Theodore Desch

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Tuesday, September 16th, 2014

Theodore Desch

Theodore "Ted" Desch, 72, Atlantic City, N.J., died Dec. 8, 2013.

He was born Sept. 29, 1941, to Bartel and Anna Desch.

Surviving are three daughters, Catherine Desch, Kimberly Desch-Nilson and Carolyn Desch, all of California; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Bartel David Desch and Timothy Desch, both of San Francisco, Calif.

Deceased are three sisters, Natalie Mestemaker, formerly of Illinois, and Sandra Bergman and Janice Layman, formerly of Coldwater.

Private family services will be held. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project.

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