Wind Advisory issued March 15 at 9:34PM EDT until March 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 16 at 1:20AM EDT until March 16 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 61 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
LEWIS
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL GRANT KENTON MASON PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 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 GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MIAMI MONTGOMERY SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BROOKSVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMP DIX, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENFIELD, HAMILTON, HEAD OF GRASSY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LEBANON, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RIPLEY, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TOLLESBORO, TROY, URBANA, VANCEBURG, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
33° 33° Mon 36° Mon 36° chance 18° 18° chance Tue 28° Tue 28°
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Robert Craft
Robert Lee Craft, 85, of Van Wert, died at 8:39 a.m. Nov. 14, 2006, shortly after arrival at Van Wert County Hospital.
He was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Hot Springs, S.D., to Lee E. and Viola Hurley Craft. On Aug. 25, 1946, he married Dorothy Dee DeWitt, who survives.
Also surviving are six sons, Robert Jr. (Diana), Cheyenne, Wyo., Barry (Nancy), Greensboro, N.C., John, Marysville, Roger (Lisa), Covington, David (Katie), Loveland, and Brian (Leslie), Bowling Green; two daughters, Bonnie (Stephen) Kretz, Perrysburg, and JeanneAnn (Douglas) Bollenbacher, Celina; two brothers, Clifford (Claire), Ashland, Ore., and Franklin (Berniece), Gering, Neb.; two sisters, Irene Handlin, San Francisco, Calif., and Clarice Broyles, Sacramento, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Pauline Marking.
He was a school administrator in several districts in Wyoming, Oak Harbor Schools, and Parkway Local Schools from 1969-1974 and the Allen County Schools' curriculum coordinator from 1974-1988. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II in the 99th Division, 395 Infantry Regiment, including the Battle of the Bulge, and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He earned a bachelor's degree at Nebraska State Teachers College, Chadron, Neb., and a master's degree at the University of Wyoming. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Rifle Association, Retired Teachers Association and American Association of School Administrators.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial is in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.D.
There are no calling hours.
Arrangements are by Cowan & Son Funeral Home, Van Wert.
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