Wilma Heil

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.

Friday, August 19th, 2022

Wilma Heil

Wilma Heil, 95, of St. Marys, died 9:20 A.M. Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at the Grande Lake Health Center in St. Marys.

She was born September 3, 1926, in Mercer County, Ohio, the daughter of Gerald and Laura (Kettler) Brodbeck. She married John Heil on May 15, 1948, at the St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Marys, and he preceded her in death on August 15, 2017.

She is survived by her children: Pam (Fred) Scheer of St. Marys; Bruce Heil of West Chester, Ohio; Amy (Bill) Lauth of St. Marys. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Andrew (Jen) Scheer of Merritt Island, FLA; Melissa (Dustin) Wills of St. Marys; Lori Scheer of New Bremen; Brian Scheer of Cincinnati; Brooke (Justin Cotterman) Lauth of St. Marys; John (Katie) Lauth of Mendon. She is survived by her great-grandchildren: William Cotterman; Fara Scheer; Kennedy Lauth; Evelyn Cotterman; Kora Lauth, and by her sister, Laura Lee (Don) Burger of St. Marys.

Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; husband; by four children: Deborah Heil; Steven Heil; John "Ted" Heil, Jr.; Mark Heil. She was also preceded in death by her siblings: Irma (Lowell) Mesarvey; Esther (Veryl) Cisco; Alma (William) Cisco; Bernard Brodbeck; Doris (Richard) Grimm; Albert (Marge) Brodbeck; Beatrice (Ralph) Meyers; Vernon (Ruth) Brodbeck; Treva (William) Claflin.

Wilma was a 1944 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Marys. Wilma was a very kind woman who loved spending time with her family.

Private family funeral rites will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 22, 2022, at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, the Reverend Rhonda Hainer, officiant. Burial rites will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be given to either St. Paul's United Church of Christ or Grand Lake Hospice.

Condolences may be sent to Wilma's family via Millerfuneralhomes.net.

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