Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 3:15AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 104 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity combined with very warm low temperatures can be especially hazardous as the overnight hours provide little relief from the heat. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
63° 63° slight chance Fri 84° Fri 84° 68° 68° Sat 89° Sat 89°
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Ruth Gerlach
Ruth C. Gerlach, 87, Fort Recovery, died at 10:50 a.m. Feb. 24, 2011, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater.
She was born Aug. 28, 1923, in Cranberry to Bernard and Julia Fiely Meiring. On Sept. 1, 1945, she married, Wilbert Gerlach, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Kathy (Don) Hart, Beavercreek, and Julie (Steve) Bruns, Conover; four sons, Ken (Dianne) Gerlach, Naperville, Ill., Jim (Anne) Gerlach, Westminster, Colo., Gary Gerlach, Columbus, and Tom (Diane) Gerlach, Derby, Kan.; two sisters, Verena (Tom) Humenny, Sacremento, Calif., and Esther Hoffpauir, Carthagena; two brothers, Joe Meiring, Carthagena, and Daniel (Pat) Meiring, Centerville; a brother-in-law, Bernard Wahrer, Kettering; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a grandson; a sister, Lillian Wahrer; three brothers, Rev. Arnold Meiring, William Meiring and Rev. Bernard Meiring.
She was a graduate of Fort Recovery High School. She was a member of the Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Fort Recovery.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at St. Marys Cemetery in Fort Recovery.
Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home in Fort Recovery.
Condolences may be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
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