Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
32° 32° Mon 47° Mon 47° 29° 29° Tue 53° Tue 53°
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Monday, April 17th, 2023
Joel Gruebmeyer
Joel Curtis Gruebmeyer, age 70, of Sugarcreek Township (formerly of New Bremen), passed away unexpectedly of natural causes while visiting family in Beavercreek, Ohio.
He was born January 7, 1953, in Sidney, OH, to the late Curtis & Eldora (Gritzmaker) Gruebmeyer. On April 1, 2000, in Gatlinburg, TN, Joel married Debra (Buschur) Gruebmeyer, who survives.
Also surviving are four children, Angela & Scott Rank of Anna; Chelsea & Joe Henderson of Sidney; Jeff & Jessica Rudolf of Beavercreek; and Cory Rudolf of Beavercreek, six grandchildren, Jonathan; Skye; and Matt Rank; Seth and Trenten Henderson; and Josephine Rudolf, three sisters, Judy Fair of Fort Myers, FL; Connie Hamilton of Sidney; and Jane & Dale Peterson of Sidney, mother-in-law Mary Lou Buschur of New Bremen, brothers & sisters-in-law, Mark & Katrina Buschur of Fort Loramie; Kathy & Todd Fleagle of St. Marys; Tim Buschur of New Bremen; and Larry Buschur of Russia, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Donald Fair and Rick Hamilton, and father-in-law Urban Buschur.
Mr. Gruebmeyer was a 1971 graduate of Sidney High School. He also studied Business Administration at Northwood University in Midland, MI. Joel, a talented master craftsman, retired from Solid Surfaces Fabricators Plus in Anna and had also been employed at the Anna Lumber Company, where he began working with his father at age 14. He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Sidney, where he had been baptized and confirmed. As a lifetime member of the NRA, Joel was a skilled target shooter, having accomplished Jr. State Champion three years in a row. He was an avid sports fan, particularly of the Reds, Bengals, and Buckeyes, and played church league baseball and coached girls softball for many years. He was also easily entertained by classic episodes of Gunsmoke and M*A*S*H.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM, on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in Sidney, with Pastor James Oates presiding.
Friends may visit Friday 3:00 to 7:00 PM at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie and Saturday from 9:30 until the hour of services at the church.
Memorials may be made to charities of choice.
Private condolences may be expressed at www.gehretfuneralhome.com.
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