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, June 16th, 2007
Edward Pleiman Jr.
Edward J. Pleiman Jr., 59, 1802 Stelzer Road, Maria Stein, died at 10:20 a.m. June 14, 2007, at University Hospital, Cincinnati. Death was due to natural causes.
He was born March 16, 1948, to Edward Sr. and Margaret Schafer Pleiman, who are both deceased. On Oct. 3, 1970, he married Linda A. Moeller, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Todd (Kelly), Dayton; three daughters, Amy (Paul) Knapke and Gail and Kelly, all of Maria Stein; three brothers, James (Joan), Maria Stein, Nicholas (Rosie), Celina, and Jerome (Jan), Dayton; seven sisters, Mary Dahlinghaus and Teresa (Bill) Winner, all of Maria Stein, Helen Grogean and Ellen (John) Grillot, all of Versailles, Dolores (Bob) Van Leeuwen, Dayton, Sister Grace Mariam, New York City, N.Y., and Johanna (Charlie) Koesters, Coldwater; and five grandchildren.
Deceased is an infant sister, Irene.
He worked at Robert Winner Sons for 25 years, was employed by Serenity Music, was co-owner of PEM Turkey Farms and owned and operated Pleiman Landscaping in Cassella. He was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Cassella, where he was a lector and usher and member of the Men's Sodality of the church. He also was a member of the Knights of St. John, Maria Stein; Catholic Knights of America, Cassella; and a member of the Marion Band and Athletic Boosters.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein, the Rev. Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial is at the Cassella church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Contributions can be made to the American Liver Foundation and the Center for Neurological Development.
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