Special Weather Statement issued February 23 at 12:44AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Snow showers to continue this morning. Slick spots on area roads will be possible this morning with temperatures below freezing. Motorists can expect rapid changes in visibility when encountering some of the heavier snow showers. Northwest winds gusting up to 30 mph will add to the travel impacts due to blowing and drifting snow.
Roadways may become slick. If traveling, be alert, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
22° 22° scattered Mon 31° Mon 31° isolated 17° 17° Tue 38° Tue 38°
Friday, March 9th, 2007
Sara Mescher
Sara J. Mescher, 48, 55 W. Sixth St., Minster, died at 6 p.m. March 7, 2007, at her residence, due to a sudden illness.
She was born Dec. 14, 1958, in St. Marys, to Paul and Alfrieda Hartings Mescher. Her mother survives in Minster.
Also surviving are three brothers, Dale (Lisa), Minster, Ronald, Celina, and Mark (Rose), Englewood; a sister, Joyce (Carl Ferneding) Weekley, Cincinnati.
Deceased are two brothers, Donald and Douglas.
She was a teacher's aid at Minster Elementary School for more than 20 years. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and a children's Mass monitor, American Legion Auxiliary Post 387 and Athletic Boosters, all of Minster.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, New Bremen, the Rev. Rick Nieberding officiating. Burial is at St. Augustine Cemetery, Minster.
Services are 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9-9:30 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the Minster Elementary School Library.
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