Rita Evers

Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:34PM EST until January 26 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches possible.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 22 at 12:34PM EST until January 23 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Wayne County. In Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to noon EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...While temperatures are expected to be in the upper single digits (above zero), a northwest wind at 10-15 mph will make temperatures feel as if they are colder than 10 below zero.

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Rita Evers

Rita H. Evers, 88, Burkettsville, passed away Aug. 13, 2014, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.

She was born Nov. 13, 1925, in Cassella, to Clarence and Philomena Homan Dirksen. On Aug. 13, 1949, in Cassella, she married Edward J. Evers, who passed away, Jan. 19, 2014.

Surviving are six children, Jerry (Kathy) Evers, Englewood, Carol (Dave) Seger, Centerville, Dale (Joyce) Evers, Bryant, Ind., Dave (Barb) Evers, Burkettsville, Dan (Marleen) Evers, Burkettsville, and Nancy (Dan) Kremer, North Star; 19 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; five brothers and sisters, Alma Schmitmeyer, St. Henry, Joann Poeppelman, Yorkshire, Louis (Sally) Dirksen, Pennville, Ind., Dennis (Judy) Dirksen, Maria Stein, and Marvin (Ruth) Evers, St. Henry; and five brothers- and sisters-in-law, Mary Dirksen, Uvalde, Texas, Clem Evers Jr., St. Henry, Greg Evers, Wendelin, Esther Evers-Wuebker, Fort Recovery, and Irene Evers, St. Henry.

Also deceased are siblings and in-laws, Herb Dirksen, Ernie Schmitmeyer, Esther (Orville) Winner, John Poeppelman, Helen (George) Wenning, Herbert (Esther) Evers, Harold (Ludwina) Evers, Florence (Anna) Evers, Clarence (Rita) Evers, Alfreida (Sylvan) Siegrist, Walter Evers, Henry Evers, Carl Bertke and Marian Evers.

She was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Burkettsville, and its Ladies Sodality. She was a homemaker.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Bernard Catholic Church, Burkettsville. Burial will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery.

Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.

Condolences may be left at www.hogenkampfh.com.

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