Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 6:08PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 6:05PM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow tapering off this evening. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Mary Jane Shaffer
Mary Jane Shaffer, 81, of Rockford, died Jan. 31, 2009, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 2, 1927, in Mendon, to Charles and Edna Mutersbaugh Fishbaugh. On Dec. 23, 1944, she married Richard I. Shaffer, who died Aug. 8, 1991.
Surviving are a son, Bruce (Kay), Rockford; four daughters, Barbara Ann (Royce) Williams and Bonnie, all of Rockford, Betty Lou (Freedus) Daniels, Spencerville, and Beverly (Phillip) Thorpe, Franklin, Ind.; a brother, Philip (Geri) Fishbaugh, Spencerville; two sisters, Josephine (Nick) Meade, Spring, Texas, and Edna Mae (Bill) Poor, Mendon; 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Isabelle Mauk.
She was a homemaker and helped her husband on the family farm. She was a member of Olive Branch Church of God, Rockford, and the Van Wert County Church Volleyball League. She had attended the former Mendon-Union High School.
Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Mendon, the Rev. Paul Rutledge officiating. Burial is at Tomlinson Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to dick.hellwarth@verizonmail.com.
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