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.
3° 3° chance Sun 17° Sun 17° 2° 2° Mon 21° Mon 21°
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Monday, June 10th, 2013
Rita Bertke
Rita E. Bertke, 81, New Bremen, died at 1:45 a.m. June 8, 2013, at her residence.
She was born March 5, 1932, in Minster, to Joseph H. and Rosa Schmitmeyer Enneking. On Sept. 14, 1954, she married Lewis J. Bertke, who survives near New Bremen.
Also surviving are her children, Ronald Bertke of New Bremen, Diane (Myron) Gaier of Fort Loramie, Linda (Raymond) Stone of Celina, Roxanne Docter of Powell, Roseanne (Terry) Hartzog of Lima, John (Maribel) Bertke of Hilliard, Bernice (Cletus) Bulcher of Fort Loramie, Sandra (Ted) Rector of Columbus, Kevin (Pam) Bertke of Bucyrus, Carl (Andrea) Bertke of Amherst and Daniel (April) Bertke of Wadsworth; 23 grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; and one great-grandchild; siblings, Mary Lou (Urban) Seger of Minster, Joseph Enneking of Sidney, Robert (Mary Jo) Enneking of Sidney, Dolores (Douglas) Latham of Piqua and David (Mary Jo) Enneking of Troy; in-laws, John Schmiesing of Minster, Carolyn Enneking of Minster, Omer (Rita M.) Bertke of Maria Stein, Jovita Osterloh of Rossburg, Stanley (Betty) Bertke of Maria Stein, Urban (Dorothy) Bertke of New Bremen and Sr. Martha Bertke of Celina.
Preceding her in death was her son, Eugene Bertke; her sister Alice Schmiesing; a brother, James Enneking; and her in-laws, Elma Enneking and Othmar Osterloh.
She was a member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen. She was a member of the Maria Stein Prayer Guild, the Maria Stein Knights of St. Johns 288 Auxiliary and its drill team. She was also a member of the New Bremen American Legion Post 241 Auxiliary and the New Bremen Senior Citizens. She was a homemaker.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Holy Redeemer, New Bremen, the Rev. Thomas Mannebach and Rev. Greg Bornhorst officiating. Burial will be at the German Protestant Cemetery in New Bremen.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, and 9:30-10 a.m. Wednesday at the church, at which time the Rosary will be prayed.
Memorials may be given to the Maria Stein Relic Chapel.
Condolences may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.
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