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
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Levern Homan
Levern A. Homan, 81, 05607 County Road 33-A, St. Marys, died at 3:05 p.m. Mach 23, 2007, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys.
He was born Jan. 22, 1925, in Jay County, Ind., to August and Catherine Braun Homan. On Nov. 22, 1947, he married Joy A. Buschur, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Mike (Chris) and Larry (Vicki), all of St. Marys; four daughters, Sondra (David) Hughes, Wapakoneta, Kristy (Tim) Eiting, New Bremen, Lisa (Kim) Berg, Phoenix, Ariz., and Cindy, Cincinnati; three brothers, Harold and James, both of Celina, and Ivo (Betty), St. Henry; four sisters, Mary Ann Luebke and Verena Goettemoeller, both of Celina, Alvera Massonne, Decatur, Ind., and Luella (Eugene) Reinhart, Bryant, Ind.; 16 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; one stepgrandchild; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Robert and Marvin; two sisters, Esther Link and Laura; and a grandchild.
He was a farmer and a retired production worker for Goodyear Tire & Rubber, St. Marys. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in all the World War II campaigns of the 101st Airborne as a paratrooper. He received the Bronze star with double oak leaves. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9289, both in St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Anthony E. Cutcher officiating. Burial, with graveside military rites, will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Condolences may sent to www.millerfuneralhomes.net
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