Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 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 can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Jacque Frantz
Jacque E. Frantz, 82, of Sidney, died at 4:40 p.m. Dec. 10, 2011, at Dorothy Love Retirement Community near Sidney.
He was born July 25, 1929, in Piqua, to Roy and Helen Edwards Frantz. On Aug. 27, 1949, he married Lucille M. DeBrosse, who died June 29, 1999.
Surviving are seven children, Jacqueline (Don) Cusic, Nashville, Tenn., Christine (Scott) Arnold, Sidney, James R. (Pam) Frantz, Celina, Mary Jo (Doug) Kies, Quincy, William J. (Jane) Frantz, Taylor Mill, Ky., Daniel E. (Tricia) Frantz, Nashville, and Jerome A. Frantz, Beavercreek; a brother, Richard Frantz; two sisters, Damaris "Dedee" Frantz and Sally Jo "Jody" Gasson; a brother-in-law, Carl (Betty) Debrosse; four sisters-in-law, Helen LaVielle, Jeanette DeBrosse, Rita (Fritz) Ostdiek, Adele Cooley and Evie (Don) August; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a sister-in-law, Harriet Frantz, and a brother-in-law, Charles LaVielle.
He was president of United Steel Fabricators in Sidney and vice president of Frantz Brothers Inc. A graduate of Holy Angels High School, he was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church and a third and fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus, both of Sidney. He was a past member of the Ohio Contractors Association and had served on its board of directors.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Daniel Schmitmeyer officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney.
Calling is 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Cromes Funeral Home, Sidney.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary or the church.
Condolences may be left at www.cromesfh.com.
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