Special Weather Statement issued December 19 at 1:40AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
An arctic cold front will move quickly east across the region through daybreak. This will usher in a much colder airmass with temperatures quickly falling below freezing.
Snow showers can be expected this morning with snow accumulations of a half inch or less possible. This will combine with the falling temperatures to produce slick spots on untreated roadways. In addition, brisk west winds will gust to 25 to 35 mph at times this morning.
The morning commute will be affected by these conditions. Please allow for some extra time to reach your destination. Be prepared for slick spots, especially on bridges an overpasses.
16° 16° chance Fri 24° Fri 24° chance 20° 20° Sat 42° Sat 42°
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Elmer Bernard
Elmer J. "Farmer" Bernard, 82, 441 E. Kremer-Hoying Road, St. Henry, died at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 26, 2007, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
He was born Dec. 14, 1924, in St. Henry to Anthony and Regina Stammen Bernard. On Feb. 2, 1953, he married Mary L. Harner, who survives.
Other survivors are two sons, Jim (Cindy) and John, all of Coldwater; two daughters, JoAnn, Ashtabula, and Judy, Ogden, Utah; seven sisters, Ella Gaier, Fort Loramie, Ruth Seitz, Dayton, Flo Ferris, Columbus, Pegg (Bill) Wolf, Fort Recovery, Joan (Greg) Hausfeld, St. Marys, Ann (Lou) Brunswick, Coldwater, and Jane (Walter) Uhlenhake, Dayton; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Urban and Jim; and two sisters, Wilma Gels and Mary Bernard.
He was a retired semi driver. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church, American Legion Post 648, St. Henry, and the St. Henry Fire Department.
Funeral mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Larry Wyen officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery with military services at the graveside.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.
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