Rita Siedel

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.

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

Rita Siedel

Rita Siedel, 88, of Rockford, Ohio, passed away at 10:12 AM on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.

She was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 20, 1926 to Murray and Helen (Deutsch) Resnick. Rita married Harold "Sy" Siedel on February 16, 1944. Sy passed away on July 17, 1966.

Rita was a member of Calvary U.B. Church and then New Horizons Community Church. She worked for 43 years and retired from the Tu Way Factory in Rockford.

Surviving Rita are 3 daughters: Kathy (Jim) Wilkeson and Ellen (Ed) Peterson-Mosby of Dade City, Florida and Sandra Siedel of Tampa, Florida. 3 brothers also survive: Marvin (Linda) Resnick, Edmond, Oklahoma; Robert (Phyllis) Resnick, Flushing, New York; and Norman (Geri) Resnick, Boca Raton, Florida. She was survived by 5 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Rita was preceded in death by one son, Alan Siedel and one granddaughter.

Services for Rita will be held at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, Ohio on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Pastor Dave Souers will be officiating and burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.

Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Community Health Professionals of Celina, Ohio.

Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.

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