Charles Rockwood Jr.

Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:34PM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:34PM EST until January 23 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to noon EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While temperatures are expected to be in the upper single digits (above zero), a northwest wind at 10-15 mph will make temperatures feel as if they are colder than 10 below zero.

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Charles Rockwood Jr.

Charles L. Rockwood Jr., 62, of Mentor, died at 12:55 a.m. April 24, 2008, at the Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center. Death was due to congestive heart failure.

He was born May 5, 1945, in Cleveland, to Charles and Everlyn Gorski Rockwood. His mother survives in Cleveland. Also surviving is a stepmother, Patricia Wilkey, Fort Recovery.

Other survivors are two sons, Charlie, of California, and Kenneth Edward, of Cleveland; a daughter, Selina; three half brothers, Jim Rockwood, Portland, Ind., Michael Rockwood, Greenville, and Russell Maxwell, Hiram; two half sisters, Lisa Gillea, Celina, and Diana Ramizera, Fort Recovery; and two grandchildren.

Deceased is a brother, Kenneth E. Rockwood.

A memorial service and calling is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Zele Funeral Home, Cleveland. Burial is at a later date.

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