Clara Brinkman

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, March 3rd, 2020

Clara Brinkman

Clara E. (Bollenbacher) Brinkman, age 103, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 4:37 pm on February 29, 2020 at The Miller House in Celina.

She was born December 11, 1916 to the late Amos Benjamin and Rosa Viola (Trisel) Bollenbacher. On December 4, 1939 she married Lowell E. "Ted" Brinkman and he preceded her in death in October of 2003.

Survivors include three children, Eldon (April) Brinkman, North Carolina, Judith Ann Miller, Washington State, and Virginia (Eddie) Martin, Springport, Indiana; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

Also preceded in death by two brothers, Harry and Roland Bollenbacher; two sisters, Bernice Fahncke and Martha Deitsch; son-in-law, Greg Miller; daughter-in-law, Judy Brinkman and a grandchild.

Clara retired from J.C. Penny in Celina after many years of service. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Rockford, Ohio. Clara enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing clothes, fishing and traveling with her late husband.

Funeral services will begin at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina with Rev. Katherine Beckett officiating; where the family will receive friends from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery in Rockford.

Contributions can be made to the church memorial fund.

Please leave a condolence to the family @ www.ciscofuneralhome.com.

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