Leona Mescher

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.

Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

Leona Mescher

Leona H. Mescher, 95, Stonespring of Vandalia and formerly of Minster, died Jan. 25, 2015.

She was born May 14, 1919, in Fort Loramie, to Frederick and Mary Sommer Sanders. On July 1, 1944, in Fort Loramie, she married Albert L. Mescher, who died Dec. 27, 1983.

Surviving are six children, James (Pat) Mescher, Dayton, Allen (Gail) Mescher, Minster, Roberta (Paul) Credlebaugh, Bellbrook, Sandra (Gregory) Kruger, Lewis Center, Timothy (Alice) Mescher, Wakeman, and Thomas (Terri) Mescher, Tipp City; 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and in-laws, Leander (Carol) Mescher, Norma Mescher, Marie Schmidt, Rita Sullivan, Mary Mescher and Thomas Mescher.

Also deceased are siblings and in-laws, Henry (Emma) Sanders, Theodore (Helen) Sanders, Lawrence (Bernadette) Sanders, Joseph (Ann Rita) Sanders, Rudolph (Agnes) Quinter, Henry (Alvina) Kuether, Lawrence (Agnes) Hoying, George (Martha) Mescher, Alvin Mescher, Leo Schmidt, George Sullivan, Paul (Joan) Mescher, John Mescher, Grace (Richard) Selhorst and Jeanette Mescher.

She attended Miami Jacobs College and worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn. She then spent her remaining years as a homemaker. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John and the New Bremen Senior Citizens.

Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Minster, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial will follow at St. Augustine Cemetery.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.

Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.

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