JoAlice Nieter

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, January 2nd, 2020

JoAlice Nieter

JoAlice Margaret (Kuenning) Nieter, age 86 of Columbus, formerly of New Bremen and Lima, died on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 3:00 A.M. at the Convalarium at Indian Run in Dublin, Ohio. She was born on July 2, 1933 in New Bremen, the daughter of the late Allen W. and Frances C. (Ruese) Kuenning. In May of 1956, she married James A. Nieter, who survives in Columbus.

Also surviving are her children Sharon (Paul) Burgmayer of Wayne, PA; Jeffrey (Bethann) Nieter of Coventry, CT; Fran (Judy Mitchell) Kellington of Cincinnati, OH; and Nancy (Michael) Stanton of Dublin, OH; three grandchildren (Alan and Andrew Burgmayer, Jillian Nieter), a brother and sister in-law Frank (Jeanne) Kuenning of New Bremen, and several nieces and nephews. Along with her parents, JoAlice was preceded in death by a brother and sister in-law Stanley (Dona Mae) Kuenning.

JoAlice was a 1951 graduate of New Bremen High School, and in 1954 she graduated from the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Dayton. After graduating from nursing school, she worked as a registered nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital until 1965 when the family moved to Lima, Ohio. She then became a homemaker to take care of her growing family. While living in Lima, she was a member of the Shawnee Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir, and was active in Church Women United, and the Child Conservation League. In her spare time, JoAlice enjoyed gardening, sewing, golfing, but especially loved to spend time with her family.

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, with Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Interment will follow in the Schwaberow Cemetery near New Bremen. There will be one hour of calling prior to the services from 10:00-11:00 A.M. at the funeral home on Friday. The Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen has been entrusted with the arrangements, and condolences to the family can be left online at www.gilberghartwigfh.com.

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