Special Weather Statement issued May 1 at 12:13PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 1212 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near New Bremen, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Newport, Fryburg, Montra, Egypt, Uniopolis, New Bremen, Buckland, Botkins, New Knoxville, Fort Loramie, Kettlersville, Moulton, Jackson Center, St. Marys, Anna, Kossuth, Lakeview, Lake Loramie State Park, Waynesfield, and Wapakoneta.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 96 and 118.
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Thomas Rollins
Thomas E. Rollins age 56 of Porter, OK, formerly of New Bremen, OH, died on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:30 P.M. at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, OK.
He was born on August 8, 1958 in Lima, OH the son of the late Edward L. "Ted" and Sandra L. (Hanson) Rollins. On July 21, 1992 he married Michelle M. Kimes who survives in Porter, OK.
Also surviving are their children Eric Coen stationed in MD, Ashley (Kevin) Lopez of Coweta, OK, Marissa (David) Friend of Porter, OK, five grandchildren, and his siblings Randall Rollins of Northfield, MN, Becky (Larry) Fearing of Sandusky, OH, David (Sandra) Rollins of Pequot Lakes, MN, and Julie (Patrick) Ferguson of New Bremen, OH.
Tom had attended Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, OK, and Faith Alliance Church of New Bremen. He was a 1976 graduate of New Bremen High School. He attended St. Paul Bible College, and graduated from Rhema Bible College.
He was a carpenter at the International Bus Plant in Tulsa, OK for over 13 years. Tom was a very kind hearted, giving, and compassionate man. He was devoted to his family, and loved his children and grandchildren beyond measure.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Faith Alliance Church in New Bremen, with Pastor Thomas Sager officiating. Interment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery of New Bremen.
Calling hours will be held on Friday, April 24, 2015 from 3:00 until 7:00 PM at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.
Condolences to the Rollins family may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.
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