Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 4:07AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Southerly winds will increase today ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph can be expected with gusts of 35 to 45 mph at times this afternoon. Be sure to secure outdoor objects.
31° 31° Thu 52° Thu 52° 18° 18° chance Fri 25° Fri 25° slight chance
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Doris Sites
Doris Marie Sites, 80, of Rockford, died at 12:55 a.m. April 1, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
She was born Jan. 15, 1934, in Ohio City, to Noah Asa and Mary Ruth Williamson George. On April 6, 1956, she married Ole Sites, who preceded her in death Dec. 22, 1999.
Surviving are four daughters, Susan (Leonard) Holdcraft, Bucyrus; Sarah (Rick) Curry, Mansfield; Shirley (Kevin) Kirkendall, Lucas; and Sandra (Doug) Grooms, Van Wert; eight grandchildren, Jacob Kirkendall, Jessica (Randy) Patton, Collin (Katie) Grooms, Taylor Grooms, Scott Curry, Dorothy Dudley, David Holdcraft and Paul Holdcraft; one great-granddaughter, Trinity Dudley; five sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law, Eileen (Earl) Klosterman, Tavares, Fla.; Ruth Sites, Celina; Ruthie Sites, Rockford; Martha Van Winkle, New London, Iowa; and Betty and John Sites, Celina. One "adopted daughter," Phyllis (Cary) Giardullo, survives in Cincinnati.
Deceased are two brothers, Arthur and David George.
She was a homemaker and a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, Hopewell Township, Celina. She was an active volunteer at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, and in her church.
Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Hopewell, Celina, the Rev. Karen Tamorria officiating. Burial will be in Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Calling is 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford.
In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran Church, Celina; Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert; or to the Celina Area Visiting Nurses & Hospice.
Condolences may be expressed at ketchamripley.com.
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