Rita Evers

Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 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...From 7 PM this evening to 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 12:42AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

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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