Gerald Buening

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.

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Gerald Buening

Gerald J. Buening, 73, 5089 state Route 219, Coldwater, died July 20, 2007, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.

He was born Feb. 12, 1934, in Coldwater, to Aloys and Leona Huelskamp Buening. His first wife, Rita Eyink, died in 1967. On Nov. 23, 1968, he married Mary Kay Wendel, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Ron (Abi), of North Dakota, and Richard (Lori), Celina; three daughters, Marie (Tom) Few, Winchester, Tenn., Jackie (Mike) Sudhoff, South Charleston, and Penny (Wes) Bogner, Dayton; two brothers, Lester (Lou), St. Henry, and Lavern (Ag), Coldwater; a sister, Mert (Fred) Kremer, West Lafayette, Ind.; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

He retired from the former New Idea plant, Coldwater. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, its Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus 1991, all of Coldwater.

Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Daniel Schmitmeyer officiating. Burial with military rites will be held at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Condolences can be sent to www.hogenkampfh.com.

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