
Othmar Homan
Othmar J. Homan, 83, Maria Stein, died at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, 2012, at his residence.
He was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Maria Stein, to Lawrence and Mary Schulte Homan. On May 16, 1953, he married Rita A. Tumbusch, who died June 18, 2004.
Surviving are four children, Mike (Nancy) Homan, Maria Stein, Bill Homan, Maria Stein, Cindy (Mark) Bruns, Fort Recovery, and Patsy (Rob) Schwieterman, St. Henry; four sisters, Mary Ann (Maurice) Harting, Coldwater, Dolores (Mauri) Cron, Coldwater, Irene Will, St. Sebastian, and Dorothy (Dan) Eifert, Maria Stein; six siblings-in-law, Lester Stammen, St. Henry, Mary Catherine Hess, Coldwater, Bertha Heitbrink, Maria Stein, Wilfred (Betty) Tumbusch, North Star, Betty (Ron) Hilgefort, Celina, and Olive Tumbusch, Mason; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are a brother, Leonard (Alice) Homan; a sister, Viola Stammen; and six siblings-in-law, Roger Will, Jerome Tumbusch, Vic Hess, Ralph (Mary) Tumbusch, Eugene Tumbusch and Harold Heitbrink.
He attended St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein, where he was a member of the Men's Sodality of the Church and the church choir. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Chickasaw, and the American Legion in Maria Stein.
He worked at New Idea, Coldwater, and farmed his entire life.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Gene Schnipke officiating. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Memorials may be given to State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.
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