Luke Borgert

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 8:52PM EDT until August 14 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening through the overnight hours. These storms could lead to additional flooding.

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Luke Borgert

Luke Mark Borgert, 80, of Dayton, died Feb. 24, 2008, at home.

He was born Dec. 13, 1927, in Maria Stein, to Julius and Frances Hartings Borgert. On Sept. 30, 1950, he married Norma Jean Gardner, who survives.
Other survivors are four sons, James (Linda), Brad, Brian and Kim, all of Dayton; three daughters, Karen (Skip) Hickman, and Julie and Mollie, all of Dayton; a brother, Walter, of Florida; two sisters, Vera (Bob) Sudhoff, Rosseta "Suzie" (Ed) Wagner, all of Celina; and five grandchildren.

Deceased are three brothers, Paul, Orville and Tom; and two sisters, Jeanette and Virginia.

He was a carpenter and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Services were held March 8, 2008 in Dayton. His body was donated to Wright State University, Dayton.

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