Winter Storm Watch issued November 27 at 1:56PM EST until November 30 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches possible.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Darke and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There remains uncertainty as to snow totals, with the rain/snow line close to the area Saturday overnight.
23° 23° scattered Fri 33° Fri 33° 18° 18° Sat 33° Sat 33° light likely
Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
Marcile Pontsler
Marcile Pontsler, age 85, of Jefferson, Georgia who entered rest Sunday, November 23, 2025.   
Mrs. Pontsler was born in Van Wert County, Ohio the daughter of the late Eugene Clifford Clouse and the late Ruth Alice (Mongold) Pontsler Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Craig Pontsler.
Mrs. Pontsler was a homemaker but had worked at Hills Hardware, Winder, GA. She loved to garden but family was everything to her especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Glenn R. Pontsler of Jefferson, GA. Daughter, Tammy Deitsch of Mansfield, Ohio. Son, Tim Pontsler (wife, Julia) of Jefferson, GA and daughter-in-law, Sallie Pontsler of Celina, Ohio. Three grandchildren, Jacob Deitsch (Elise) of Powell, Ohio, Sarah Pontsler-Werthmann (Aaron) of Wooster, Ohio and Megan Pontsler of Savannah, GA. Three great grandchildren, Penelope Deitsch, Edison Deitsch and Kieran Pontsler-Werthmann. Sister, Jean-Ann Tredway (Jay) of Buford, GA. Step sister, Paulette Miller (Mike) of Arizona.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday, December 1, 2025 from the Chapel of Cowan & Son Funeral Home, 616 S. Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 with Salvation Army officiating.
Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City, Ohio. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at Cowan & Son Funeral Home prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salvation Army of Van Wert, P. O. Box 595, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 or salvationarmy.org
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded also at cowanfuneralhome.com, Tribute Wall.
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