Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.
Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
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Saturday, November 15th, 2014
Joseph Zigovits Jr.
Joseph J. Zigovits Jr., 94, Paulding, died Nov. 11, 2014, at his daughter's home in Oxford.
He was born Aug. 16, 1920, in North Hampton, Pa., to Joseph and Theresa (Zamper) Zigovits Sr. On May 22, 1948, he married Ruth Ann Losher, who preceded him in death April 14, 2011.
Surviving are daughters, Teresa Zigovits, Toledo, Lucinda Zigovits, Oxford, and Katherine (Michael) Dangler, Snellville, Ga.; sons, J. Michael (Mini) Zigovits, Farmington Hills, Mich., and G. Christopher (Amy) Zigovits, Indianapolis, Ind.; a sister, Theresa Mondschien, Coplay, Pa.; 10 grandchildren, Christine (Jeremy) Fife, Lisa (Brandon) McDougle, Jessica (Brant) Verfaillie, John (Katie) Williamson, Luke (Sarah) Zigovits, Molly (Phil) Van Hooven, Ashley (Sam) Hicks, Alex Koenn, Griffin Dangler and Jacob Dangler; 11 great-grandchildren, Megan, Julia and Jacob Fife, Madison, Brooklyn and Samuel Verfaillie, Bela McDougle, Lily and Parker Williamson and Olive and Juda Zigovits.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, John Zigovits, and sisters, Mary Kish and Stella Kemmerer.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during WWII. He had a master's degree in education and counseling and had been employed by St. Henry Local Schools as a teacher, baseball coach and athletic director and Celina City Schools as an industrial arts teacher, baseball coach and athletic director. He retired from Paulding Exempted Village Schools, where he had been a guidance counselor, teacher and baseball and basketball coach.
After retirement he tutored many children. He was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding, where he was Eucharistic minister for 50 years. He was a member of Payne American Legion, Paulding VFW, Knights of Columbus and the Naval Reserve of Fort Wayne. He was a former Boy Scout leader and delivered Meals on Wheels until the age of 90.
Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Divine Mercy Catholic Parish, Paulding, with Rev. Joseph Poggemeyer officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul Cemetery with military rites accorded by the VFW Post 587.
Visitation will be 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding, and from 1-2 p.m. at the church.
Memorials may be given to Crossroads of Cincinnati or Divine Mercy Catholic Parish for Masses.
Online condolences may be sent to www.denherderfh.com.
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