Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
65° 65° chance Fri 77° Fri 77° 60° 60° Sat 78° Sat 78° likely
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Lowell E. Hassan
Lowell E. Hassan, 82, 814 Sunset Drive, Coldwater, died at 1:30 p.m. March 21, 2007, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born Nov. 10, 1924, in Macedon, to Donald and Nellie Dundon Hassan. He married Pauline Axe, who died Dec. 29, 1991. He then married Florence Fifer, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Doug, Celina; four daughters, Donna (Ralph) Gardner and Debra Abels, all of Celina, Diana (John) Ferguson, Grove City, and Darcy (Tim) Homan, Mendon; a stepson, Jeff (Margaret) Meyers, Bryant, Ind.; a stepdaughter, Jane Horine, Portland, Ind.; two sisters, Juanita (Lowell) Gagel and Jean (Bob) Schritz, all of Celina; a brother-in-law, Fred Stuehr, Celina; 11 grandchildren, seven stepgrandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Deceased are three sisters, Wanda Axe, Marcella Dock and Thelma Stuehr; and two brothers-in-law, Howard Axe and Fred Dock.
He was a farmer and retired in 1986 after 25 years as a postal carrier in Coldwater. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 470, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5135 and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Post 3025, all of Coldwater.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, the Rev. Allan Brown officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. today and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the American Lung Association or the church.
Condolences can be sent to www.hogenkampfh.com.
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