Mary Anna Rodriguez

Flood Watch issued September 16 at 2:55PM EDT until September 17 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following county, Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Union.
* WHEN...From midnight EDT tonight through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of rain will occur overnight into Thursday. The heavier bands of rainfall will have 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts.

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Mary Anna Rodriguez

Mary Anna Rodriguez, 69, of Celina and formerly of Rockford and New Bremen, died at noon Sept. 10, 2011, at Celina Manor, where she had been a patient for two days.

She was born Dec. 12, 1941, in Beaver Falls, Pa., to James Lewis and Mabel Margaret Bird Holdshoe. On Dec. 8, 1984, she married Adolf Garza Rodriguez, who died April 29, 2003.

Surviving are three sons, James William Emmins, Celina, William Robert Emmins, Coldwater, and Paul Douglas Emmins, Celina; a stepdaughter, Pamela (Robert) Cochran, Findlay; two stepsons, Christopher (Kathleen) Rodriguez, Columbus, and Ryan Rodriguez, Cleveland; a brother, Lewis Lee (Doris) Holdshoe, New York; two sisters, Margaret Kiehl, Maine, and Karen Helene (David) White, East Liverpool; and four grandchildren.

She was a homemaker and worked at Master Maintenance, Minster.

Graveside services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, the Rev. Robert Cochran officiating. Burial will follow the service.

There is no calling.

Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be left at ketchamripley.com.

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